diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index f8ec3f08..93b62cf6 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: ichimoku
 Type: Package
 Title: Visualization and Tools for Ichimoku Kinko Hyo Strategies
-Version: 1.4.9
+Version: 1.4.9.9000
 Description: An implementation of 'Ichimoku Kinko Hyo', also commonly known as
     'cloud charts'. Static and interactive visualizations with tools for
     creating, backtesting and development of quantitative 'ichimoku' strategies.
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index e20ea557..534224ae 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# ichimoku 1.4.9.9000 (development)
+
 # ichimoku 1.4.9
 
 * Internal performance enhancements.
diff --git a/R/data.R b/R/data.R
index 3059519f..1e83cb58 100644
--- a/R/data.R
+++ b/R/data.R
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 #'
 #' @format A data frame with 256 observations of 6 variables:
 #' \itemize{
-#'   \item{time}{ - timestamp of observation [POSIXct]}
-#'   \item{open}{ - opening price [numeric]}
-#'   \item{low}{ - low price [numeric]}
-#'   \item{high}{ - high price [numeric]}
-#'   \item{close}{ - closing price [numeric]}
-#'   \item{volume}{ - volume [integer]}
+#'   \item time - timestamp of observation [POSIXct]
+#'   \item open - opening price [numeric]
+#'   \item low - low price [numeric]
+#'   \item high - high price [numeric]
+#'   \item close - closing price [numeric]
+#'   \item volume - volume [integer]
 #' }
 #'
 #' @usage sample_ohlc_data
diff --git a/R/ichimoku-package.R b/R/ichimoku-package.R
index 19c28acb..13737bc6 100644
--- a/R/ichimoku-package.R
+++ b/R/ichimoku-package.R
@@ -32,38 +32,38 @@
 #' @section Principal ichimoku functions:
 #' Data & Visualization
 #' \itemize{
-#'     \item{\code{\link{ichimoku}}} {to create an ichimoku object from price
-#'     data.}
-#'     \item{\code{\link{plot.ichimoku}} / \code{\link{iplot}}} {to plot
-#'     (interactive) cloud charts from ichimoku objects.}
-#'     \item{\code{\link{archive}}} {for reading/writing objects to/from archive
-#'     files with data verification.}
-#'     \item{\code{\link{oanda}}} {to retrieve price data from the OANDA fxTrade
-#'     API.}
+#'     \item \code{\link{ichimoku}} to create an ichimoku object from price
+#'     data.
+#'     \item \code{\link{plot.ichimoku}} / \code{\link{iplot}} to plot
+#'     (interactive) cloud charts from ichimoku objects.
+#'     \item \code{\link{archive}} for reading/writing objects to/from archive
+#'     files with data verification.
+#'     \item \code{\link{oanda}} to retrieve price data from the OANDA fxTrade
+#'     API.
 #' }
 #' Strategies & ML
 #' \itemize{
-#'     \item{\code{\link{strat}}} {to augment an ichimoku object with a strategy,
-#'     including combined and asymmetric strategies.}
-#'     \item{\code{\link{autostrat}}} {to automatically evaluate and rank
-#'     top-performing strategies.}
-#'     \item{\code{\link{mlgrid}}} {to generate a numeric representation of the
-#'     ichimoku cloud chart.}
-#'     \item{\code{\link{relative}}} {to produce a statistical summary of the
-#'     latest ichimoku numeric representation relative to historical values.}
+#'     \item \code{\link{strat}} to augment an ichimoku object with a strategy,
+#'     including combined and asymmetric strategies.
+#'     \item \code{\link{autostrat}} to automatically evaluate and rank
+#'     top-performing strategies.
+#'     \item \code{\link{mlgrid}} to generate a numeric representation of the
+#'     ichimoku cloud chart.
+#'     \item \code{\link{relative}} to produce a statistical summary of the
+#'     latest ichimoku numeric representation relative to historical values.
