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) 0.41935 -0.77778 0.525 0.03448
MEDPRICE 1.1788 1.35065 1.38259 147.7755
MINUS_DM 0.00103 0.00139 0.00063 0.044

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) -92.85714 -92.85714 57.14286 92.85714
Average Directional Index (ADI) 24.5308 38.60241 18.2663 16.92833
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 36.2931 29.14268 27.14068 22.10583
Directional Movement Index (DX) 63.64706 46.94926 3.40058 54.57788
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.17869 1.35053 1.38281 147.76395
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.17893 1.35095 1.38253 147.73336
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE -16.62258 -10.17784 170.96302 118.98608
HT_TRENDLINE 1.17918 1.3513 1.38229 147.72019
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.17863 1.35046 1.38282 147.7755
LINEARREG 1.17864 1.35048 1.38285 147.77523
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00257 -0.00408 0.00285 0.36908
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.17922 1.35141 1.3822 147.69149
MIDPRICE 1.17901 1.3508 1.38245 147.7375
MINUS_DI 23.12936 31.62842 15.48125 8.63863
Moving Average (MA) 1.17893 1.35095 1.38253 147.73336
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 5.13801 11.4183 16.57122 29.39846
SUM 16.50504 18.91324 19.35538 2068.267
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 100.0 21.92123 0.0 80.50469
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.17848 1.34999 1.38287 147.8
TRIX -0.00157 0.00070 -0.00101 -0.00084
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.17859 1.35041 1.3829 147.78167
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.17903 1.35117 1.38237 147.71851
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.17872 1.35053 1.3828 147.76821

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) 0.00033 0.00039 0.00030 0.03629
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -38.43026 -99.89398 21.12069 108.13594
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00024 0.00032 0.00025 0.02874
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 72.54902 47.22222 44.23077 67.46988
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 62.9581 30.30268 57.60502 42.79157
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.17883 1.35079 1.38264 147.74731

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) -31.31313 -62.28571 21.42857 57.37705
Momentum (MOM) -0.00016 -0.00061 0.00051 0.065
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00022 -0.00028 0.00017 0.00799
PLUS_DM 0.00023 0.00061 0.00061 0.134
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.05257 -0.08065 0.02604 0.07111
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00053 -0.00081 0.00026 0.00071
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99947 0.99919 1.00026 1.00071
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 34.34343 18.85714 60.71429 78.68852
Stochastic (STOCH) 53.31466 43.01347 64.23854 63.86151
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.17887 1.35092 1.38255 147.73648
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.17881 1.3506 1.3826 147.77467
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.17882 1.35057 1.3826 147.77425
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -65.09434 -68.51852 -31.52174 -21.6

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) 1.17879 1.35066 1.38255 147.774
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000040 -0.000070 0.000050 0.00644
MIDPOINT 1.17905 1.35102 1.38247 147.7305
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.94743 99.91935 100.02604 100.07111
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00034 0.00045 0.00044 0.029
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00083