Appendix A. Ichimoku Analysis Sheet
Ichimoku Trading Questionnaire | ||
Date: | ||
Instrument: | ||
Notes: |
Relationship | Result | |
Price vs. Kumo Cloud | ||
Bullish or Bearish? | Bullish -> Price above Kumo Cloud | |
Bearish -> Price below Kumo Cloud | ||
Consolidation -> Price within Kumo Cloud | ||
Kumo Shadows | Strong Bullish -> No Shadows | |
(Kumo Clouds behind price) | Strong Bearish -> No Shadows | |
Weak Bullish -> Shadow | ||
Weak Bearish -> Shadow |
Relationship | Result | |
|---|---|---|
Tenkan Sen/Kijun Sen | ||
Bullish or Bearish? | Bullish -> Tenkan Sen > Kijun Sen | |
Bearish -> Kijun Sen > Tenkan Sen | ||
Neutral -> Kijun Sen = Tenkan Sen | ||
Distance of Price vs. Kijun Sen? | Close -> > (strong) | |
Far -> > (weak) | ||
Are they in the Kumo Cloud? | Consolidation -> Kijun Sen in Kumo Cloud (weak) | |
Consolidation -> Tenkan Sen in Kumo Cloud (weak) | ||
No Consolidation (strong) | ||
Distance of Price vs. Tenkan Sen? | Close -> (strong) | |
Far -> > (weak) | ||
Is Kijun Sen flat? | Consolidation -> Flat (weak) | |
Pointing in direction of trend (strong) |
Chikou Span | ||
Bullish or Bearish? | Bullish -> Chikou above Price (past) | |
Bearish -> Chikou below Price (past) | ||
Is it in Kumo Cloud? | Consolidation -> Within Kumo Cloud (weak) | |
No consolidation (strong) | ||
Future Movement (if consolidates, will it run into price) | Will run into price -> WeakWill not run into price -> Strong |
Kumo Future | ||
Bullish or Bearish? | Bullish -> Senkou A > Senkou B | |
Bearish -> Senkou B > Senkou A |
Relationship | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Bullish | FSA | FSB | |
(↑ → pointing up) | ↑ | — | strong |
— → flat | ↓ | — | weak |
↓ → pointing down | ↑ | ↑ | strong |
FSA → Future Senkou A | — | — | |
FSA → Future Senkou ... |
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