The Kumo is at the heart of ichimoku, its the first thing we need to check before anything else, making it the most unique part of ichimoku

1. The Kumo Cloud
The Kumo is at the heart of the ichimoku indicator, its the first thing we
need to check before anything else, it is the most unique part of the
ichimoku indicator.
The Kumo is the most visible part of the ichimoku indicator, Kumo is
Japanese for Cloud, hence why it is more commonly know as the Kumo
Cloud or the Ichimoku Cloud, its all personal preference really, the
important thing is you learn the rules and understand what part it plays.
Take a look at this chart
*NB* I have removed all the other components from the chart
The Kumo cloud is made up of both the Senkou Span A and B and the
shaded part between.
The Senkou Span A and B provide their own measure of equilibrium

2. but put together they form a complete view of long term support and
resistance.
Between the two lines is the Kumo itself, which is essentially a space of
"no trend". If price is trading inside the Kumo it makes it very
unpredictable and I advise not to open a trade until price moves outside
of the "cloud"
I will cover this in more detail later in the guide.
I wanted to keep this short, so I will end this first session here.
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Chris (admin