 #' }
 #' Real-time
 #' \itemize{
-#'     \item{\code{\link{oanda_chart}}} {to plot real-time ichimoku cloud charts
-#'     using OANDA data.}
-#'     \item{\code{\link{oanda_studio}}} {a complete live analysis environment
-#'     using OANDA data implemented in R Shiny.}
-#'     \item{\code{\link{oanda_stream}} / \code{\link{oanda_quote}}} {to obtain
-#'     the latest live data stream / quote from the OANDA fxTrade API.}
-#'     \item{\code{\link{oanda_view}}} {for a market overview showing the
-#'     relative performance of constituents.}
-#'     \item{\code{\link{oanda_orders}} / \code{\link{oanda_positions}}} {to
-#'     retrieve the aggregate OANDA fxTrade order / position book.}
+#'     \item \code{\link{oanda_chart}} to plot real-time ichimoku cloud charts
+#'     using OANDA data.
+#'     \item \code{\link{oanda_studio}} a complete live analysis environment
+#'     using OANDA data implemented in R Shiny.
+#'     \item \code{\link{oanda_stream}} / \code{\link{oanda_quote}} to obtain
+#'     the latest live data stream / quote from the OANDA fxTrade API.
+#'     \item \code{\link{oanda_view}} for a market overview showing the
+#'     relative performance of constituents.
+#'     \item \code{\link{oanda_orders}} / \code{\link{oanda_positions}} to
+#'     retrieve the aggregate OANDA fxTrade order / position book.
 #' }
 #'
 #' @encoding UTF-8
diff --git a/R/ichimoku.R b/R/ichimoku.R
index cfad4fa1..d4f38679 100644
--- a/R/ichimoku.R
+++ b/R/ichimoku.R
@@ -55,30 +55,30 @@
 #'
 #'     Index:
 #'     \itemize{
-#'         \item{\code{index(object)}:} {date-time index [POSIXct]}
+#'         \item \code{index(object)}: date-time index [POSIXct]
 #'      }
 #'     Columns [numeric]:
 #'     \itemize{
-#'         \item{\code{object$open}:} {opening price}
-#'         \item{\code{$high}:} {high price}
-#'         \item{\code{$low}:} {low price}
-#'         \item{\code{$close}:} {closing price}
-#'         \item{\code{$cd}:} {candle direction (-1 = down, 0 = flat, 1 = up)}
-#'         \item{\code{$tenkan}:} {Tenkan-sen}
-#'         \item{\code{$kijun}:} {Kijun-sen}
-#'         \item{\code{$senkouA}:} {Senkou span A}
-#'         \item{\code{$senkouB}:} {Senkou span B}
-#'         \item{\code{$chikou}:} {Chikou span}
-#'         \item{\code{$cloudT}:} {cloud Top (max of senkouA, senkouB)}
-#'         \item{\code{$cloudB}:} {cloud Base (min of senkouA, senkouB)}
+#'         \item \code{object$open}: opening price
+#'         \item \code{$high}: high price
+#'         \item \code{$low}: low price
+#'         \item \code{$close}: closing price
+#'         \item \code{$cd}: candle direction (-1 = down, 0 = flat, 1 = up)
+#'         \item \code{$tenkan}: Tenkan-sen
+#'         \item \code{$kijun}: Kijun-sen
+#'         \item \code{$senkouA}: Senkou span A
+#'         \item \code{$senkouB}: Senkou span B
+#'         \item \code{$chikou}: Chikou span
+#'         \item \code{$cloudT}: cloud Top (max of senkouA, senkouB)
+#'         \item \code{$cloudB}: cloud Base (min of senkouA, senkouB)
 #'      }
 #'     Attributes:
 #'     \itemize{
-#'         \item{\code{attributes(object)$periods}:} { parameters used to
-#'         calculate the cloud [integer vector of length 3]}
-#'         \item{\code{$periodicity}:} { periodicity of the
-#'         data in seconds [numeric]}
-#'         \item{\code{$ticker}:} { instrument identifier [character]}
+#'         \item \code{attributes(object)$periods}: parameters used to calculate
+#'         the cloud [integer vector of length 3]
+#'         \item \code{$periodicity}: periodicity of the data in seconds
+#'         [numeric]
