Kijun-sen
The Kijun-sen, or Ichimoku base line, is the average of the highest high and lowest low over the last 26 periods, seen as the market's medium-term equilibrium level.
The Kijun-sen (base line) is computed as the midpoint of the last 26 periods' range: (26-period highest high + 26-period lowest low) / 2. Slower than the Tenkan-sen, it represents the market's medium-term equilibrium level: as long as price trades above it, buying pressure dominates; below it, selling pressure does. A flat Kijun signals a ranging market, and its value often acts as a magnet that price gravitates back to.
How to read and use it
Ichimoku practitioners use the Kijun-sen in three ways: as a trend filter (price position relative to the line), as dynamic support or resistance during pullbacks, and as a trailing-stop reference in an established trend. The Tenkan/Kijun cross remains the best-known signal. In Screener.Trading, the Kijun works particularly well in cross-timeframe rules: for example, requiring the hourly price to stay above the daily Kijun so you only screen for setups aligned with the higher-timeframe trend.
- Price above the Kijun: bullish medium-term context.
- Price below the Kijun: bearish medium-term context.
- Flat Kijun with price oscillating around it: ranging market, less reliable signals.
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