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Ichimoku Cloud

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Inputs

No typed inputs.

Outputs

Bundle (untagged)

A bundle of Ichimoku lines — Tenkan, Kijun, Senkou A and B (the cloud), and Chikou — that you can tap individually. Price above the cloud is bullish, below is bearish, and inside the cloud is undecided.

Ichimoku is a multi-line system that shows trend, support/resistance, and momentum in one picture. It plots two fast/slow average lines (Tenkan and Kijun), a shaded 'cloud' projected ahead (Senkou A and B), and a lagging confirmation line (Chikou).

Ichimoku Cloud overview diagramtenkankijuncloud

How it works

Tenkan and Kijun are midpoints of the highest high and lowest low over their lookbacks (default 9 and 26 bars). Senkou A is the average of those two and Senkou B is the midpoint over a longer window (default 52), both shifted forward by the displacement (default 26) to form the cloud. Chikou is the close plotted that many bars back.

Configuration

tenkan_periodscalar

Lookback for the Tenkan (conversion) line — the fast midpoint of the highest high and lowest low. Smaller reacts quickest. 9 is the classic default.

kijun_periodscalar

Lookback for the Kijun (base) line — a slower midpoint that acts as a trend and support/resistance reference. 26 is the classic default.

senkou_periodscalar

Lookback for Senkou Span B — the longer-window midpoint that forms the far edge of the cloud. Larger makes a flatter, slower cloud boundary. 52 is the classic default.

displacementscalar

How many bars forward the cloud (Senkou A/B) is shifted and how many bars back the Chikou line is plotted. 26 is the classic default and usually matches the Kijun period.

Connects to

Feeds into

Examples

  • Trend filter: only take longs when price is above the cloud and Tenkan is above Kijun, confirming an established uptrend.
  • Entry trigger: combine a Tenkan-over-Kijun cross with a cloud breakout for a confirmed momentum entry.

Common mistakes

  • Forgetting the cloud is shifted forward by displacement — it describes projected support/resistance, not the current bar's value.
  • Trading every Tenkan/Kijun cross in a flat market; inside the cloud the signals chop and the trend reading is unreliable.

See also