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) 0.0 -0.16667 -0.66667 0.11111
MEDPRICE 1.03198 1.24055 1.43388 152.035
MINUS_DM 0.00065 0.00116 0.00077 0.05

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 -71.42857 -71.42857 71.42857
Average Directional Index (ADI) 17.98925 24.88765 10.12046 42.42546
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 15.40738 23.42267 16.19974 40.73649
Directional Movement Index (DX) 16.83071 26.12326 22.18798 61.03077
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.03163 1.24007 1.43409 151.96994
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.03157 1.24031 1.43422 151.8975
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 308.24574 -22.16643 76.23037 62.60558
HT_TRENDLINE 1.03161 1.24057 1.43434 151.92508
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.03167 1.24019 1.43407 152.02638
LINEARREG 1.03161 1.24 1.43416 152.013
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00037 -0.00271 -0.00054 1.01799
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.03152 1.24062 1.43428 151.782
MIDPRICE 1.03167 1.24039 1.43417 151.9115
MINUS_DI 14.65487 22.07376 12.57157 6.34201
Moving Average (MA) 1.03157 1.24031 1.43422 151.8975
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 20.58619 12.92971 19.7411 26.20678
SUM 14.44192 17.36433 20.07913 2126.565
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 100.0 100.0 0.0 98.53813
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.03166 1.24013 1.43368 151.991
TRIX -0.00196 0.00219 0.0039 -0.0111
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.03161 1.23995 1.43415 152.03077
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.03155 1.24051 1.43435 151.8539
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.03168 1.24013 1.43407 151.99748

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) 0.00031 0.00039 0.00044 0.064
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 188.62794 63.99658 -184.08304 125.43458
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00017 0.00026 0.00020 0.07533
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 71.42857 63.36634 9.47368 76.42276
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 48.33152 39.97655 32.9763 34.38082
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.03158 1.24021 1.4342 151.936

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) 7.18232 -16.74208 -0.34602 64.93506
Momentum (MOM) 0.00055 0.000050 -0.00068 0.175
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.00011 -0.000050 -0.00012 -0.05478
PLUS_DM 0.00080 0.00069 0.00107 0.234
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.0126 -0.02982 -0.00070 0.13173
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00013 -0.00030 -0.000010 0.00132
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00013 0.9997 0.99999 1.00132
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 53.59116 41.62896 49.82699 82.46753
Stochastic (STOCH) 59.39909 50.64987 25.34136 81.04643
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.0315 1.24024 1.43429 151.88848
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.03196 1.24051 1.43384 152.03133
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.03194 1.24049 1.43382 152.0295
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -23.91304 -47.96748 -90.81633 -10.24735

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) 1.03194 1.2405 1.43389 152.0285
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000010 -0.000050 -0.000010 0.01777
MIDPOINT 1.03159 1.24039 1.43413 151.9145
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.0126 99.97018 99.9993 100.13173
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00046 0.00061 0.00039 0.036
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00568