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) 0.4 0.48276 0.40741 -0.13793
MEDPRICE 1.0417 1.23246 1.43373 155.5665
MINUS_DM 0.00054 0.00101 0.00107 0.053

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) 28.57143 -100.0 -78.57143 78.57143
Average Directional Index (ADI) 29.55073 21.31678 18.3675 49.68607
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 37.4443 25.84501 16.3498 23.14612
Directional Movement Index (DX) 24.08759 83.94401 19.50172 37.75971
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.04173 1.23262 1.43386 155.57332
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.04184 1.23308 1.43387 155.557
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 24.11215 17.16331 216.11106 190.52616
HT_TRENDLINE 1.04213 1.23368 1.43329 155.53339
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.04179 1.23276 1.4335 155.55422
LINEARREG 1.04182 1.23271 1.43357 155.57171
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00015 -0.00333 -0.00264 0.1297
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.04186 1.23346 1.43417 155.54229
MIDPRICE 1.04187 1.23314 1.43387 155.5565
MINUS_DI 16.41719 28.28206 17.89758 9.95809
Moving Average (MA) 1.04184 1.23308 1.43387 155.557
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 10.04346 2.46867 12.0561 22.04076
SUM 14.58574 17.26318 20.07413 2177.798
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 36.70505 0.9826 68.33641 20.38909
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.04194 1.23282 1.43329 155.527
TRIX 0.00393 0.00094 -0.00118 -0.00252
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.04182 1.23265 1.43352 155.57398
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.04203 1.2334 1.43364 155.53918
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.04177 1.23266 1.43373 155.56866

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) 0.00034 0.00043 0.00042 0.03786
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -83.53909 -197.20035 -31.00068 50.06803
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00013 0.00030 0.00026 0.01887
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 33.89831 27.27273 87.93103 55.71429
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 69.71621 61.13326 70.42648 49.00518
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.04183 1.23296 1.43377 155.5619

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) -8.71795 -53.33333 4.83271 11.52416
Momentum (MOM) -0.00015 -0.00064 -0.00041 0.028
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00021 -0.00054 0.00046 0.02386
PLUS_DM 0.00048 0.00015 0.00018 0.1
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.01632 -0.10374 0.00907 0.01993
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00016 -0.00104 0.000090 0.00020
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99984 0.99896 1.00009 1.0002
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 45.64103 23.33333 52.41636 55.76208
Stochastic (STOCH) 27.9661 29.47833 66.59105 63.31263
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.04185 1.23308 1.43385 155.561
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.04173 1.23251 1.43376 155.56633
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.04174 1.23253 1.43377 155.56625
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -65.0 -83.63636 -56.03448 -38.2716

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) 1.04172 1.23249 1.43374 155.56725
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.0 -0.000060 -0.000050 0.00226
MIDPOINT 1.04188 1.23325 1.43395 155.5555
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.98368 99.89626 100.00907 100.01993
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00025 0.00047 0.00037 0.029
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00036