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) 0.125 0.02273 0.65672 0.6
MEDPRICE 1.03962 1.25166 1.43728 156.7225
MINUS_DM 0.00216 0.00473 0.00293 0.219

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) -35.71429 -85.71429 -100.0 35.71429
Average Directional Index (ADI) 14.46058 47.72367 20.41411 11.30497
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 16.16048 20.98393 18.01633 9.94543
Directional Movement Index (DX) 23.23232 67.80488 89.28225 21.75347
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.0393 1.2512 1.43806 156.76853
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.03997 1.25315 1.43853 156.65321
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 260.41832 -36.85571 258.04943 158.59686
HT_TRENDLINE 1.0398 1.25406 1.43845 156.56931
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.03931 1.25095 1.43786 156.71358
LINEARREG 1.03882 1.25067 1.43782 156.7958
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.01014 -0.02188 -0.00627 1.25665
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.04112 1.25563 1.43924 156.51063
MIDPRICE 1.04032 1.25314 1.43816 156.576
MINUS_DI 20.21541 30.57011 30.68637 12.26045
Moving Average (MA) 1.03997 1.25315 1.43853 156.65321
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 12.59321 5.8652 1.73756 19.07756
SUM 14.55952 17.54408 20.13943 2193.145
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 100.0 86.85161 0.0 28.02838
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.03924 1.25077 1.43791 156.673
TRIX -0.00529 -0.00451 0.00686 0.00142
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.03864 1.25029 1.43771 156.81774
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.03993 1.25371 1.43884 156.60906
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.0392 1.25106 1.43791 156.76314

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) 0.00086 0.0012 0.00069 0.12729
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -25.85911 -66.52809 -187.45587 54.1711
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00087 0.00161 0.00049 0.10951
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 84.48276 70.76023 37.97468 59.64912
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 68.76561 73.36518 63.64546 75.16641
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.03958 1.25232 1.43829 156.70074

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) -17.0068 -43.37789 -51.6035 28.73862
Momentum (MOM) -0.00111 -0.00244 -0.00145 0.181
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.000060 -0.001 0.00028 0.05539
PLUS_DM 0.00152 0.00099 0.00017 0.293
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.09609 -0.28438 -0.12297 0.1412
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00096 -0.00284 -0.00123 0.00141
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99904 0.99716 0.99877 1.00141
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 41.4966 28.31106 24.19825 64.36931
Stochastic (STOCH) 51.68909 30.05053 34.26017 43.32054
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.03987 1.2531 1.43856 156.66691
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.03966 1.25171 1.43737 156.72833
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.03967 1.25174 1.43742 156.73125
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -68.78981 -76.2279 -75.10373 -13.39286

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) 1.03966 1.25173 1.43731 156.723
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.00018 -0.00038 -0.00011 0.02194
MIDPOINT 1.04014 1.25324 1.43845 156.6025
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.90391 99.71562 99.87703 100.1412
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00052 0.00103 0.00096 0.055
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.01199