Heiken Ashi
A technical analysis chart type that filters out noise, so trends, consolidations and reversals are easier to identify and follow. The identification of:
• an uptrend is defined by white candles
• a downtrend is defined by black candles
Similarly, identification of a strong:
• uptrend is defined by long white bodies with no lower shadow
• downtrend is defined by long black bodies with no upper shadow
Reversals are identified by a:
• change of color
• Doji after a trend
Consolidations are identified by a:
• Series of Dojis
Heiken Ashi candles use the following modified prices:
haClose = (Open + High + Close + Low) / 4
haOpen = (Previous haOpen + Previous haClose) / 2
haHigh = Max (High, haOpen, haClose)
haLow = Min (Low, haOpen, haClose)