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# Ichimoku Cloud

## Description

The Ichimoku Cloud is a charting tool that shows potential support and resistance areas, trend direction, and momentum using a set of moving average-based lines and a shaded area called the ‘cloud’. It helps users observe how price interacts with these components over time.

## Syntax

`IchimokuCloud(int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement)`

`IchimokuCloud(ISeries\<double\> input, int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement)`

**Returns the Conversion value**

`IchimokuCloud(int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement).Values[0][int barsAgo]`

`IchimokuCloud(ISeries\<double\> input, int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement).Values[0][int barsAgo]`

**Returns the Base value**

`IchimokuCloud(int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement).Values[1][int barsAgo]`

`IchimokuCloud(ISeries\<double\> input, int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement).Values[1][int barsAgo]`

**Returns the LeadingSpanA value**

`IchimokuCloud(int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement).Values[2][int barsAgo]`

`IchimokuCloud(ISeries\<double\> input, int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement).Values[2][int barsAgo]`

**Returns the LeadingSpanB value**

`IchimokuCloud(int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement).Values[3][int barsAgo]`

`IchimokuCloud(ISeries\<double\> input, int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement).Values[3][int barsAgo]`

**Returns the Lagging value**

`IchimokuCloud(int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement).Values[4][int barsAgo]`

`IchimokuCloud(ISeries\<double\> input, int conversionPeriod, int basePeriod, int leadingSpanBPeriod, int spanDisplacement, int laggingDisplacement).Values[4][int barsAgo]`

## Return Value

**double**; Accessing this method via an index value \[int barsAgo] returns the indicator value of the referenced bar.

## Parameters

| input               | Indicator source data ([Series\<T>](/developer/desktop-sdk/references/common/iseriest/seriest)) |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| conversionPeriod    | Conversion (Tenkan) period                                                                      |
| basePeriod          | Base (Kijun) period                                                                             |
| leadingSpanBPeriod  | Leading (Senkou) span B period                                                                  |
| spanDisplacement    | Span displacement                                                                               |
| laggingDisplacement | Lagging (Chikou) displacement                                                                   |

## Examples

```csharp
// Prints the current LeadingSpanA value
double leadingSpanAValue = IchimokuCloud(9, 26, 52, -26, 26).Values[2][0];
Print("The current Ichimoku LeadingSpanA value is " + leadingSpanAValue.ToString());
```

## Source Code

You can view this indicator method source code by selecting the menu New > NinjaScript Editor > Indicators within the NinjaTrader Control Center window.