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) 187.0 453.6383 366.0 -26.68966
Balance of Power (BOP) -0.11111 0.12766 0.8125 -0.17241
MEDPRICE 1.11869 1.34119 1.40953 157.9435
MINUS_DM 0.00087 0.00101 0.00151 0.132

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) 167.00572 679.34894 364.83485 291.81089
Aroon Oscillator (AROONOSC) -85.71429 -100.0 -100.0 28.57143
Average Directional Index (ADI) 16.10109 11.38315 22.95045 11.24981
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 10.38374 33.52449 53.82434 41.87496
Directional Movement Index (DX) 27.37374 54.49385 58.75991 11.36189
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.11869 1.34136 1.40987 157.95465
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.11899 1.34158 1.41008 157.9565
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 1.81102 252.47482 -9.02787 177.37976
HT_TRENDLINE 1.11923 1.34159 1.4102 157.93693
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.11867 1.34127 1.4099 157.94893
LINEARREG 1.11865 1.34129 1.40982 157.95417
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.003 -0.00255 -0.00226 -0.02053
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.11933 1.34187 1.41033 157.95883
MIDPRICE 1.11915 1.3415 1.41013 157.9665
MINUS_DI 16.86731 19.21855 26.33341 16.32499
Moving Average (MA) 1.11899 1.34158 1.41008 157.9565
OBV 561.0 927.0 488.0 774.0
PLUS_DI 9.61744 5.66082 6.84047 20.51016
SUM 15.6658 18.78214 19.74107 2211.391
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 38.90558 9.67116 0.0 20.47096
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.11883 1.34095 1.40999 157.973
TRIX -0.00061 0.00234 -0.00655 -0.00571
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.11859 1.34125 1.40978 157.95381
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.1191 1.34171 1.40996 157.93264
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.11871 1.34131 1.40986 157.943

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) 0.00041 0.00046 0.00046 0.058
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -82.98727 -121.60753 -152.88844 -35.34982
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00028 0.00023 0.00028 0.03511
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 40.90909 54.6875 28.0 57.14286
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 58.99811 69.59557 52.37781 48.9441
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.11887 1.34148 1.40999 157.95572

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) -28.91986 -32.06107 -29.09699 7.73196
Momentum (MOM) -0.00050 -0.00040 -0.00023 0.008
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00023 -0.000050 -0.00018 -0.01062
PLUS_DM 0.00055 0.00037 0.00044 0.137
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.07414 -0.06259 -0.06168 0.019
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00074 -0.00063 -0.00062 0.00019
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99926 0.99937 0.99938 1.00019
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 35.54007 33.96947 35.45151 53.86598
Stochastic (STOCH) 48.4215 35.62047 52.35017 42.85771
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.11894 1.34161 1.41002 157.96904
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.11871 1.34122 1.40957 157.94333
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.11872 1.34124 1.40959 157.94325
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -84.74576 -67.88991 -81.57895 -64.96815

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) 1.11872 1.34123 1.40953 157.9445
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000050 -0.000040 -0.000040 -0.00036
MIDPOINT 1.11918 1.34165 1.41022 157.971
Money Flow Index (MFI) 42.48546 23.46889 55.07119 44.14327
ROCR100 99.92586 99.93741 99.93832 100.019
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00027 0.00047 0.00055 0.029
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00123