+#'         \item \code{$ticker}: instrument identifier [character]
 #'      }
 #'
 #' @section Further Details:
diff --git a/R/oanda.R b/R/oanda.R
index 4ee2e8e4..d9c2dc6e 100644
--- a/R/oanda.R
+++ b/R/oanda.R
@@ -285,18 +285,18 @@ getPrices <- function(instrument, granularity, count = NULL, from = NULL,
 #'     Summarised from the streaming API documentation:
 #'
 #'     \itemize{
-#'     \item{Pricing stream does not include every single price created for the
-#'     Account}
-#'     \item{At most 4 prices are sent per second (every 250 milliseconds) for
-#'     each instrument}
-#'     \item{If more than one price is created during the 250 millisecond window,
-#'     only the price in effect at the end of the window is sent}
-#'     \item{This means that during periods of rapid price movement, not every
-#'     price is sent}
-#'     \item{Pricing windows for different connections to the stream are not all
-#'     aligned in the same way (e.g. to the top of the second)}
-#'     \item{This means that during periods of rapid price movement, different
-#'     prices may be observed depending on the alignment for the connection}
+#'     \item Pricing stream does not include every single price created for the
+#'     Account
+#'     \item At most 4 prices are sent per second (every 250 milliseconds) for
+#'     each instrument
+#'     \item If more than one price is created during the 250 millisecond window,
+#'     only the price in effect at the end of the window is sent
+#'     \item This means that during periods of rapid price movement, not every
+#'     price is sent
+#'     \item Pricing windows for different connections to the stream are not all
+#'     aligned in the same way (e.g. to the top of the second)
+#'     \item This means that during periods of rapid price movement, different
+#'     prices may be observed depending on the alignment for the connection
 #'     }
 #'
 #' @section Further Details:
diff --git a/R/strat.R b/R/strat.R
index 95249b09..95c0d2da 100644
--- a/R/strat.R
+++ b/R/strat.R
@@ -52,19 +52,19 @@
 #'
 #'     Columns [numeric]:
 #'     \itemize{
-#'         \item{\code{$cond}:} {a boolean vector if the indicator condition is met}
-#'         \item{\code{$posn}:} {a boolean vector indicating if a position is held}
-#'         \item{\code{$txn}:} {a vector representing the transactions to implement
-#'         the position (1 = enter position, -1 = exit position)}
-#'         \item{\code{$logret}:} {a vector of log returns}
-#'         \item{\code{$slogret}:} {a vector of log returns for the strategy}
-#'         \item{\code{$ret}:} {a vector of discrete returns}
-#'         \item{\code{$sret}:} {a vector of of discrete returns for the strategy}
+#'         \item \code{$cond}: a boolean vector if the indicator condition is met
+#'         \item \code{$posn}: a boolean vector indicating if a position is held
+#'         \item \code{$txn}: a vector representing the transactions to implement
+#'         the position (1 = enter position, -1 = exit position)
+#'         \item \code{$logret}: a vector of log returns
+#'         \item \code{$slogret}: a vector of log returns for the strategy
+#'         \item \code{$ret}: a vector of discrete returns
+#'         \item \code{$sret}: a vector of of discrete returns for the strategy
 #'      }
 #'
 #'     Attributes:
 #'     \itemize{
-#'         \item{\code{$strat}:} {the strategy summary [matrix]}
+#'         \item \code{$strat}: the strategy summary [matrix]
 #'      }
 #'
 #'     The strategy summary may be accessed by the \code{summary()} method for
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@
 #'     denotes the strategy 'c3 > c4'.
