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) 0.29545 0.45833 0.125 0.30159
MEDPRICE 1.12494 1.32722 1.39134 145.2485
MINUS_DM 0.00094 0.00195 0.00113 0.279

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) 28.57143 -21.42857 -14.28571 42.85714
Average Directional Index (ADI) 12.84828 26.60822 14.96927 23.70701
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 25.57198 29.47086 12.46281 17.14979
Directional Movement Index (DX) 4.46542 17.10002 5.11628 21.25124
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.12492 1.32732 1.39138 145.25777
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.12505 1.32746 1.39152 145.20221
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE -38.49211 40.14076 217.09138 81.99044
HT_TRENDLINE 1.12515 1.32757 1.39146 145.20887
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.12504 1.3272 1.39127 145.25401
LINEARREG 1.12493 1.3274 1.39131 145.28766
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00104 -0.00054 -0.00179 0.75311
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.12516 1.32752 1.39172 145.11677
MIDPRICE 1.12522 1.32752 1.39156 145.129
MINUS_DI 14.40887 20.37514 17.92994 19.50168
Moving Average (MA) 1.12505 1.32746 1.39152 145.20221
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 15.75585 14.42441 16.18455 12.66571
SUM 15.75066 18.58447 19.48123 2032.831
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 68.4144 41.93441 40.28843 66.91761
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.12516 1.32698 1.39122 145.295
TRIX -0.00601 -0.00678 -0.00308 0.00406
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.12491 1.32739 1.39128 145.3008
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.125 1.32737 1.39141 145.1996
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.12489 1.32723 1.39136 145.27421

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) 0.00071 0.00083 0.00045 0.10286
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -27.01706 -37.49001 -62.05764 68.12652
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00025 0.00042 0.00025 0.06114
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 76.0 70.4 20.75472 54.36893
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 63.06862 67.12794 38.17604 73.58989
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.12501 1.32744 1.39145 145.2307

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) -11.21951 -6.69746 6.55738 26.56827
Momentum (MOM) -0.00034 -0.000060 -0.00060 0.121
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00020 -0.00034 -0.000030 0.01467
PLUS_DM 0.00157 0.00168 0.00050 0.168
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.04087 -0.02184 0.0115 0.09922
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00041 -0.00022 0.00012 0.00099
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99959 0.99978 1.00012 1.00099
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 44.39024 46.65127 53.27869 63.28413
Stochastic (STOCH) 49.44787 41.76124 42.18394 62.68972
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.12508 1.32759 1.3915 145.20132
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.12495 1.32725 1.39134 145.25667
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.12496 1.32727 1.39133 145.26075
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -64.41718 -59.06977 -71.55963 -12.30366

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) 1.12493 1.32722 1.39133 145.256
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000020 -0.000010 -0.000030 0.01315
MIDPOINT 1.125 1.32763 1.39152 145.1965
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.95913 99.97816 100.0115 100.09922
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00044 0.00048 0.00016 0.063
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00374