ichimoku

# Ichimoku Kinko Hyo ## Purpose A standalone Japanese technical analysis framework that uses a five-line system and the cloud to provide a complete trend-evaluation structure: | Line | Japanese | Calculation | Meaning | |----|------|------|------| | Conversion line | Tenkan-sen | (9H+9L)/2 | Short-term trend | | Base line | Kijun-sen | (26H+26L)/2 | Medium-term trend | | Leading Span A | Senkou Span A | (Tenkan+Kijun)/2 shifted forward by 26 | Upper cloud boundary | | Leading Span B | Senkou Span B | (52H+52L)/2 shifted forward by 26 | Lower cloud boundary | | Lagging Span | Chikou Span | Closing price shifted backward by 26 | Trend confirmation | ## Signal Logic Signals are triggered only on TK crossover events, with three filters: - **Strong buy**: bullish TK cross + price above the cloud + bullish cloud (A > B) - **Strong sell**: bearish TK cross + price below the cloud + bearish cloud (A < B) - All other cases → stand aside Warm-up requires 78 candles (52+26). ## Parameters | Parameter | Default | Description | |------|--------|------| | tenkan_period | 9 | Tenkan-sen period | | kijun_period | 26 | Kijun-sen period | | senkou_b_period | 52 | Senkou Span B period | | displacement | 26 | Forward/backward shift period | ## Dependencies ```bash pip install pandas numpy requests ``` ## Signal Convention - `1` = long, `-1` = short, `0` = stand aside