The Ichimoku cloud was developed by Goichi Hosoda, a Japanese journalist, and published in the late 1960s.
Components of the Cloud
Tenkan-Sen. The first component of the Ichimoku Cloud is the Tenkan-Sen.Also called Conversion line
Kijun-Sen. The Kijun-Sen is a support/resistance. Also called Base line.
Senkou Span A.
Senkou Span B.
Senkou A and B are Called Cloud.
Chikou Span.