Original schematic · For learning, not a market forecast.

A checklist turns a visual impression into observations you can compare over time. Fill it in using completed bars, and revisit it whenever the market’s structure changes.

1. Environment. Is Kijun rising, falling or flat? Does price support a trend or range description?
2. Balance. Is price above or below Tenkan, Kijun and the relevant cloud boundaries?
3. Chikou. Is it clear of historical price, below it, or congested?
4. Progress. Which relationships improved or deteriorated since the previous observation?
5. Scenario. Which level and next observable event would support or invalidate your view?
6. Range alternative. If the market is sideways, record the centre, upper edge, lower edge and width.

Keep a short journal

Record the symbol, timeframe, bar time, settings, relevant levels and a screenshot. Use descriptions such as “mixed” when evidence conflicts. A checklist documents reasoning; it does not generate a mechanical buy or sell instruction.

Further reading: Kojiro’s Japanese Ichimoku lesson 10. This English lesson and its diagram were independently written and created by Ichimoku Master.