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Research method

Heikin-Ashi

Heikin-Ashi is a canonical archive-taxonomy method; this registry entry defines its inputs, output and use boundary.

Output
Signal
Input
OHLC price structure and chart scale
Horizon
From intraday to several weeks
Best use
Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.
Conceptual

Registry evidence level: conceptual. This is a navigation record, not a performance claim.

  • Input: OHLC price structure and chart scale.
  • Output: signal.
  • Use boundary: Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.
The archive

Where the method has been read

Read in the archive17 readings

2004Stacking heikin-ashi, swing charts, and a moving average in strong trendsTrend and channels2004Heikin-Ashi candle construction as an OHLC transformIndicators and filters2004Reconstructing Heikin-Ashi bars from smoothed OHLCIndicators and filters2007Constructing a Heikin-Ashi volume-price oscillatorIndicators and filters2007A volume-price oscillator is a timing trigger, not a standalone entryIndicators and filters2008Heikin-Ashi OHLC construction and simplificationIndicators and filters2008Heikin-Ashi color-coded candles and smoothed trend filtersIndicators and filters2008How a Heikin-Ashi candlestick oscillator is built from color, lag, and hold rulesIndicators and filters2010Assembling a smoothed percent-b oscillator from Heikin-Ashi and stacked averagesIndicators and filters2010Heikin-Ashi smoothed percent b for divergence timingIndicators and filters2011Constructing Heikin-Ashi, moving-average, and MACD filtersIndicators and filters2011Constructing candlestick, Elliott-wave, and Heikin-Ashi hypothesesChart patterns2012Constructing a three-state Heikin-Ashi trend filterIndicators and filters2012Heikin-ashi as a trend-state signal without candlestick-patternsChart patterns2013Heikin-Ashi volume gates, smoothing, and denominator floorsIndicators and filters2013Walk-forward tests for color-coded Heikin-Ashi crossesIndicators and filters2013How Heikin-Ashi close and typical-price form a two-average crossoverEntry and exit rules
This registry entry describes a research method. It is not investment advice and does not make a performance claim.