1. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
(a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud)

2. Tenkan-sen (Turning Line)
Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
(a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud)
Tenkan-sen (Turning Line)

3. Kijun-sen (Standard Line)
Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
(a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud)
Kijun-sen (Standard Line)

4. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
(a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud)
Senkou Span A

5. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
(a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud)
Senkou Span B

6. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
(a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud)
Senkou Span A
Senkou Span B

7. Chinkou Span (Delayed Line)
Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
(a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud)
Chinkou Span (Delayed Line)

8. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud) Kijun-sen (Standard Line)
Tenkan-sen (Turning Line)
Senkou Span A
Chinkou Span (Delayed Line)
Senkou Span B

9. Tenkan-sen (Turning Line)
Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
(a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud)
Tenkan-sen (Turning Line)

10. BUY SIGNAL Kijun-sen (Standard Line) Buy Tenkan-sen (Turning Line) Buy
When the “Turning Line” crosses the “Standard Line” from below.
Buy
Tenkan-sen (Turning Line)
Buy
Buy

11. SELL SIGNAL Sell Tenkan-sen (Turning Line) Kijun-sen (Standard Line)
When the “Turning Line” crosses the “Standard Line” from above.
Kijun-sen (Standard Line)
Sell

12. The “hatched” area between the two Spans forms the cloud.
Ichimoku Cloud
The “hatched” area between the two Spans forms the cloud.
Senkou Span A
Senkou Span B

13. Ichimoku Clouds
Support
Resistance
Trend

14. Support
When price is above the cloud the upper & lower spans form the first and second levels of support.
Senkou Span A
1st Support Level
Senkou Span B
2nd Support Level

15. Resistance
When price is below the cloud the upper & lower spans form the first and second levels of resistance.
Senkou Span A
2nd Resistance Level
Senkou Span B
1st Resistance Level

16. Trend When price is above the cloud, the trend is up.
When price is below the cloud, the trend is down.

17. Kijun-sen (Standard Line) Tenkan-sen (Turning Line)
Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
(a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud)
Senkou Span A
= (Standard Line + Turning Line) / 2, projected 26 periods forward
Kijun-sen (Standard Line)
= (Highest High + Lowest Low) / 2, for the last 26 periods
Tenkan-sen (Turning Line)
= (Highest High + Lowest Low) / 2, for the last 9 periods
Senkou Span B
= (Highest High + Lowest Low) / 2, for the past 52 periods, projected 26 periods forward
Chinkou Span (Delayed Line)

18. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud) Kijun-sen (Standard Line)
Tenkan-sen (Turning Line)
Senkou Span A
Chinkou Span (Delayed Line)
Senkou Span B

19. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (a.k.a. Ichimoku Cloud) Kijun-sen (Standard Line)
Tenkan-sen (Turning Line)
Senkou Span A
Chinkou Span (Delayed Line)
Senkou Span B