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) -0.32653 -0.65517 0.66 0.2809
MEDPRICE 1.13609 1.32153 1.38528 142.9495
MINUS_DM 0.00089 0.00082 0.00183 0.305

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 57.14286 -100.0 14.28571
Average Directional Index (ADI) 25.65615 14.71671 14.57775 22.13667
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 16.04615 26.83686 28.11137 14.06215
Directional Movement Index (DX) 39.70818 41.939 57.6087 16.54135
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.13609 1.32156 1.38526 143.02722
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.13574 1.32116 1.38586 143.07714
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 208.63945 196.33194 -11.36487 100.64685
HT_TRENDLINE 1.13526 1.3207 1.3865 143.07239
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.13568 1.32119 1.3855 143.03773
LINEARREG 1.13605 1.32159 1.38519 143.01931
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00272 0.00382 -0.0059 -0.50973
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.13544 1.32072 1.38652 143.13497
MIDPRICE 1.13584 1.32119 1.3861 143.0605
MINUS_DI 9.96555 9.9043 31.15408 22.23326
Moving Average (MA) 1.13574 1.32116 1.38586 143.07714
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 23.09216 24.21258 8.37937 15.92188
SUM 15.90042 18.49619 19.40197 2003.08
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 23.69166 13.65955 81.84281 0.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.13549 1.32104 1.38592 143.059
TRIX -0.00125 -0.0062 0.00436 -0.00413
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.1361 1.32166 1.38508 143.01042
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.13555 1.3208 1.38632 143.05698
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.13594 1.32142 1.38536 143.01933

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) 0.00063 0.00059 0.00053 0.09886
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 62.12445 56.10948 -79.65308 -191.90218
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00038 0.00041 0.00051 0.0451
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 57.0 48.51485 55.05618 35.21127
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 38.6478 25.0213 79.2767 57.59848
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.13585 1.3213 1.38563 143.05787

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) 30.25641 41.69492 -58.49057 13.62007
Momentum (MOM) 0.00046 0.00055 -0.00083 -0.133
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.00057 0.00041 -0.00036 -0.08806
PLUS_DM 0.00173 0.00168 0.00063 0.157
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.10399 0.09318 -0.13407 0.05318
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00104 0.00093 -0.00134 0.00053
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00104 1.00093 0.99866 1.00053
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 65.12821 70.84746 20.75472 56.81004
Stochastic (STOCH) 40.27698 40.69767 49.66578 40.8193
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.13585 1.32127 1.38573 143.08046
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.13602 1.32145 1.38536 142.95967
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.13599 1.32142 1.3854 142.96475
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -47.08995 -44.44444 -77.1028 -75.88424

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) 1.13603 1.32151 1.38532 142.9585
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000050 0.000070 -0.00010 -0.0089
MIDPOINT 1.13584 1.32121 1.38604 143.064
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.10399 100.09318 99.86593 100.05318
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00066 0.00064 0.00050 0.134
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00203