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) 0.73077 0.75806 -0.7234 -0.82653
MEDPRICE 1.1455 1.3363 1.40556 163.549
MINUS_DM 0.00162 0.00233 0.00034 0.0

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) 201.9778 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aroon Oscillator (AROONOSC) -100.0 -100.0 100.0 100.0
Average Directional Index (ADI) 8.19261 15.27045 10.15638 11.65829
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 14.69845 16.30011 12.56968 23.62347
Directional Movement Index (DX) 70.85546 68.20578 68.74116 100.0
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.14576 1.33695 1.40554 163.58491
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.14628 1.33766 1.40512 163.3725
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE -0.20305 0.38853 171.33864 179.10554
HT_TRENDLINE 1.14686 1.33831 1.40472 163.10977
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.14573 1.33699 1.40555 163.52338
LINEARREG 1.14577 1.33693 1.40558 163.57791
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00451 -0.0065 0.00412 1.81007
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.14679 1.3384 1.40465 163.16709
MIDPRICE 1.14626 1.3374 1.40499 163.265
MINUS_DI 33.00285 32.35986 5.73728 0.0
Moving Average (MA) 1.14628 1.33766 1.40512 163.3725
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 5.62963 6.11665 30.97092 38.88592
SUM 16.04796 18.72728 19.67162 2287.215
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 11.62918 0.0 22.29245 32.03639
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.14585 1.33716 1.40529 163.492
TRIX 0.00014 0.00289 -0.00116 -0.00197
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.14569 1.33681 1.40566 163.60952
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.14656 1.33802 1.40489 163.25754
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.14576 1.3369 1.40553 163.55728

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) 0.00048 0.00067 0.00042 0.1125
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -162.11275 -184.88439 97.05305 94.7257
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00037 0.00053 0.00034 0.14104
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 45.61404 36.80982 29.03226 31.65468
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 88.10801 58.08127 21.10392 14.50294
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.14611 1.33742 1.40527 163.44097

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) -54.10959 -53.38753 39.43662 83.31226
Momentum (MOM) -0.00070 -0.00147 0.00060 0.195
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00034 -0.00035 0.00025 0.17414
PLUS_DM 0.00038 0.00058 0.00104 0.387
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.13771 -0.14717 0.07976 0.40468
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00138 -0.00147 0.00080 0.00405
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99862 0.99853 1.0008 1.00405
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 22.94521 23.30623 69.71831 91.65613
Stochastic (STOCH) 33.8464 39.25954 68.14543 65.68382
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.14629 1.33771 1.40513 163.39041
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.14559 1.3364 1.4055 163.53367
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.14563 1.33644 1.40546 163.526
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -74.5098 -78.79859 -27.32919 -14.26426

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) 1.14553 1.33633 1.40555 163.54625
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000080 -0.00011 0.000070 0.0316
MIDPOINT 1.14646 1.33765 1.40491 163.2615
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.86229 99.85283 100.07976 100.40468
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00052 0.00107 0.00047 0.098
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.01989