 #'
 #'     \itemize{
-#'         \item{Combined strategy 's1 & s2':} {indicator conditions in 's1' and
+#'         \item Combined strategy 's1 & s2': indicator conditions in 's1' and
 #'         's2' have to be met simulateneously for a position to be taken. The
-#'         column \code{$cond} will show when both conditions are met.}
-#'         \item{Asymmetric strategy 's1 x s2':} {indicator condition in 's1' has
-#'         to be met to enter a position, and indicator condition in 's2' to exit
-#'         a position. These rules are applied recursively over the length of the
-#'         data. The column \code{$cond} will show when the indicator condition
-#'         is met in 's1'}
+#'         column \code{$cond} will show when both conditions are met
+#'         \item Asymmetric strategy 's1 x s2': indicator condition in 's1' has
+#'         to be met to enter a position, and indicator condition in 's2' to
+#'         exit a position. These rules are applied recursively over the length
+#'         of the data. The column \code{$cond} will show when the indicator
+#'         condition is met in 's1'
 #'      }
 #'
 #' @section Further Details:
diff --git a/man/ichimoku-package.Rd b/man/ichimoku-package.Rd
index b124dd9f..7b5cb57b 100644
--- a/man/ichimoku-package.Rd
+++ b/man/ichimoku-package.Rd
@@ -23,38 +23,38 @@ An implementation of 'Ichimoku Kinko Hyo', also commonly known as 'cloud
 
 Data & Visualization
 \itemize{
-    \item{\code{\link{ichimoku}}} {to create an ichimoku object from price
-    data.}
-    \item{\code{\link{plot.ichimoku}} / \code{\link{iplot}}} {to plot
-    (interactive) cloud charts from ichimoku objects.}
-    \item{\code{\link{archive}}} {for reading/writing objects to/from archive
-    files with data verification.}
-    \item{\code{\link{oanda}}} {to retrieve price data from the OANDA fxTrade
-    API.}
+    \item \code{\link{ichimoku}} to create an ichimoku object from price
+    data.
+    \item \code{\link{plot.ichimoku}} / \code{\link{iplot}} to plot
+    (interactive) cloud charts from ichimoku objects.
+    \item \code{\link{archive}} for reading/writing objects to/from archive
+    files with data verification.
+    \item \code{\link{oanda}} to retrieve price data from the OANDA fxTrade
+    API.
 }
 Strategies & ML
 \itemize{
-    \item{\code{\link{strat}}} {to augment an ichimoku object with a strategy,
-    including combined and asymmetric strategies.}
-    \item{\code{\link{autostrat}}} {to automatically evaluate and rank
-    top-performing strategies.}
-    \item{\code{\link{mlgrid}}} {to generate a numeric representation of the
-    ichimoku cloud chart.}
-    \item{\code{\link{relative}}} {to produce a statistical summary of the
-    latest ichimoku numeric representation relative to historical values.}
+    \item \code{\link{strat}} to augment an ichimoku object with a strategy,
+    including combined and asymmetric strategies.
+    \item \code{\link{autostrat}} to automatically evaluate and rank
+    top-performing strategies.
+    \item \code{\link{mlgrid}} to generate a numeric representation of the
+    ichimoku cloud chart.
+    \item \code{\link{relative}} to produce a statistical summary of the
+    latest ichimoku numeric representation relative to historical values.
 }
 Real-time
 \itemize{
-    \item{\code{\link{oanda_chart}}} {to plot real-time ichimoku cloud charts
-    using OANDA data.}
-    \item{\code{\link{oanda_studio}}} {a complete live analysis environment
-    using OANDA data implemented in R Shiny.}
-    \item{\code{\link{oanda_stream}} / \code{\link{oanda_quote}}} {to obtain
-    the latest live data stream / quote from the OANDA fxTrade API.}
-    \item{\code{\link{oanda_view}}} {for a market overview showing the
-    relative performance of constituents.}
-    \item{\code{\link{oanda_orders}} / \code{\link{oanda_positions}}} {to
-    retrieve the aggregate OANDA fxTrade order / position book.}
+    \item \code{\link{oanda_chart}} to plot real-time ichimoku cloud charts
+    using OANDA data.
+    \item \code{\link{oanda_studio}} a complete live analysis environment
+    using OANDA data implemented in R Shiny.
