Ichimoku Trend Entries with Cloud Confirmation and Risk Exits
Summary
This Ichimoku strategy combines line relationships, price position relative to the cloud, optional cloud color confirmation, and configurable stop loss and take profit exits. The included logic defines bullish conditions from Tenkan above Kijun, positive Chikou momentum, and price above the cloud; bearish conditions use the inverse tests. When cloud confirmation is enabled, longs also require Span A above Span B and shorts require the opposite. Entries and exits are controlled by direction settings and an optional date window.
The document lists standard Ichimoku periods and default percentage risk limits, and specifies a BTC futures backtest spanning roughly one year on daily bars with hourly base data. It gives no performance statistics, so its claims about improved signal quality or profitability are not evidenced by results. It recognizes that range-bound markets can cause whipsaws, cloud confirmation can lag, and exit levels are parameter-sensitive. The code also uses persistent long-state logic to determine opposing entries, so actual trade behavior depends on that state handling as well as the described indicator conditions.
Key ideas
- Bullish and bearish setups combine Tenkan-Kijun direction, Chikou momentum, and price location against the cloud.
- Optional cloud confirmation requires Span A and Span B to agree with the trade direction.
- Percentage-based stop loss and take profit settings are configurable separately for long and short positions.
- The stated BTC futures backtest settings contain no reported performance evidence.
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