Ichimoku Tenkan-sen

[[tenkan_sen]] is the Ichimoku conversion line. It represents a short-term equilibrium level computed from high and low prices. On each candle, the engine takes the highest high and the lowest low observed over the last 9 candles, then computes the midpoint between those two bounds.

This gives you a fast line that reacts quickly to changes in market rhythm. It does not follow price candle by candle like a traditional moving average. Instead, it describes the center of the shortest recent range used by Ichimoku. When it rises or falls quickly, that short-term equilibrium is moving quickly as well. When it turns flat, it often reflects a slowdown in the move or a market entering a range.

The Tenkan-sen is mainly used to read immediate market momentum, compare that short-term equilibrium with the Kijun-sen, or build logic around their crossings. Here it corresponds to the standard Ichimoku version, with fixed parameters.

Block declaration#

A strategy can contain multiple [[tenkan_sen]] blocks. The block outputs one numeric series (the Tenkan‑sen). This block is a fixed donchian_mid alias with length=9 and offset=0. No source parameter is required because this block always uses the high and low input series.

Examples#

Minimal setup#

[[tenkan_sen]]
id = "tenkan"

Parametric variant with donchian_mid#

If you need to vary length or offset, use [[donchian_mid]]. [[tenkan_sen]] does not accept them.

Parameters#

Available variables#

Use the identifiers below directly in your expressions.

Assume the block is configured as:

[[tenkan_sen]]
id = "tenkan"

Then:

Notes

• Numeric variables can be combined freely (arithmetic, comparisons, logical operators).
• Text variables are intended for equality/inequality comparisons.