Ichimoku

Ichimoku - Ideal Ichimoku Scenarios

Ichimoku - Kumo Cloud Studies I

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1. Tenkan Sen - moving average of the highest high and lowest low over the last 9 trading days. (Highest high + Lowest low) / 2 over the last 9 trading days
2. Kijun Sen - moving average of the highest high and lowest low over the last 26 trading days. (Highest high + Lowest low) / 2 over the last 26 trading days.
3. Senkou Span A - the average of the Tenkan Sen and Kijun Sen, plotted 26 days ahead. (Tenkan Sen + Kijun Sen) / 2 plotted 26 days ahead
4. Senkou Span B - the average of the highest high and lowest low over the last 52 days, plotted 26 days ahead. (Highest high + Lowest low) / 2 over the last 52 trading days plotted 26 days ahead.
5. Chikou Span - the closing price plotted 26 days behind.

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Tenkan Sen / Kijun Sen Cross
The Tenkan Sen / Kijun Sen Cross signal occurs when the Tenkan Sen (Turning line) crosses the Kijun Sen (Standard line).

A bullish signal occurs when the Tenkan Sen crosses from below to above the Kijun Sen

• A weak bullish signal occurs when the cross is below the Kumo.
• A neutral bullish signal occurs when the cross is inside the Kumo.
• A strong bullish signal occurs when the cross is above the Kumo.

A bearish signal occurs when the Tenkan Sen crosses from above to below the Kijun Sen

• A weak bearish signal occurs when the cross is above the Kumo.
• A neutral bearish signal occurs when the cross is inside the Kumo.
• A strong bearish signal occurs when the cross is below the Kumo.

Kijun Sen Cross
The Kijun Sen Cross signal occurs when the price crosses the Kijun Sen (Standard line).

A bullish signal occurs when the price crosses from below to above the Kijun Sen

• A weak bullish signal occurs when the cross is below the Kumo.
• A neutral bullish signal occurs when the cross is inside the Kumo.
• A strong bullish signal occurs when the cross is above the Kumo.

A bearish signal occurs when the price crosses from above to below the Kijun Sen

• A weak bearish signal occurs when the cross is above the Kumo.
• A neutral bearish signal occurs when the cross is inside the Kumo.
• A strong bearish signal occurs when the cross is below the Kumo.

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Ichimoku - Multiple Confirmations

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Ichimoku Cloud (based on The Definitive Guide to Trading Trends with Ichimoku Cloud article)


Many traders are asked what indicator they would wish to never do without. The answer has never wavered as there is one indicator that clearly illustrates the current trend, helps you time entries, displays support and resistance, clarifies momentum, and shows you when a trend has likely reversed. That indicator is Ichimoku Kinko Hyo or more casually known as Ichimoku.

Ichimoku is a technical or chart indicator that is also a trend trading system in and of itself. The creator of the indicator, Goichi Hosada, introduced Ichimoku as a “one glance” indicator so that in a few seconds you are able to determine whether a tradable trend is present or if you should wait for a better set-up on a specific pair.
Before we break down the components of the indicator in a clear and relatable manner, there are a few helpful things to understand. Ichimoku can be used in both rising and falling markets and can be used in all time frames for any liquid trading instrument. The only time to not use Ichimoku is when no clear trend is present.

Always Start With the Cloud
The cloud is composed of two dynamic lines that are meant to serve multiple functions. However, the primary purpose of the cloud is to help you identify the trend of current price in relation to past price action. Given that protecting your capital is the main battle every trader must face, the cloud helps you to place stops and recognize when you should be bullish or bearish. Many traders will focus on candlesticks or price action analysis around the cloud to see if a decisive reversal or continuation pattern is taking shape.



In the simplest terms, traders who utilize Ichimoku should look for buying entries when price is above the cloud. When price is below the cloud, traders should be looking for temporary corrections higher to enter a sell order in the direction of the trend. The cloud is the cornerstone of all Ichimoku analysis and as such it is the most vital aspect to the indicator.
Time Entries with the Trigger & Base Line
Once you have built a bias of whether to look for buy or sell signals with the cloud, you can then turn to the two unique moving averages provided by Ichimoku. The fast moving average is a 9 period moving average and the slow moving average is a 26 period moving average by default. What is unique about these moving averages is that unlike their western counterparts, the calculation is built on mid-prices as opposed to closing prices. I often refer to the fast moving average as the trigger line and the slow moving average as the base line.



