Ichimoku Cloud is a Japanese charting system that helps you identify trends and correlations in the market. It's been used by famed traders like George Soros, Marc Faber and Vincent Klingenstein. The Ichimoku Cloud was developed by Mr. Chikafusa Kazumasa, an educator at Tokyo Imperial University who put on seminars in 1894 and 1895.The Ichimoku Cloud is composed of five lines or calculations, two of which comprise a cloud where the difference between the two lines is shaded in. The lines include a nine-period average, a 26-period average, an average of those two averages, a 52-period average, and a lagging closing price line. The colors used for these figures are based on how much time has passed since the last bar closed.The Ichimoku Cloud is an indicator that helps you determine trends in the price. The Ichimoku Cloud works by looking at the difference between two values, or lines, and then displaying that information on a bar chart. The five lines make up a cloud where the differences are shaded in.Diagram of Ichimoku Cloud:-In the above chart 3 depicts Boeing (BA) with an emphasis on the downtrend and cloud. When Boeing broke below cloud support in June, the trend altered. When the Leading Span A (green) moved below the Leading Span B (red) in July, the cloud's colour changed from green to red. The first trend change indication was the cloud break, and the second trend change signal was the colour shift. The cloud then served as resistance in August and January, as you can see.Clouds in the ichimoku cloud can be difficult to read, so let's break them down. Lines A and B are called the 'cloud lines' and form a horizontal line at their intersection with the price (they are also known as midpoints). Lines C and D form lines that rise above and below lines A and B respectively. The five lines forming the ichimoku cloud have reference points at their intersection with either price or volume, depending on which you prefer. For example, line A is referenced to price at its midpoint, while line C is referenced to volume at its midpoint.