Faris said:
Hi everyone.
Im interested in reading up on Heiken Ashi candlesticks/techniques.
Does anyone know of any good websites or books which will satisfy my curiosity?
Thanks
Faris.. 🙄
There is an article and coding in re Heiken Ashi in Stocks and Commodities, February 2004. Here is the the beginning of the article from their website:
Since the introduction of the candlestick method to the US some two decades ago, it caused a revolution in perceiving how the bullish and bearish forces perform in the Western markets. It has become a popular charting tool, as traders have used candlesticks to make chart formations easier to spot and name. But interpreting candlesticks can be challenging. To make things easier, the heikin-ashi technique modifies the traditional candlestick chart. Let’s take a look at how it works.
BALANCING ON ONE FOOT
The heikin-ashi method (heikin means “average” or “balance” in Japanese, while ashi means “foot” or “bar”) is a visual technique that eliminates irregularities from a normal chart, offering a better picture of trends and consolidations. Just by looking at a candlestick chart created with this method, you get a good idea of the market’s status and its strength. Take a look at the candlestick chart of Canon ADR in Figure 1A versus the heikin-ashi modified chart in Figure 1B. Which chart would you prefer to use?
CALCULATION
The heikin-ashi candlestick technique uses modified open-high-low-close (OHLC) values and displays them as candlesticks. The modified values are computed using these definitions:
• haClose = (O+H+L+C)/4
• haOpen = (haOpen (previous bar) + haClose (previous bar))/2
• haHigh = Maximum(H, haOpen, haClose)
• haLow = Minimum(L, haOpen, haClose)