The Ichimoku components are introduced in a specific order because that is how you should analyze or trade the market. Once you’ve confirmed the trend by recognizing price as being below or above the cloud, you can move to the moving averages. If price is above the cloud and the trigger crosses above the base line you have the makings of a buy signal. If price is below the cloud and the trigger crosses below the base line you have the makings of a sell signal.
Confirm Entries with the Mysterious Lagging Line
In addition to the mystery of the cloud, the lagging line often confuses traders. This shouldn’t be the case as it’s a very simple line that is the close of the current candle pushed back 26 periods. When studying Ichimoku, I found that this line was considered by most traditional Japanese traders who utilize mainly Ichimoku as one of the most important components of the indicator.
Once price has broken above or below the cloud and the trigger line is crossing the base line with the trend, you can look to the lagging line as confirmation. The lagging line can best confirm the trade by breaking either above the cloud in a new uptrend or below the cloud in a developing downtrend. Looking above, you can see that the trend often gathers steam nicely after the lagging line breaks through the cloud. Another benefit of using the lagging line as a confirmation indicator is that the lagging line can build patience and discipline in your trading because you won’t be chasing the initial thrust but rather waiting for the correction to play out before entering in the direction of the overall trend.
Trading With Ichimoku Checklist
Now that you know the components of Ichimoku here is a checklist that you can print off or use to keep the main components of this dynamic trend following system:
Ichimoku Checklist:
1.Where is Price in Relation to the Cloud?

• Above the cloud -filtered for buy only signals
• In the Cloud - be cautious but ready to jump in on the prior trend or finesse a current position. what the candle stick formations heavily
• Below the cloud - filtered for short only trades

2. Is price consistently on one side of the cloud or is price whipping around on both sides consistently?

• Ichimoku is best used with clear trends and should be set aside during ranging markets.

3. Which level of the Ichimoku would like to use to place your stop?

• If you use Ichimoku to place stops as well, you can either use the cloud or the base line.

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Ichimoku - Kumo Cloud Studies II

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Public sections of the forum

1. Ichimoku educational thread is here.
2. Tenkan Kijun Senkou Span B Trading system is on this post with many indicators and templates. Trading rules are on this post.
3. Ichimoku Abraham Trend system is on this thread.
4. Ichimoku Alerts
   - IchimokuAlert_v1 indicator for Metatrader 5 is on this post. This is the indicator with arrows/signals and alerts on them : Tenkan/Kijun, Chinkou/Cloud, Chinkou/Price and 4-all together
   - IchimokuAlert_v1.1 indicator for Metatrader 5 is on this post. Warning alert was improved and autosettings feature was added.
5. Ichimoku average indicators:
   - #Soho_Ichi_Average indicator is on this post
   - #Soho_Ichi_Average_v1 indicator made by Igorad is here.
6. IchimokuHisto
   - IchimokuHisto_v1 indicator is on this post. The indicator was created for "Chinkou Span crossing the historical price (candle) with 26 candles before current price".
   - IchimokuHisto_v1.2 indicator is on this post. Improvement: color is gray if chinkou between High - Low candlestick; 26 shift forward for histogram position incl for recent chinkou - more explanation is on this post.
   - Kumo vs Candle indicator and Tenkan Sen-Kijun Sen Histo2 indicator are on this post.
7. Kijun-Sen_Envelopes indicator is on this post.
8. Ichimoku discussion thread is here.
9. Ichimoku_Monitor indicator is on this post. It is monitoring ichimoku signal on multi timeframe, based off various ichimoku strategies.
10. Alternative_Ichimoku_cfb_mtf indicator is on this post.
11. ichi380v8 indicator is on this post. This indicator coded based on ichimoku tenkan/kijun cross signal strategy.

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Premium section

1. TickIchimoku_v1.2 indicator for Metatrader 4 is on this post.
2. PolyBands Ichimoku systems is on this thread.
   - files and rules of the system (howto trade) is on this page.

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Ichimoku - Multi Time Frame Analysis

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Cloud Charts Trading Trading Successful with the Ichimoku Technique by David Linton

David Linton, the author of Cloud Charts, had his interest in Ichimoku charts `sparked' during a presentation by Rick Bensignor at the 2004 IFTA conference in Madrid. David had heard of the method prior to the conference but credits Rick with presenting it in an `understable' way. David set out on a quest for Ichimoku knowledge. He researched the internet, questioned Japanese delegates at subsequent IFTA conferences, sought out Rick Bensignor at conferences and meetings and even flew to Tokyo. The fruit of that quest is the book, Cloud Charts.

The Ichimoku method is now fast becoming popular in Western trading rooms and is available on almost all technical analysis software. David must take some credit for turning what seemed to be an exotic and complicated method into an easily understandable and robust trading and analysis tool for non-Japanese speaking technical analysts.

So, what is Ichimoku? The full name of the method is Ichimoku Kinko Hyo which means `at one glance balance bar chart'. Ichimoku charts were devised by Goichi Hosoda , a Tokyo journalist, who believed that once the method was fully understood, one could comprehend the exact state of a market at a glance. Most of the Ichimoku indicators represent equilibrium in one time frame or another and price action is generally analysed with regard to whether the market is in equilibrium, moving away from it or reverting back to it. By their nature, the various indicators also offer dynamic areas of support or resistance.

Cloud Charts is divided into three parts. The first is for the novice technical analyst and is designed to give them an understanding of many basic technical analysis concepts involved with not only Ichimoku analysis but also traditional techniques. More experienced technical analysts may wish to skip this part.

