Ichimoku — what it is and how to use it in trading
Definition
Ichimoku (Ichimoku Kinko Hyo) is a Japanese system of lines for reading trend, support/resistance, and momentum at the same time. The builder offers four lines from the system: Tenkan-sen (fast), Kijun-sen (slow), and Senkou A/B — the boundaries of the "cloud" (Kumo).
How it works in the builder
ichimoku_tenkan/ichimoku_kijun take window1/window2 parameters (the average of the high and low over a period — default 9 and 26); ichimoku_senkou_a/ichimoku_senkou_b add a third window3 parameter (default 52) to build the cloud.
What it looks like on the chart
Tenkan and Kijun are drawn as plain lines over price; Senkou A and Senkou B form a shaded area — the "cloud": if it sits above price, the zone reads as bearish, if below, as bullish.
Typical use
A Tenkan/Kijun crossover works similarly to a two-moving-average crossover (a short-term momentum shift signal); price's position relative to the cloud acts as a slower trend filter. Typical condition: ichimoku_tenkan crossed_above ichimoku_kijun combined with close > ichimoku_senkou_a.
Common pitfalls
The classic Ichimoku system also includes a Chikou Span (lagging line) — it isn't available as a separate operand in the builder, so the full traditional "all five lines" setup isn't reproduced one-to-one here, only Tenkan/Kijun/the cloud.
This block is available in the strategy builder
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Ichimoku Tenkan
Block variants
Ichimoku Kijun
Ichimoku Senkou A
Ichimoku Senkou B