What are Forex Technical Indicators?

Forex technical indicators are mathematical calculations and chart analysis tools that traders use to forecast the future price movements of currency pairs. They offer valuable insights into price movements, trends, momentum, volume, and volatility, enabling traders to make more strategic and well-informed choices.

This page provides traders with access to a table containing the top technical indicators, which have been categorized into the four major groups of technical indicators used in forex trading: Trend Indicators, Momentum Indicators, Volume Indicators, and Volatility Indicators.

This user-friendly interface allows traders to select their preferred symbol and customize the timeframe, ranging from 1 minute to one month. This flexibility ensures that our users can align their strategies with their unique trading preferences.

Combining these technical indicators into trading strategies can help traders gain a comprehensive understanding of market dynamics and make well-informed decisions. However, traders need to exercise caution and avoid over-reliance on any single indicator, as no indicator guarantees success in the forex market.

Volume Indicators

This indicators focus on the trading activity associated with a particular currency pair. They help traders understand the strength behind price movements and can be crucial for confirming trends.

Notable trading volume indicators are the On-Balance-Volume (OBV) and the Volume Profile Indicator. Specified to the requirements of individual traders, a vast selection of technical analysis volume indicators are available for use in the table below.

EURUSD GBPUSD USDCAD USDJPY
Accumulation Distribution (AD) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Balance of Power (BOP) 0.54688 0.59494 -0.97196 -0.28477
MEDPRICE 1.07728 1.28674 1.44139 148.6795
MINUS_DM 0.00259 0.00228 0.00365 0.315

Trend Indicators

This indicators assist traders in identifying the prevailing direction of a market trend. They are essential for recognizing whether the market is in an uptrend, downtrend, or sideways (range-bound) movement and help traders determine when to enter or exit a trade. The best trend forex indicators include the Average Directional Movement Index (ADX) and the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) among them more popular trading trend indicators can be found in the table below.

EURUSD GBPUSD USDCAD USDJPY
Accumulation Distribution Oscillator (ADO) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aroon Oscillator (AROONOSC) -50.0 0.0 50.0 -7.14286
Average Directional Index (ADI) 7.05635 14.98659 18.18942 14.20695
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 16.10578 33.80172 23.47997 13.39212
Directional Movement Index (DX) 19.70521 1.46102 5.92784 16.92869
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.07685 1.28633 1.44122 148.58112
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.07735 1.28651 1.43937 148.65879
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE -34.24274 8.89188 177.1893 18.53732
HT_TRENDLINE 1.07773 1.28708 1.43779 148.73299
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.07713 1.28707 1.44105 148.58757
LINEARREG 1.07665 1.2864 1.44121 148.58414
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00614 -0.001 0.01618 -0.65793
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.07805 1.28663 1.43754 148.73343
MIDPRICE 1.07742 1.28672 1.43822 148.7245
MINUS_DI 17.87455 18.04384 16.74135 12.21914
Moving Average (MA) 1.07735 1.28651 1.43937 148.65879
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 11.98973 17.52418 18.85122 17.1993
SUM 15.08292 18.01118 20.1512 2081.223
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 100.0 99.33773 69.08889 62.35072
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.07696 1.28725 1.44071 148.488
TRIX -0.00033 -0.00483 0.00601 -0.00366
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.07655 1.28638 1.44149 148.57266
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.07757 1.28661 1.43861 148.68187
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.07693 1.28652 1.44129 148.59003

Volatility Indicators

This indicators measure the degree of price fluctuations in the forex market, helping traders assess the level of risk associated with a particular currency pair. Understanding volatility technical indicators can assist traders in setting appropriate stop-loss and take-profit levels, as well as determining optimal position sizes.

Among the list of volatility indicators, notable mentions include the Bollinger Bands and the Average True Range (ATR). Find below a list of the best volatility indicators that have been carefully selected.

EURUSD GBPUSD USDCAD USDJPY
Average True Range (ATR) 0.00104 0.00106 0.00155 0.18321
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 3.59577 84.49086 95.76414 9.43114
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00061 0.00045 0.00131 0.08963
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 90.76923 87.82051 41.89944 62.09386
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 72.99447 85.57577 14.37314 41.00856
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.07712 1.28647 1.43998 148.6339

Momentum Indicators

This indicators assist traders in evaluating the strength and speed of market fluctuations. Forex momentum indicators offer insights into potential trend reversals or continuations by measuring the rate of change. Some commonly used momentum trading indicators include the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the Stochastic Oscillator. Our platform provides a selection of the best momentum indicators which can be seen in the table below.

EURUSD GBPUSD USDCAD USDJPY
Absolute Price Oscillator (APO) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chande Momentum Oscillator (CMO) -9.61263 -1.67785 44.77086 -5.14821
Momentum (MOM) -0.00073 0.00040 0.00256 -0.059
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.000090 -0.00042 0.00146 -0.09372
PLUS_DM 0.00176 0.00262 0.00335 0.436
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.06214 -0.00777 0.26512 -0.04438
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00062 -0.000080 0.00265 -0.00044
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99938 0.99992 1.00265 0.99956
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 45.19369 49.16107 72.38543 47.4259
Stochastic (STOCH) 53.00267 60.40388 70.55456 51.44787
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.07722 1.28641 1.4392 148.65936
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.07735 1.28684 1.44123 148.66967
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.07738 1.2869 1.44114 148.66475
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -47.3029 -36.14458 -13.99731 -65.05051

Support and resistance Indicators

This indicators help traders identify key price levels where a currency pair is likely to experience a pause or reversal in its movement. Support levels indicate where the price tends to stop falling and potentially bounce back up, while resistance levels show where the price tends to stop rising and may reverse downward. These levels are critical in determining entry and exit points for trades, as well as setting stop-loss and take-profit orders. Popular support and resistance indicators include Pivot Points and Fibonacci Retracement, which are widely used to highlight these key zones. In the table below, you can explore various support and resistance tools to enhance your trading strategy.

EURUSD GBPUSD USDCAD USDJPY
Average Price (AVGPRICE) 1.07729 1.28678 1.4414 148.6755
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.00011 -0.000020 0.00028 -0.01148
MIDPOINT 1.07739 1.28652 1.43966 148.674
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.93786 99.99223 100.26512 99.95562
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00064 0.00079 0.00107 0.168
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00803