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title: ichimoku
description: Learn about Ichimoku Cloud, a versatile indicator that defines support
  and resistance, identifies trend direction, gauges momentum, and provides trading
  signals. Explore its parameters and usage in Python.
keywords:
- Ichimoku Cloud
- Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
- versatile indicator
- support and resistance
- trend direction
- momentum
- trading signals
- conversion line
- base line
- lagging span
- Chikou Span Column
- data leak
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The Ichimoku Cloud.

Also known as Ichimoku Kinko Hyo, is a versatile indicator that defines support and
resistance, identifies trend direction, gauges momentum and provides trading
signals. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo translates into "one look equilibrium chart". With
one look, chartists can identify the trend and look for potential signals within
that trend.

Parameters
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data : List[Data]
List of data to be used for the calculation.
index : str, optional
Index column name to use with `data`, by default "date".
conversion : PositiveInt, optional
Number of periods for the conversion line, by default 9.
base : PositiveInt, optional
Number of periods for the base line, by default 26.
lagging : PositiveInt, optional
Number of periods for the lagging span, by default 52.
offset : PositiveInt, optional
Number of periods for the offset, by default 26.
lookahead : bool, optional
drops the Chikou Span Column to prevent potential data leak

```python wordwrap

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## Parameters

This function does not take standardized parameters.

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## Returns

This function does not return a standardized model

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