Heiken Ashi comes from the Japanese term 'Heikin Ashi', meaning average bar. The Heiken Ashi indicator modifies how price values are displayed on a chart.
3. UNDERSTANDING HEIKEN-ASHI
Heiken-Ashi(also spelled as Heikin-Ashi) means "Average pace" in
Japanese.
Filters out some noise in an effort to better capture the trend.
Heiken-Ashi can be used to identify trending periods, potential
reversal points and classic technical analysis patterns.
10. UNDERSTANDING HEIKEN-ASHI CHARTS
Heiken-Ashi green candles with no lower shadows indicate strong
uptrend.
Heiken-Ashi red candles with no upper shadows indicate strong
downtrend.
Heiken-Ashi small candles with upper and bottom shadows
indicates weakening of trend or possible trend change.