+    \item \code{\link{oanda_stream}} / \code{\link{oanda_quote}} to obtain
+    the latest live data stream / quote from the OANDA fxTrade API.
+    \item \code{\link{oanda_view}} for a market overview showing the
+    relative performance of constituents.
+    \item \code{\link{oanda_orders}} / \code{\link{oanda_positions}} to
+    retrieve the aggregate OANDA fxTrade order / position book.
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/man/ichimoku.Rd b/man/ichimoku.Rd
index a73eb252..5f2507ea 100644
--- a/man/ichimoku.Rd
+++ b/man/ichimoku.Rd
@@ -66,30 +66,30 @@ Calling an ichimoku object automatically invokes its print method,
 
     Index:
     \itemize{
-        \item{\code{index(object)}:} {date-time index [POSIXct]}
+        \item \code{index(object)}: date-time index [POSIXct]
      }
     Columns [numeric]:
     \itemize{
-        \item{\code{object$open}:} {opening price}
-        \item{\code{$high}:} {high price}
-        \item{\code{$low}:} {low price}
-        \item{\code{$close}:} {closing price}
-        \item{\code{$cd}:} {candle direction (-1 = down, 0 = flat, 1 = up)}
-        \item{\code{$tenkan}:} {Tenkan-sen}
-        \item{\code{$kijun}:} {Kijun-sen}
-        \item{\code{$senkouA}:} {Senkou span A}
-        \item{\code{$senkouB}:} {Senkou span B}
-        \item{\code{$chikou}:} {Chikou span}
-        \item{\code{$cloudT}:} {cloud Top (max of senkouA, senkouB)}
-        \item{\code{$cloudB}:} {cloud Base (min of senkouA, senkouB)}
+        \item \code{object$open}: opening price
+        \item \code{$high}: high price
+        \item \code{$low}: low price
+        \item \code{$close}: closing price
+        \item \code{$cd}: candle direction (-1 = down, 0 = flat, 1 = up)
+        \item \code{$tenkan}: Tenkan-sen
+        \item \code{$kijun}: Kijun-sen
+        \item \code{$senkouA}: Senkou span A
+        \item \code{$senkouB}: Senkou span B
+        \item \code{$chikou}: Chikou span
+        \item \code{$cloudT}: cloud Top (max of senkouA, senkouB)
+        \item \code{$cloudB}: cloud Base (min of senkouA, senkouB)
      }
     Attributes:
     \itemize{
-        \item{\code{attributes(object)$periods}:} { parameters used to
-        calculate the cloud [integer vector of length 3]}
-        \item{\code{$periodicity}:} { periodicity of the
-        data in seconds [numeric]}
-        \item{\code{$ticker}:} { instrument identifier [character]}
+        \item \code{attributes(object)$periods}: parameters used to calculate
+        the cloud [integer vector of length 3]
+        \item \code{$periodicity}: periodicity of the data in seconds
+        [numeric]
+        \item \code{$ticker}: instrument identifier [character]
      }
 }
 
diff --git a/man/oanda_stream.Rd b/man/oanda_stream.Rd
index ad6f45a9..74cbfff3 100644
--- a/man/oanda_stream.Rd
+++ b/man/oanda_stream.Rd
@@ -51,18 +51,18 @@ This function connects to the OANDA fxTrade Streaming API. Use the
     Summarised from the streaming API documentation:
 
     \itemize{
-    \item{Pricing stream does not include every single price created for the
-    Account}
-    \item{At most 4 prices are sent per second (every 250 milliseconds) for
-    each instrument}
-    \item{If more than one price is created during the 250 millisecond window,
-    only the price in effect at the end of the window is sent}
-    \item{This means that during periods of rapid price movement, not every
-    price is sent}
-    \item{Pricing windows for different connections to the stream are not all
-    aligned in the same way (e.g. to the top of the second)}
-    \item{This means that during periods of rapid price movement, different
-    prices may be observed depending on the alignment for the connection}
+    \item Pricing stream does not include every single price created for the
+    Account
+    \item At most 4 prices are sent per second (every 250 milliseconds) for
+    each instrument
+    \item If more than one price is created during the 250 millisecond window,
+    only the price in effect at the end of the window is sent
