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) 0.5 0.37037 -0.05882 0.47887
MEDPRICE 1.14635 1.33428 1.40088 157.8315
MINUS_DM 0.00068 0.00094 0.00091 0.182

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) 64.28571 64.28571 -35.71429 35.71429
Average Directional Index (ADI) 8.30842 30.79671 12.47755 15.63469
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 7.88863 31.30326 20.06231 45.18603
Directional Movement Index (DX) 5.02693 19.17366 32.93785 10.50087
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.14659 1.33445 1.40065 157.78861
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.14653 1.33454 1.40053 157.76986
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 178.96887 82.60529 41.49678 -12.28961
HT_TRENDLINE 1.14639 1.33457 1.40055 157.79327
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.1464 1.33427 1.40094 157.867
LINEARREG 1.1466 1.33448 1.40064 157.78337
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00057 -0.00047 0.00097 0.11912
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.14647 1.33459 1.40042 157.75634
MIDPRICE 1.14653 1.33458 1.40062 157.7655
MINUS_DI 18.25558 21.6438 12.96418 18.32232
Moving Average (MA) 1.14653 1.33454 1.40053 157.76986
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 16.50804 14.67933 25.699 14.83999
SUM 16.05149 18.68352 19.60746 2208.778
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 0.0 34.32667 95.04335 99.22877
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.14648 1.33441 1.40105 157.886
TRIX -0.00211 -0.00942 -0.00035 0.02674
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.14661 1.33448 1.40066 157.78545
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.14642 1.33429 1.40048 157.85886
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.14652 1.33441 1.40077 157.82325

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) 0.00035 0.00047 0.00050 0.08529
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -79.15273 -98.96801 91.58398 101.73279
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00017 0.00020 0.00033 0.061
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 18.66667 19.14894 79.45205 89.24731
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 55.46135 58.68764 62.91343 90.35927
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.14656 1.33452 1.40057 157.77436

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) -3.82514 -8.21918 18.60465 0.85106
Momentum (MOM) -0.00032 -0.00056 0.00076 0.059
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.000070 -0.00036 -0.000040 0.09241
PLUS_DM 0.00081 0.00096 0.00116 0.178
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.00611 -0.01798 0.04571 0.00253
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.000060 -0.00018 0.00046 0.000030
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99994 0.99982 1.00046 1.00003
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 48.08743 45.89041 59.30233 50.42553
Stochastic (STOCH) 27.36776 24.64753 82.10934 83.31036
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.14659 1.33455 1.40041 157.74505
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.14635 1.33429 1.40088 157.843
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.14636 1.3343 1.40089 157.84875
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -68.53933 -75.24752 -27.2 -8.29876

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) 1.14632 1.33427 1.40089 157.84025
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000010 -0.000010 0.000020 0.00208
MIDPOINT 1.14651 1.33458 1.40058 157.761
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.99389 99.98202 100.04571 100.00253
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00026 0.00027 0.00017 0.071
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00372