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) -0.04545 -0.2069 0.47222 0.60811
MEDPRICE 1.0795 1.29163 1.43268 150.472
MINUS_DM 0.00084 0.00129 0.00092 0.306

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) 42.85714 64.28571 28.57143 -100.0
Average Directional Index (ADI) 21.95535 14.68192 7.51925 19.16924
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 28.34511 30.11191 21.00344 35.6565
Directional Movement Index (DX) 33.91831 1.81366 13.97006 74.33074
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.07969 1.29166 1.43266 150.55229
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.0793 1.2913 1.43254 150.628
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 150.30845 123.34979 262.52541 267.848
HT_TRENDLINE 1.07893 1.29114 1.43252 150.63381
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.07948 1.29147 1.43275 150.54016
LINEARREG 1.07976 1.2918 1.4327 150.52466
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00409 0.00443 0.00145 -0.91086
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.07884 1.29079 1.43237 150.73134
MIDPRICE 1.07936 1.29133 1.43258 150.5885
MINUS_DI 10.89929 16.60644 15.1519 32.95765
Moving Average (MA) 1.0793 1.2913 1.43254 150.628
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 22.08803 17.21993 20.07281 4.85284
SUM 15.11019 18.07814 20.05554 2108.792
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 23.92302 41.18895 100.0 0.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.07938 1.29141 1.4325 150.552
TRIX -0.0097 -0.00855 0.00563 0.00713
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.07983 1.29188 1.43273 150.50876
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.07884 1.29092 1.43272 150.67054
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.07964 1.29168 1.43269 150.53495

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) 0.00055 0.00065 0.00044 0.07593
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 37.30518 47.66553 97.93607 -158.23483
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00039 0.00045 0.00017 0.06955
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 11.49425 11.70213 93.9759 34.06593
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 22.90043 18.03777 80.52173 56.93164
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.07945 1.29146 1.43259 150.59355

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) 23.39181 14.12742 10.90909 -46.61355
Momentum (MOM) 0.00072 0.00058 0.00017 -0.233
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.000070 0.000010 0.00013 -0.01207
PLUS_DM 0.00155 0.00157 0.00123 0.052
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.07417 0.0395 0.01675 -0.15524
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00074 0.00040 0.00017 -0.00155
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00074 1.0004 1.00017 0.99845
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 61.69591 57.06371 55.45455 26.69323
Stochastic (STOCH) 21.77367 22.91433 86.16689 40.78045
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.07934 1.29129 1.43255 150.6322
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.07948 1.29159 1.43272 150.48033
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.07946 1.29157 1.43274 150.4845
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -45.56213 -40.4878 -31.74603 -79.80456

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) 1.07947 1.29159 1.4327 150.47325
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000070 0.000080 0.000030 -0.0159
MIDPOINT 1.07936 1.29137 1.43249 150.6135
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.07417 100.0395 100.01675 99.84476
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00022 0.00030 0.00036 0.111
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00484