Ichimoku trend check

Trend following · Difficulty: Advanced

Education only. Delayed data. Past results do not predict future results. Not financial advice, and no strategy here promises a profit. Every strategy can lose money, and a rule that worked on past charts may stop working. Practise with virtual money first.

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The idea

Ichimoku draws several lines at once to show trend, momentum and support or resistance. Price above the cloud (the area between Span A and Span B) suggests an uptrend.

Indicators and settings

Ichimoku 9, 26, 52 (Tenkan, Kijun, Span A and B, Chikou) and ADX 14.

Entry rule

Consider a long when price is above both Span lines and Tenkan crosses above Kijun. A rising ADX adds confidence.

Exit rule

Exit when price closes below Kijun, or into the cloud.

Stop-loss and risk rule

Stop under Kijun or the cloud edge. Risk 1% or less.

Best conditions

Clean trends on daily and weekly charts.

Pitfalls

Complex: it takes practice to read.
Our version draws the lines but does not shade the cloud.
Cloud future times are approximate across market closes.

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