Ichimoku Cloud

Ichimoku Cloud combines five technical components in one chart. Learn how the Cloud, Tenkan, Kijun, and Chikou Span give multi-component trend confirmation.

What is Ichimoku Cloud?

Ichimoku Cloud (Ichimoku Kinko Hyo) combines five components into one system: Tenkan-sen (9-period midpoint), Kijun-sen (26-period midpoint), Senkou Span A and B (forming the Cloud / Kumo), and Chikou Span (lagging line). Price above a bullish-colored Cloud, with a Tenkan-Kijun bullish cross, gives three independent confirmations of an uptrend in a single chart.

How Traders Use Ichimoku Cloud

  • Triple-confirmed bullish: price above Cloud + bullish Cloud color + Tenkan-Kijun bull cross.
  • Cloud as dynamic support / resistance: price tends to respect it on retests.
  • Cloud thickness: thicker = stronger support level; thin clouds break more easily.
  • Chikou Span: the lagging line provides a final independent trend confirmation.

Where We Use Ichimoku Cloud in Our Penny Stock Scans

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