Tenkan-sen (Conversion Line)
Period: 9 candles
Calculation: (Highest High + Lowest Low) / 2
- Shows short-term momentum
- Acts as minor support/resistance
- Crossing Kijun = key signal
Kijun-sen (Base Line)
Period: 26 candles
Calculation: (Highest High + Lowest Low) / 2
- Shows medium-term momentum
- Key support/resistance level
- Price often returns to Kijun
Senkou Span A (Leading Span A)
Calculation: (Tenkan + Kijun) / 2, plotted 26 periods ahead
- Faster cloud boundary
- First support/resistance
- Cloud edge reacts to price changes
Senkou Span B (Leading Span B)
Period: 52 candles, plotted 26 periods ahead
Calculation: (Highest High + Lowest Low) / 2
- Slower cloud boundary
- Stronger support/resistance
- More significant when broken
Kumo (Cloud)
Area between Senkou Span A and B
- Green cloud = bullish bias
- Red cloud = bearish bias
- Thick cloud = strong S/R
- Thin cloud = weak S/R, breakouts
Chikou Span (Lagging Span)
Current close plotted 26 periods back
- Confirms trend direction
- Above price = bullish
- Below price = bearish
- Final confirmation signal