+    \item This means that during periods of rapid price movement, not every
+    price is sent
+    \item Pricing windows for different connections to the stream are not all
+    aligned in the same way (e.g. to the top of the second)
+    \item This means that during periods of rapid price movement, different
+    prices may be observed depending on the alignment for the connection
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/man/sample_ohlc_data.Rd b/man/sample_ohlc_data.Rd
index 3d07dc9b..1afbb8d4 100644
--- a/man/sample_ohlc_data.Rd
+++ b/man/sample_ohlc_data.Rd
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 \format{
 A data frame with 256 observations of 6 variables:
 \itemize{
-  \item{time}{ - timestamp of observation [POSIXct]}
-  \item{open}{ - opening price [numeric]}
-  \item{low}{ - low price [numeric]}
-  \item{high}{ - high price [numeric]}
-  \item{close}{ - closing price [numeric]}
-  \item{volume}{ - volume [integer]}
+  \item time - timestamp of observation [POSIXct]
+  \item open - opening price [numeric]
+  \item low - low price [numeric]
+  \item high - high price [numeric]
+  \item close - closing price [numeric]
+  \item volume - volume [integer]
 }
 }
 \source{
diff --git a/man/strat.Rd b/man/strat.Rd
index 57539e1c..37c0a174 100644
--- a/man/strat.Rd
+++ b/man/strat.Rd
@@ -63,19 +63,19 @@ The following assumption applies to all strategies: confirmation of
 
     Columns [numeric]:
     \itemize{
-        \item{\code{$cond}:} {a boolean vector if the indicator condition is met}
-        \item{\code{$posn}:} {a boolean vector indicating if a position is held}
-        \item{\code{$txn}:} {a vector representing the transactions to implement
-        the position (1 = enter position, -1 = exit position)}
-        \item{\code{$logret}:} {a vector of log returns}
-        \item{\code{$slogret}:} {a vector of log returns for the strategy}
-        \item{\code{$ret}:} {a vector of discrete returns}
-        \item{\code{$sret}:} {a vector of of discrete returns for the strategy}
+        \item \code{$cond}: a boolean vector if the indicator condition is met
+        \item \code{$posn}: a boolean vector indicating if a position is held
+        \item \code{$txn}: a vector representing the transactions to implement
+        the position (1 = enter position, -1 = exit position)
+        \item \code{$logret}: a vector of log returns
+        \item \code{$slogret}: a vector of log returns for the strategy
+        \item \code{$ret}: a vector of discrete returns
+        \item \code{$sret}: a vector of of discrete returns for the strategy
      }
 
     Attributes:
     \itemize{
-        \item{\code{$strat}:} {the strategy summary [matrix]}
+        \item \code{$strat}: the strategy summary [matrix]
      }
 
     The strategy summary may be accessed by the \code{summary()} method for
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ The following assumption applies to all strategies: confirmation of
     denotes the strategy 'c3 > c4'.
 
     \itemize{
-        \item{Combined strategy 's1 & s2':} {indicator conditions in 's1' and
+        \item Combined strategy 's1 & s2': indicator conditions in 's1' and
         's2' have to be met simulateneously for a position to be taken. The
-        column \code{$cond} will show when both conditions are met.}
-        \item{Asymmetric strategy 's1 x s2':} {indicator condition in 's1' has
-        to be met to enter a position, and indicator condition in 's2' to exit
-        a position. These rules are applied recursively over the length of the
-        data. The column \code{$cond} will show when the indicator condition
-        is met in 's1'}
+        column \code{$cond} will show when both conditions are met
+        \item Asymmetric strategy 's1 x s2': indicator condition in 's1' has
+        to be met to enter a position, and indicator condition in 's2' to
+        exit a position. These rules are applied recursively over the length
+        of the data. The column \code{$cond} will show when the indicator
+        condition is met in 's1'
      }
 }