Ichimoku Kinko Hyo usually just called ichimoku is a technical analysis method that builds on candlestick charting to improve the accuracy of forecasted price moves. Developed in the late 1930s by Goichi Hosoda, a Japanese journalist, who used to be known as Ichimoku Sanjin, something that can be translated as āWhat a man in the mountain seesā.
Ichimoku Kinko Hyo translates to "one glance cloud chart". Indeed, Ichimoku is a tool designed for the technical analysis of the financial markets which allows you to visualize the trend instantly (bearish, bullish or range), along with the support and resistance levels.Ichimoku Kinko Hyo History. David Lintonās book, Cloud Charts ā Trading Success with the Ichimoku Technique, and Nicole Elliotās book, Ichimoku Charts ā An Introduction to Ichimoku Kinko Clouds, provide an excellent and concise history of both Japanese candlesticks and Goichi Hosadaās time spent creating Ichimoku.
When using the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo, think in terms of equilibrium and disequilibrium. Since the market is a composite of all individual, human traders, the market is a reflection of group behavior.