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) -0.07692 -0.15789 0.2 0.54545
MEDPRICE 1.16512 1.3592 1.38583 159.3095
MINUS_DM 0.00023 0.000060 0.00069 0.148

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) 57.14286 92.85714 -35.71429 -57.14286
Average Directional Index (ADI) 26.02648 24.78233 15.82832 27.85508
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 38.45909 41.90592 17.57661 43.7791
Directional Movement Index (DX) 44.72789 83.19783 17.94872 55.9322
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.16496 1.3591 1.38589 159.34059
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.16482 1.3588 1.38589 159.39479
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 63.98739 91.5032 236.70665 304.22228
HT_TRENDLINE 1.16484 1.35878 1.38583 159.4132
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.16507 1.35915 1.38577 159.31785
LINEARREG 1.16502 1.35922 1.38583 159.33209
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.0017 0.00377 -0.00058 -0.55267
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.16463 1.35837 1.38596 159.45749
MIDPRICE 1.1649 1.35881 1.38586 159.382
MINUS_DI 10.0 1.95214 16.35667 32.65168
Moving Average (MA) 1.16482 1.3588 1.38589 159.39479
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 26.18462 21.28463 11.37856 9.22765
SUM 16.30752 19.02315 19.4025 2231.527
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 100.0 86.1214 54.59818 0.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.16504 1.35911 1.38571 159.328
TRIX -0.00083 -0.00084 0.0012 0.00102
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.16505 1.35929 1.38582 159.32244
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.16477 1.3587 1.3859 159.41727
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.16501 1.35916 1.38589 159.32768

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) 0.00018 0.00026 0.00030 0.03243
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 156.19835 106.73575 -13.0597 -138.17796
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00014 0.00027 0.00017 0.04505
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 75.0 72.34043 37.77778 10.71429
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 19.35564 31.1331 76.99056 50.79777
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.16489 1.35894 1.38587 159.37389

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) 40.90909 48.14815 -1.96078 -62.05128
Momentum (MOM) 0.00031 0.00056 -0.000010 -0.113
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.0 0.000060 0.000080 -0.0215
PLUS_DM 0.00065 0.00078 0.00046 0.04
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.03091 0.04785 -0.00289 -0.07589
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00031 0.00048 -0.000030 -0.00076
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00031 1.00048 0.99997 0.99924
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 70.45455 74.07407 49.01961 18.97436
Stochastic (STOCH) 80.42328 77.14736 33.01771 14.02784
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.1648 1.35879 1.38585 159.40457
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.16511 1.35919 1.38585 159.31067
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.1651 1.35919 1.38585 159.31125
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -20.68966 -13.26531 -47.22222 -94.23077

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) 1.1651 1.3592 1.38585 159.30975
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000030 0.000070 -0.000010 -0.00965
MIDPOINT 1.16487 1.35877 1.38591 159.383
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.03091 100.04785 99.99711 99.92411
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00013 0.00019 0.00011 0.015
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00203