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) 0.66667 0.33803 -0.5 -0.95455
MEDPRICE 1.05412 1.26484 1.39745 155.347
MINUS_DM 0.00043 0.00077 0.00018 0.078

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) -78.57143 -100.0 14.28571 57.14286
Average Directional Index (ADI) 30.2931 34.42108 40.92396 61.68055
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 37.26452 20.22601 21.57941 27.01409
Directional Movement Index (DX) 35.23132 46.52482 37.16295 23.2109
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.05412 1.26493 1.39748 155.36361
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.05423 1.26502 1.39738 155.34343
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 1.82214 19.76446 197.84158 215.83203
HT_TRENDLINE 1.05435 1.26513 1.3972 155.30224
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.05415 1.26484 1.39748 155.3428
LINEARREG 1.05412 1.26494 1.39744 155.35289
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00101 -0.00071 0.00050 0.08336
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.05435 1.2651 1.39733 155.33397
MIDPRICE 1.05427 1.26485 1.39738 155.341
MINUS_DI 19.45392 26.18504 10.63914 12.43867
Moving Average (MA) 1.05423 1.26502 1.39738 155.34343
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 9.31741 9.5564 23.2235 19.95829
SUM 14.75925 17.7103 19.56338 2174.808
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 49.66522 79.56022 60.7447 0.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.05403 1.26449 1.39752 155.38
TRIX -0.00086 -0.00107 0.00014 0.00748
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.0541 1.26493 1.39745 155.35434
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.05427 1.26504 1.39731 155.35249
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.05413 1.26493 1.39746 155.35024

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) 0.00016 0.00021 0.00014 0.04443
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -89.02632 -123.87879 65.4096 -46.4716
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.01858
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 48.14815 69.01408 61.90476 0.0
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 65.77075 62.5549 40.17316 11.46135
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.05419 1.26499 1.3974 155.34658

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) -15.21739 -12.35955 21.83908 -3.06748
Momentum (MOM) -0.000010 0.000030 -0.000080 -0.014
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.000090 -0.00012 0.00014 0.06924
PLUS_DM 0.00021 0.00029 0.00045 0.111
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.01328 -0.0087 0.0136 -0.00322
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00013 -0.000090 0.00014 -0.000030
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99987 0.99991 1.00014 0.99997
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 42.3913 43.82022 60.91954 48.46626
Stochastic (STOCH) 24.38272 38.45185 73.01587 27.31183
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.05422 1.26503 1.39738 155.35007
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.05413 1.26489 1.39745 155.336
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.05414 1.26491 1.39745 155.3305
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -72.34043 -31.94444 -34.21053 -73.68421

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) 1.05411 1.26485 1.39746 155.34625
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000020 -0.000010 0.000010 0.00145
MIDPOINT 1.05427 1.26498 1.39737 155.3435
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.98672 99.9913 100.0136 99.99678
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00018 0.00071 0.00010 0.066
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00035