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) 0.09091 -0.62857 0.26667 -0.19277
MEDPRICE 1.10366 1.30978 1.4085 146.4395
MINUS_DM 0.00075 0.000060 0.00159 0.076

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) 78.57143 92.85714 -35.71429 71.42857
Average Directional Index (ADI) 47.84526 24.4929 13.31175 56.86459
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 55.90718 28.34057 16.40235 63.99158
Directional Movement Index (DX) 46.35488 90.15829 17.77778 43.83166
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.10309 1.30913 1.40839 146.475
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.10256 1.30863 1.40868 146.38229
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 56.11585 77.34937 266.81868 195.06818
HT_TRENDLINE 1.103 1.30869 1.40876 146.28215
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.10366 1.30943 1.40845 146.44247
LINEARREG 1.10344 1.30936 1.40837 146.47937
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00773 0.00646 -0.00276 0.85572
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.10168 1.30789 1.40899 146.2852
MIDPRICE 1.10269 1.30907 1.40876 146.329
MINUS_DI 9.04117 1.85329 18.40401 8.46244
Moving Average (MA) 1.10256 1.30863 1.40868 146.38229
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 24.66617 35.80871 12.84808 21.66999
SUM 15.43582 18.32078 19.7215 2049.352
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 100.0 100.0 34.09012 0.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.10348 1.3093 1.40895 146.499
TRIX -0.00855 -0.00393 0.00040 0.01072
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.10357 1.30947 1.40832 146.49431
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.10231 1.3084 1.40884 146.36923
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.10346 1.30932 1.4083 146.45962

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) 0.00059 0.00042 0.00082 0.107
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 113.91603 146.59142 -48.24589 60.54037
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00075 0.00049 0.00045 0.07835
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 87.95181 52.63158 42.72727 42.16216
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 69.57043 18.49235 37.82249 20.83416
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.10285 1.30887 1.40857 146.41465

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) 34.23181 58.69565 -16.4 25.55911
Momentum (MOM) 0.00202 0.00131 -0.00072 0.037
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00044 -0.000060 -0.00019 0.11525
PLUS_DM 0.00198 0.00209 0.00146 0.326
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.1152 0.08254 -0.05819 0.1094
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00115 0.00083 -0.00058 0.00109
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00115 1.00083 0.99942 1.00109
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 67.1159 79.34783 41.8 62.77955
Stochastic (STOCH) 89.36948 69.86271 38.66771 56.21622
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.10235 1.30855 1.40879 146.39584
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.10368 1.30969 1.40846 146.43033
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.10369 1.30964 1.40843 146.42575
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -4.44444 -29.71698 -72.83237 -28.15789

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) 1.10368 1.30975 1.40837 146.42975
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.00013 0.00011 -0.000050 0.01494
MIDPOINT 1.10268 1.30882 1.40868 146.3425
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.1152 100.08254 99.94181 100.1094
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00033 0.00072 0.00090 0.083
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00614