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) -0.5625 -0.43478 0.25 -0.66038
MEDPRICE 1.07882 1.29094 1.43052 149.9225
MINUS_DM 0.00127 0.00188 0.00028 0.13

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 -100.0 85.71429 64.28571
Average Directional Index (ADI) 32.75417 31.98961 18.75245 14.98479
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 27.57614 31.4839 33.87919 18.19154
Directional Movement Index (DX) 91.60839 86.67578 65.11739 23.71925
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.0789 1.29111 1.43048 149.86627
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.07939 1.29179 1.43014 149.84929
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE -40.44962 -33.44052 110.87526 210.2243
HT_TRENDLINE 1.07957 1.29211 1.43008 149.81895
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.07886 1.29103 1.4305 149.86889
LINEARREG 1.07878 1.29095 1.4306 149.85474
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00541 -0.00743 0.0041 0.0481
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.08 1.29264 1.42967 149.84383
MIDPRICE 1.07937 1.29187 1.43006 149.8725
MINUS_DI 34.74444 34.5604 4.67326 13.68089
Moving Average (MA) 1.07939 1.29179 1.43014 149.84929
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 1.52165 2.46679 22.12094 22.18894
SUM 15.11147 18.0851 20.02193 2097.89
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 0.0 0.0 92.52832 96.10675
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.07873 1.29112 1.43037 149.866
TRIX 0.00157 0.00206 -0.00195 -0.00121
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.07868 1.29082 1.43067 149.85558
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.07958 1.29209 1.43001 149.83247
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.07883 1.29102 1.43053 149.86778

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) 0.00028 0.00043 0.00043 0.06743
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -109.12892 -128.24762 100.63857 194.85893
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00039 0.00054 0.00032 0.02672
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 12.12121 7.29167 71.21212 67.80822
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 33.95079 39.01837 56.81943 39.15547
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.07919 1.29151 1.43029 149.8511

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) -88.0597 -81.03448 31.45161 16.0804
Momentum (MOM) -0.00098 -0.00116 0.00071 0.029
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00022 -0.00030 0.00011 0.02964
PLUS_DM 0.000060 0.00015 0.00121 0.186
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.10926 -0.14542 0.05455 0.04271
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00109 -0.00145 0.00055 0.00043
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99891 0.99855 1.00055 1.00043
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 5.97015 9.48276 65.72581 58.0402
Stochastic (STOCH) 22.60766 17.24818 72.58633 48.72157
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.07941 1.2918 1.43013 149.84536
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.0788 1.29092 1.43053 149.91567
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.07879 1.29091 1.43053 149.91225
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -94.11765 -96.66667 -14.28571 -30.71895

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) 1.07882 1.29094 1.43051 149.921
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000090 -0.00013 0.000070 0.00084
MIDPOINT 1.07934 1.29182 1.43005 149.8545
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.89074 99.85458 100.05455 100.04271
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00017 0.00027 0.00028 0.081
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00071