Part two introduces the reader to the basic indicators used in Ichimoku charts (David calls them cloud charts). This section deals with the derivation and interpretation of:
1. The Turning Line (also called the Conversion Line)
2. The Standard Line ( also called the Base Line)
3. The Cloud Span A ( also called the Cloud Span 1)
4. The Cloud Span B (also called the Cloud Span 2)
5. The Lagging Line ( also called the Lagging Span)

Part two offers a guide to applying Ichimoku charts in a multiple time frame sense, as well as the often overlooked Wave Principle, Price Targets and Time Span Principle. However, the application of Ichimoku charts to price and time projection is very subjective and for that reason alone the projections are quite often not utilised by even experienced analysts.

Looking at an Ichimoku chart, it's no surprise that analysts are sometimes turned off by the busyness of the chart. It can look like chaos to the uninitiated but the key to getting past that is understanding the formula to each indicator, how they combine with each other, how they represent a consensus of price action in different time frames and colour-coding. In part two David explains construction and interpretation of the charts in a manner that is easy for any newcomer to technical analysis let alone a professional on a trading desk.

Part three, is where we are encouraged to think outside of the box. Here, the use of Ichimoku charts are combined with other technical analysis techniques, alternative time inputs into the indicators are suggested and the application to market breadth analysis is considered. There is also a chapter on back testing for the quantitative traders to consume.

Overall, this book, in an easily read manner, brings together the body of knowledge of a Japanese technical analysis method which was once thought of as exotic and over-complicated. It has potential to become the definitive English language text on the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo technical analysis method.
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Ichimoku - Senkou Span A And Senkou Span B

Ichimoku technical analysis & online day trading strategies

In this online trading education course, Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (Pronounced: Ichiii...Mooooo...Kuuuu) is a technical trend based system that powerfully illustrates support and resistance values in a simplified form and is considered an extension of the very popular candlestick charting system. In fact, this system was built on the idea that at "one glance" you should be able to easily determine whether an instrument is in equilibrium (consolidation) or out of equilibrium (trending).

Ichimoku indicator description

1. Tenkan Sen - moving average of the highest high and lowest low over the last 9 trading days. (Highest high + Lowest low) / 2 over the last 9 trading days
2. Kijun Sen - moving average of the highest high and lowest low over the last 26 trading days. (Highest high + Lowest low) / 2 over the last 26 trading days.
3. Senkou Span A - the average of the Tenkan Sen and Kijun Sen, plotted 26 days ahead. (Tenkan Sen + Kijun Sen) / 2 plotted 26 days ahead
4. Senkou Span B - the average of the highest high and lowest low over the last 52 days, plotted 26 days ahead. (Highest high + Lowest low) / 2 over the last 52 trading days plotted 26 days ahead.
5. Chikou Span - the closing price plotted 26 days behind.

Ichimoku Currency Forex Trading Strategies And Education

The default settings of Ichimoku is 9/26/52, right? But it is mainly for higher timeframe (started from H1 for example). For lower timeframe - there are 2 kinds of settings:

• 9/26/52 as default one and/or
• 72/144/288

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Besides, there are many signals of Ichimoku indicator to open the trades. I know about 6 signals (but it is much more signals in combination with each other):

• Tenkan Sen / Kijun Sen Cross - very weak signal but it is coming as the first one ... but it may be a lot of false signals
• price crossing Kijun Sen - more strong signal
• price crossing Sinkou Span A line (Kumo Breakout)
• price crossing Sinkou Span B line (Kumo Breakout)
• Senkou Span A crossing the Senkou Span B (trend reversal)
• Chikou Span crossing historical price - it is most strong signal for Ichimoku but it is lagging on timeframes started with H1, and not lagging for lower timeframes.

The combination of all those 6 signals = Ichimoku indicator.
I am mostly using on the thread just one signal : Chikou Span crossing historical price.

Price Action and Ichimoku Trading - Price Action Courses

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Tenkan Sen / Kijun Sen Cross
The Tenkan Sen / Kijun Sen Cross signal occurs when the Tenkan Sen (Turning line) crosses the Kijun Sen (Standard line).

A bullish signal occurs when the Tenkan Sen crosses from below to above the Kijun Sen

• A weak bullish signal occurs when the cross is below the Kumo.
• A neutral bullish signal occurs when the cross is inside the Kumo.
• A strong bullish signal occurs when the cross is above the Kumo.

A bearish signal occurs when the Tenkan Sen crosses from above to below the Kijun Sen

• A weak bearish signal occurs when the cross is above the Kumo.
• A neutral bearish signal occurs when the cross is inside the Kumo.
• A strong bearish signal occurs when the cross is below the Kumo.

Kijun Sen Cross
The Kijun Sen Cross signal occurs when the price crosses the Kijun Sen (Standard line).

A bullish signal occurs when the price crosses from below to above the Kijun Sen

• A weak bullish signal occurs when the cross is below the Kumo.
• A neutral bullish signal occurs when the cross is inside the Kumo.
• A strong bullish signal occurs when the cross is above the Kumo.

A bearish signal occurs when the price crosses from above to below the Kijun Sen

• A weak bearish signal occurs when the cross is above the Kumo.
• A neutral bearish signal occurs when the cross is inside the Kumo.
• A strong bearish signal occurs when the cross is below the Kumo.

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Hi, For some reason I am not able to get any of the indicators from Igor . can anyone help. The indicators from newdigital work fine .