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) 0.0 0.10526 0.3 -0.80597
MEDPRICE 1.17895 1.35126 1.36817 155.9545
MINUS_DM 0.00072 0.00056 0.00042 0.09

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) -100.0 -100.0 50.0 50.0
Average Directional Index (ADI) 49.19384 38.06535 35.59857 29.48532
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 37.16064 14.09549 17.40137 16.81221
Directional Movement Index (DX) 76.25571 36.98202 20.23375 39.75283
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.17901 1.35132 1.36817 155.86434
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.17927 1.35144 1.36812 155.82129
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 4.43132 13.00728 206.46883 202.13713
HT_TRENDLINE 1.17961 1.35169 1.368 155.78207
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.17908 1.35139 1.36811 155.85245
LINEARREG 1.17906 1.35139 1.36813 155.85751
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00189 -0.00043 0.00011 0.31934
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.17948 1.35148 1.36811 155.78506
MIDPRICE 1.17922 1.35145 1.36817 155.868
MINUS_DI 21.84246 19.71641 13.65683 10.41759
Moving Average (MA) 1.17927 1.35144 1.36812 155.82129
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 2.94251 9.07045 20.58529 24.16526
SUM 16.50978 18.9201 19.15369 2181.498
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 0.76034 44.62289 45.9901 100.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.17911 1.35141 1.36805 155.843
TRIX 0.00329 0.00196 -0.00073 -0.00217
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.17902 1.35138 1.36813 155.86309
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.17953 1.3516 1.36805 155.79454
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.17904 1.35136 1.36815 155.87103

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) 0.00024 0.00024 0.00022 0.06093
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -168.29268 -127.38354 83.65308 277.8263
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00015 0.0 0.0 0.0349
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 22.0 24.4898 88.88889 64.3617
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 52.33683 57.64583 70.35091 45.64429
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.1792 1.35142 1.36812 155.83336

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) -61.64384 -43.58974 15.43624 38.0
Momentum (MOM) -0.00036 -0.00010 0.00014 0.1
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00024 -0.00017 0.00010 0.03485
PLUS_DM 0.00010 0.00031 0.00057 0.197
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.07628 -0.03773 0.01681 0.07317
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00076 -0.00038 0.00017 0.00073
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99924 0.99962 1.00017 1.00073
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 19.17808 28.20513 57.71812 69.0
Stochastic (STOCH) 33.33806 35.47484 47.86862 60.53453
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.17926 1.35142 1.36812 155.8117
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.17895 1.35127 1.36819 155.94333
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.17896 1.35128 1.3682 155.93775
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -84.72222 -78.18182 -38.88889 -27.91667

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) 1.17896 1.35127 1.36819 155.95125
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000030 -0.000010 0.0 0.00557
MIDPOINT 1.17926 1.35144 1.36819 155.8435
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.92372 99.96227 100.01681 100.07317
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00024 0.00023 0.00020 0.142
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00122