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) 0.26667 -0.20833 -0.11765 0.39535
MEDPRICE 1.02677 1.23843 1.43953 157.3415
MINUS_DM 0.00065 0.00078 0.000040 0.094

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) -50.0 -42.85714 100.0 35.71429
Average Directional Index (ADI) 7.72807 33.38389 62.39182 9.98762
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 14.44558 28.39082 36.85773 13.21364
Directional Movement Index (DX) 8.56777 22.0156 93.29032 15.95874
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.02681 1.23837 1.43939 157.35424
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.02693 1.23864 1.43905 157.32729
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE -5.58523 3.9478 163.9247 118.65923
HT_TRENDLINE 1.02707 1.2389 1.4388 157.31583
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.02692 1.23852 1.43928 157.3649
LINEARREG 1.02681 1.23836 1.43944 157.36006
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00104 -0.00248 0.00345 0.28887
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.02705 1.23892 1.43865 157.29451
MIDPRICE 1.02693 1.23869 1.43907 157.3315
MINUS_DI 16.37416 17.86718 1.01523 14.02816
Moving Average (MA) 1.02693 1.23864 1.43905 157.32729
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 13.78978 11.41954 29.24639 19.35582
SUM 14.377 17.34092 20.14664 2202.582
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 19.28926 84.12653 60.98303 65.14444
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.02697 1.23831 1.43918 157.365
TRIX 0.00135 -0.00058 -0.00088 -0.00078
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.02679 1.23831 1.4395 157.3651
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.02703 1.23876 1.43886 157.31485
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.02683 1.23839 1.43939 157.36134

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) 0.00028 0.00031 0.00028 0.054
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -95.39975 -67.54041 141.42124 36.04193
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00013 0.00020 0.00025 0.03562
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 35.29412 62.5 73.07692 28.23529
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 56.22962 67.53968 53.14507 54.95611
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.02689 1.23854 1.43918 157.33821

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) -23.48993 -31.79191 73.52941 -0.57471
Momentum (MOM) -0.000050 -0.00036 0.00060 0.001
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.000070 -0.00025 0.00023 0.00261
PLUS_DM 0.00049 0.00045 0.00106 0.147
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.03407 -0.04439 0.06952 -0.00127
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00034 -0.00044 0.00070 -0.000010
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99966 0.99956 1.0007 0.99999
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 38.25503 34.10405 86.76471 49.71264
Stochastic (STOCH) 58.58903 61.11111 55.64814 56.30802
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.02691 1.23862 1.43906 157.31939
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.02678 1.23844 1.43951 157.34233
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.02679 1.23845 1.4395 157.34275
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -70.4918 -71.15385 -12.84404 -41.4966

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) 1.02678 1.23846 1.4395 157.3385
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000020 -0.000040 0.000060 0.00504
MIDPOINT 1.02696 1.23864 1.43902 157.3305
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.96593 99.95561 100.06952 99.99873
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00024 0.00024 0.00039 0.045
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00127