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) -0.56667 -0.14286 0.76 -0.1
MEDPRICE 1.0804 1.29247 1.43171 150.449
MINUS_DM 0.00023 0.00032 0.00137 0.171

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 -78.57143 -42.85714
Average Directional Index (ADI) 35.79806 16.05179 21.74171 46.45024
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 20.54615 17.24145 11.58484 26.66339
Directional Movement Index (DX) 71.36015 50.59382 68.3224 35.54878
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.08045 1.29247 1.43179 150.43397
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.08005 1.2921 1.43224 150.49614
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 178.13969 197.85487 311.6433 25.03155
HT_TRENDLINE 1.07977 1.29179 1.43242 150.53505
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.08046 1.29254 1.43176 150.42809
LINEARREG 1.08051 1.29245 1.43168 150.4308
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00404 0.00311 -0.00497 -0.57596
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.07959 1.29175 1.43281 150.56149
MIDPRICE 1.08003 1.29213 1.43221 150.498
MINUS_DI 4.69093 7.30337 31.69225 18.7342
Moving Average (MA) 1.08005 1.2921 1.43224 150.49614
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 28.06715 22.26124 5.96436 8.9078
SUM 15.12067 18.08937 20.05141 2106.946
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 30.95348 89.24493 7.05061 47.97422
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.08055 1.29261 1.43185 150.422
TRIX 0.00185 0.00031 0.00101 -0.00091
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.08058 1.2925 1.43159 150.42075
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.07991 1.29191 1.43245 150.51507
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.08045 1.2925 1.43173 150.43489

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 0.00031 0.00031 0.065
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 84.80392 117.41166 -92.82447 -69.87048
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00031 0.00025 0.00038 0.05039
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 59.52381 78.7234 51.35135 36.84211
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 50.61405 67.47589 68.61371 37.79316
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.0802 1.29222 1.43206 150.47436

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) 41.99134 46.66667 -50.29586 -2.24033
Momentum (MOM) 0.00076 0.00081 -0.00093 -0.111
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.00044 0.00041 -0.00021 -0.06262
PLUS_DM 0.00124 0.00080 0.00024 0.043
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.08986 0.07046 -0.05933 -0.00731
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00090 0.00070 -0.00059 -0.000070
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.0009 1.0007 0.99941 0.99993
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 70.99567 73.33333 24.85207 48.87984
Stochastic (STOCH) 66.3325 80.01091 30.49676 49.37748
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.08007 1.29205 1.43227 150.49829
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.08039 1.29248 1.43173 150.447
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.08039 1.29249 1.43174 150.446
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -16.19048 -10.41667 -84.92063 -83.95062

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) 1.08043 1.2925 1.43169 150.44675
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000070 0.000050 -0.000090 -0.01005
MIDPOINT 1.07999 1.29212 1.43223 150.497
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.08986 100.07046 99.94067 99.99269
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00030 0.00028 0.00025 0.036
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00254