Using the Quick Data icons (Quote, Chart and History) you can enter a custom expressions expression or common futures spread by clicking on the ‘ƒx’ button in the symbol search of the insert dialogue.
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The same expression logic that is used on Barchart.com is supported in Barchart cmdtyView Excel:
symbols - must be enclosed in "curly brackets". Examples: {ZC*1} {ESU17} {IBM} {^EURUSD}
constants: any floating point number like 2.35; note that we don't support "scientific" notation (for example 1.72E5)
Operators:
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