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) -0.80435 -0.91489 0.70968 0.98
MEDPRICE 1.17944 1.35105 1.36877 156.204
MINUS_DM 0.00117 0.00153 0.00030 0.137

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 -85.71429 85.71429 92.85714
Average Directional Index (ADI) 32.42261 54.58963 33.39816 50.71126
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 53.76531 48.37211 26.64586 50.04211
Directional Movement Index (DX) 43.08874 52.72727 42.85714 62.51649
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.17918 1.3507 1.36893 156.26488
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.17966 1.35132 1.36865 156.08186
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE -8.44257 3.57998 190.11044 179.474
HT_TRENDLINE 1.18009 1.35207 1.36824 155.88572
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.17934 1.35099 1.36883 156.23624
LINEARREG 1.17914 1.35073 1.36889 156.26071
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00462 -0.00519 0.00216 1.57618
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.18019 1.35191 1.3684 155.903
MIDPRICE 1.1797 1.35153 1.36855 156.051
MINUS_DI 25.6187 26.7254 8.52459 7.47501
Moving Average (MA) 1.17966 1.35132 1.36865 156.08186
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 10.18943 8.27215 21.31148 32.40924
SUM 16.51531 18.91845 19.16106 2185.146
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 42.1124 60.34507 56.79647 100.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.17911 1.35072 1.36894 156.283
TRIX 0.00535 0.00344 -0.00043 -0.00566
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.17906 1.35064 1.36893 156.28823
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.18003 1.35179 1.36846 155.95975
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.17919 1.35077 1.36888 156.2574

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) 0.00036 0.00045 0.00027 0.13521
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -59.48553 -69.20583 81.88679 91.1394
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00034 0.00040 0.00020 0.1239
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 34.32836 27.11864 85.36585 84.57447
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 18.66901 22.16501 76.65736 86.47534
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.17949 1.35112 1.36873 156.14148

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) -59.57447 -53.84615 42.68293 54.50549
Momentum (MOM) -0.00055 -0.00049 0.00012 0.13
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00025 -0.00054 0.00029 0.14566
PLUS_DM 0.00049 0.00050 0.00080 0.53
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.09489 -0.11387 0.05116 0.31844
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00095 -0.00114 0.00051 0.00318
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99905 0.99886 1.00051 1.00318
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 20.21277 23.07692 71.34146 77.25275
Stochastic (STOCH) 40.78844 29.67447 79.05955 76.81102
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.17967 1.35128 1.36868 156.08296
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.17937 1.35098 1.36881 156.22067
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.17934 1.35095 1.36883 156.229
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -83.45324 -90.53254 -7.59494 -6.25

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) 1.17943 1.35106 1.36877 156.2045
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000080 -0.000090 0.000040 0.02752
MIDPOINT 1.17966 1.35146 1.36856 156.04
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.90511 99.88613 100.05116 100.31844
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00046 0.00047 0.00031 0.1
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.01535