Using Ichimoku Line Alignment to Confirm Trends and Screen Markets
Summary
The document describes an Ichimoku-based indicator intended to confirm or reject whether a market is trending, alongside screeners for finding markets in trends or ranges. It defines a bullish alignment through the relative positions of Chikou, price, Tenkan, Kijun, and the cloud boundaries; the reverse alignment is treated as bearish. If one of the conditions fails, the market is considered to be in an equilibrium phase. The stated standard Ichimoku settings are used, but the document does not provide code or a systematic test.
The tool is presented as confirmation rather than an entry signal, leaving timing decisions to the trader. The author says that two example chart events illustrated potential trend starts, one after a break and another after a pullback, but provides no measured results or validation across assets. This is a descriptive technical-analysis approach, not evidence of predictive performance. Its usefulness depends on how trend conditions, range states, and trade execution are defined in practice.
Key ideas
- The indicator uses Ichimoku line ordering to classify bullish and bearish trends.\nA broken alignment is treated as an equilibrium or range condition.\nThe indicator confirms a market state but does not specify entry timing.\nSeparate screeners are described for identifying trending and range-bound markets.\nThe document gives chart examples but no quantified performance evaluation.
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