Ichimoku Theories
By LuxAlgoMay 16, 2024
Ichimoku Theories implements the complete framework behind the cloud: the five-line Ichimoku Kinkō Hyō with its kumo, plus the three Ichimoku theories Goichi Hosoda built beneath it: Time, Wave, and Price Theory. Rather than stopping at the lines, it detects and forecasts time cycles, classifies wave structures, and projects price targets, turning Ichimoku into a full market-analysis workflow.
How to Trade the Ichimoku Theories?
- Lines and kumo: Tenkan Sen (9-period midpoint), Kijun Sen (26), Senkou Spans A/B projected 26 periods ahead, Chikou plotted 26 back; the kumo acts as a support and resistance area.
- Time cycles: detected from the Kihon Suchi numbers (9, 26, and their combinations) with up to seven detection modes; forecasts project future cycle windows using Kihon Suchi or Taito Suchi patterns.
- Waves: basic I, V, and N waves plus complex P, Y, and W formations classify market structure, with overlap detection for completeness.
- Price targets: a developing N wave generates basic and extended target levels to frame expectations.
The intended workflow is integration: establish the current cycle and wave, forecast the next window, and let targets frame the move. The framework is trend-following at heart, so it reads best in trending conditions, and its projections are insight for planning rather than predictions.
Ichimoku Theories Settings
- Time Cycle Mode: choose among seven cycle detection modes, including swings, highs, Kijun, and waves.
- Forecast Pattern Selection: switch between Kihon Suchi and Taito Suchi projection patterns, with anchoring options on detected cycles.
- Swing Length: how significant a move must be to register as a swing.
- Line lengths and offsets (Tenkan, Kijun, spans), wave classes, and target lines each carry their own toggles.
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