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) 0.66667 0.94872 -0.7439 -0.42857
MEDPRICE 1.08518 1.29643 1.43189 149.0805
MINUS_DM 0.00036 0.00055 0.00059 0.148

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) 64.28571 71.42857 -71.42857 21.42857
Average Directional Index (ADI) 55.29665 48.93653 40.6189 43.68956
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 55.56886 60.45158 56.967 65.57462
Directional Movement Index (DX) 48.69281 25.67568 6.07125 10.76638
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.08537 1.29661 1.43153 149.01101
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.08486 1.29619 1.4318 149.02207
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 190.72747 203.23203 10.78048 43.68107
HT_TRENDLINE 1.08447 1.29578 1.43212 149.04764
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.08525 1.29639 1.43156 149.09285
LINEARREG 1.08542 1.29658 1.43155 149.01077
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00489 0.00349 -0.00224 -0.09961
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.08431 1.29579 1.43206 149.03337
MIDPRICE 1.08488 1.29615 1.43186 149.0255
MINUS_DI 7.103 10.51625 14.05405 16.01163
Moving Average (MA) 1.08486 1.29619 1.4318 149.02207
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 20.58513 17.78203 15.87087 19.87536
SUM 15.18806 18.14661 20.04522 2086.309
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 44.70651 30.39542 65.64949 91.1363
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.08504 1.29615 1.4323 149.121
TRIX 0.00563 0.00674 -0.00266 -0.01241
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.0855 1.29664 1.43151 149.00903
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.08478 1.29618 1.43188 148.98801
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.08537 1.29659 1.43156 149.02832

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) 0.00036 0.00037 0.00036 0.06586
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 64.15018 79.75426 11.59348 107.17864
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00038 0.00028 0.00019 0.04187
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 43.75 91.83673 30.68182 74.34555
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 76.93424 82.26554 26.2882 43.61433
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.08505 1.29632 1.43172 149.0183

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) 33.89121 34.46809 -32.33831 3.30789
Momentum (MOM) 0.00080 0.00061 -0.00024 0.07
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.00052 0.00056 -0.00033 -0.06969
PLUS_DM 0.00105 0.00081 0.00077 0.174
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.07469 0.06251 -0.04538 0.00872
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00075 0.00063 -0.00045 0.000090
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00075 1.00063 0.99955 1.00009
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 66.94561 67.23404 33.83085 51.65394
Stochastic (STOCH) 51.72619 71.73857 32.17172 67.2133
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.08486 1.29618 1.43179 149.00884
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.0852 1.29648 1.43182 149.07767
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.08521 1.29651 1.43179 149.07625
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -21.09375 -4.0404 -69.31818 -25.65445

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) 1.08517 1.29642 1.43194 149.0815
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000090 0.000060 -0.000040 -0.00174
MIDPOINT 1.08485 1.29619 1.43187 149.0205
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.07469 100.06251 99.95462 100.00872
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00027 0.00039 0.00082 0.049
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00175