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) -0.73333 0.03846 -0.3125 0.75281
MEDPRICE 1.05466 1.2655 1.39688 155.0155
MINUS_DM 0.00065 0.00080 0.00050 0.209

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) 50.0 21.42857 -50.0 42.85714
Average Directional Index (ADI) 11.27735 11.45835 19.65364 11.16616
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 7.58585 12.33523 15.32903 11.9907
Directional Movement Index (DX) 9.85915 17.58691 1.96078 6.3254
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.0547 1.26562 1.3969 154.99196
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.05472 1.26553 1.39698 154.99307
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 26.33539 184.04182 38.2066 235.96067
HT_TRENDLINE 1.0548 1.26552 1.39702 154.99899
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.05466 1.26557 1.39697 154.89666
LINEARREG 1.05472 1.26567 1.39689 155.00803
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.000010 0.00121 -0.00078 0.13184
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.05472 1.26539 1.39707 154.97811
MIDPRICE 1.05473 1.26542 1.39702 154.9795
MINUS_DI 17.18062 17.11055 14.00456 13.88526
Moving Average (MA) 1.05472 1.26553 1.39698 154.99307
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 14.09692 11.99226 13.46592 15.76048
SUM 14.76613 17.71741 19.55777 2169.903
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 18.61205 7.7775 8.60075 78.02463
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.05474 1.26566 1.39678 154.889
TRIX -0.00096 -0.00012 0.00106 -0.00035
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.05472 1.26569 1.39688 155.01033
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.05473 1.26552 1.39704 155.00586
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.0547 1.26561 1.3969 154.9828

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) 0.00027 0.00037 0.00026 0.11279
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -68.08458 -20.61954 -63.30179 44.76548
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00013 0.00017 0.00012 0.05982
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 2.5 28.0 38.70968 87.8453
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 15.57595 54.12063 48.74627 70.72468
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.05472 1.26558 1.39695 154.99806

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) -10.11236 0.95238 -14.28571 -0.62422
Momentum (MOM) 0.000020 0.000010 -0.00033 -0.004
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.000070 0.000020 -0.000040 0.00202
PLUS_DM 0.00054 0.00062 0.00050 0.249
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.01707 0.00158 -0.01503 -0.00322
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00017 0.000020 -0.00015 -0.000030
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99983 1.00002 0.99985 0.99997
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 44.94382 50.47619 42.85714 49.68789
Stochastic (STOCH) 25.83333 43.37652 51.82182 43.61258
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.05472 1.26555 1.39699 155.01234
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.05464 1.2655 1.39687 155.023
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.05463 1.26551 1.39687 155.02675
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -76.47059 -41.0 -78.18182 -21.73913

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) 1.05466 1.2655 1.39688 155.01
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.0 0.000020 -0.000010 0.0023
MIDPOINT 1.05476 1.26544 1.39704 154.986
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.98293 100.00158 99.98497 99.99678
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00015 0.00026 0.00017 0.164
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00358