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) 0.33333 0.35714 1.0 -0.4
MEDPRICE 1.05408 1.26468 1.39743 155.3845
MINUS_DM 0.00045 0.00070 0.00018 0.078

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) -85.71429 -78.57143 14.28571 35.71429
Average Directional Index (ADI) 29.51825 33.08371 40.67553 59.43341
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 38.15857 21.65141 24.52758 37.88369
Directional Movement Index (DX) 36.51163 45.28302 42.85714 24.74954
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.0541 1.26485 1.39749 155.3685
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.05421 1.26499 1.3974 155.3475
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 6.90161 20.09153 203.6832 214.82157
HT_TRENDLINE 1.05433 1.26511 1.39722 155.31185
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.05415 1.26496 1.39744 155.31697
LINEARREG 1.0541 1.26486 1.39743 155.35817
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.001 -0.00112 0.00028 0.09407
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.05432 1.26512 1.39737 155.33683
MIDPRICE 1.05425 1.26485 1.39743 155.341
MINUS_DI 19.87809 23.27366 9.99146 11.8113
Moving Average (MA) 1.05421 1.26499 1.3974 155.3475
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 9.24484 8.7654 24.97865 19.58066
SUM 14.75894 17.70988 19.5636 2174.865
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 1.89998 0.0 54.36768 44.73852
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.05421 1.26449 1.3974 155.314
TRIX -0.00084 -0.00112 0.00027 0.00784
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.05408 1.26485 1.39744 155.35981
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.05425 1.26503 1.39733 155.35846
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.0541 1.26483 1.39747 155.36065

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) 0.00016 0.00023 0.00013 0.04671
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -130.98122 -223.11178 36.60131 154.47154
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.0 0.00012 0.0 0.01923
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 30.0 26.76056 60.0 75.90361
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 47.09957 32.10914 77.31092 61.90798
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.05417 1.26495 1.39741 155.35106

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) -33.33333 -35.59322 26.19048 25.33333
Momentum (MOM) -0.000070 -0.00038 0.000050 0.056
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00010 -0.00014 0.00015 0.06784
PLUS_DM 0.00016 0.00029 0.00030 0.095
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.0294 -0.0332 0.01575 0.0367
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00029 -0.00033 0.00016 0.00037
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99971 0.99967 1.00016 1.00037
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 33.33333 32.20339 63.09524 62.66667
Stochastic (STOCH) 34.38272 38.42895 67.61905 39.2797
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.0542 1.26501 1.39739 155.35211
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.05408 1.26468 1.39743 155.382
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.05408 1.26468 1.39743 155.38075
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -87.7551 -73.61111 -44.82759 -18.42105

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) 1.05407 1.26467 1.39743 155.38325
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000020 -0.000020 0.0 0.00164
MIDPOINT 1.05425 1.2649 1.39741 155.3455
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.9706 99.9668 100.01575 100.0367
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00015 0.00037 0.000020 0.083
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00037