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) -0.06061 0.60714 0.83721 -0.48387
MEDPRICE 1.04005 1.2523 1.43782 157.1375
MINUS_DM 0.00117 0.00176 0.00072 0.104

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 -50.0 42.85714 50.0
Average Directional Index (ADI) 24.41467 14.46578 20.25537 51.94055
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 11.81306 16.70305 8.2754 22.77951
Directional Movement Index (DX) 8.41846 44.07731 29.06404 11.89873
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.04064 1.25283 1.43763 157.10106
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.04068 1.25317 1.43745 157.10621
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 158.14725 314.65288 188.47039 0.5704
HT_TRENDLINE 1.04066 1.25331 1.43728 157.12099
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.04042 1.25265 1.43755 157.127
LINEARREG 1.04072 1.25283 1.43759 157.09857
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00035 -0.003 0.00124 -0.06737
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.04064 1.25351 1.43731 157.11386
MIDPRICE 1.04066 1.25304 1.43747 157.101
MINUS_DI 19.08956 26.25838 12.02312 20.15635
Moving Average (MA) 1.04068 1.25317 1.43745 157.10621
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 16.12503 10.19202 21.8754 15.86971
SUM 14.56951 17.54439 20.12424 2199.487
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.04062 1.25284 1.4374 157.107
TRIX 0.00023 -0.00024 0.00015 -0.00015
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.04072 1.25278 1.43761 157.0974
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.04072 1.25332 1.43734 157.11001
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.04052 1.25272 1.43767 157.1094

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) 0.00044 0.00048 0.00042 0.042
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -156.41753 -198.75051 191.97832 114.39394
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00031 0.00035 0.00021 0.02156
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 14.63415 17.6 90.42553 73.46939
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 39.0948 45.58656 71.46798 30.79168
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.04069 1.25306 1.43749 157.10367

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) -20.14388 -38.67596 23.57724 -4.23729
Momentum (MOM) -0.00030 -0.00058 0.00033 0.018
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.0 -0.00017 0.00017 -0.00725
PLUS_DM 0.00090 0.00065 0.00127 0.092
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.05381 -0.08855 0.04035 -0.00636
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00054 -0.00089 0.00040 -0.000060
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99946 0.99911 1.0004 0.99994
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 39.92806 30.66202 61.78862 47.88136
Stochastic (STOCH) 27.70436 21.17915 67.91317 71.9898
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.0408 1.25327 1.43739 157.09766
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.04006 1.25233 1.43787 157.134
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.04006 1.25234 1.43789 157.13225
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -88.23529 -87.57062 -7.62712 -25.0

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) 1.04007 1.2523 1.4378 157.136
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000010 -0.000050 0.000020 -0.00118
MIDPOINT 1.04062 1.25303 1.43756 157.1035
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.94619 99.91145 100.04035 99.99364
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00054 0.00052 0.00050 0.031
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00046