hello everyone, to get a over all feel for the Ichimoku cloud go to the sight, www fx words com, in the search box type in using the ichimoku cloud, there is overview of how it works with chart examples. how for my settings, all colors and line thicknesses must be exact, here goes, first clear a chart completly, use candlesticks only, here are my exact ichimoku cloud settings, first in the parameteresyou will see six boxes, three left three right, left row is 7 22 44 from top to bottom, right row is 26 22 and negetive -22,down to the display now, first check all boxes, next, tenken sen, red, solid line, thickness 2, next, kijou sen, blue medium, solid line, thickness 2, next, Ichimoku cloud color powder blue, next, span A white , solid line, thickness 1, next span B, white solid line, thickness one, next is the chikou, slightly darker shade of powder blue, solid line, thickness 2, thats all the cloud settings, now on the drop down box under chart options make the chart medium dark gray, add study, a support and resistance display, next add a cci with the settings set to, parameters lenght 20, upper band 100 lower band -100(negative), the cci light blue, solid line, thickness 2, upper and lower bans box checked,color black solid line, and finally add a stochastic, next parameters section%k fast,14, next %%k slow, 1, and last %d, 3, upper band80 and lower band 20, next display, %k lime green, solid line, thickness 2, next%d, red, solid line, thickness 2, and finally upper and lower bands black, solid line thickness 2. This works best with larger time frames 60, 90, 180 240 daily and weekly. One thing I must mention is the accurcy gets greater and greater with larger and larger entry time frames. , I use a 60 minute chart to trade on, I use a 15 minute chart to see when a trade is setting up.And patiently wait for the trade to come to you. Ideally what I like to see is a 60 minute candle close through the cloud then look at the 15 minute chart to see if the pair is still in breakout mode, look for the cci and stochastic to both be over bought or over sold, those two are great indicators of a possible new entry trend, if your a scalper ,just keep practicing until you percentages are to your liking before going live, I will post more in the future If you have any questions ask before you trade live, I have found this system to be very accurate on breakouts through the cloud, this study can be refined to your trading style and time frame preferance, use caution and never trade without a risk reward ratio in your favor and use a stop to protect your capital, thanks for reading, now practice and grow your bank$$$ michael bobert mbfusion