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) -0.25806 -0.67857 0.86207 0.53659
MEDPRICE 1.16439 1.35029 1.38747 147.4495
MINUS_DM 0.00122 0.00037 0.00069 0.122

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 50.0 50.0 -28.57143
Average Directional Index (ADI) 22.99539 68.81341 10.71485 36.34386
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 37.31596 19.44137 36.48921 16.85482
Directional Movement Index (DX) 5.6514 66.44576 9.36687 33.33333
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.16458 1.35026 1.38752 147.45469
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.16484 1.34987 1.38741 147.44064
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 226.1763 197.03522 291.48051 53.67327
HT_TRENDLINE 1.16474 1.34943 1.38741 147.45485
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.16442 1.35003 1.38753 147.46982
LINEARREG 1.16449 1.35021 1.38754 147.46597
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00313 0.00297 0.00119 0.22326
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.1652 1.34953 1.38727 147.41531
MIDPRICE 1.16498 1.34983 1.38741 147.43
MINUS_DI 17.93103 4.93232 16.23175 24.08159
Moving Average (MA) 1.16484 1.34987 1.38741 147.44064
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 20.07914 24.46678 19.58683 12.0408
SUM 16.30779 18.89821 19.42372 2064.169
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 0.0 32.74529 73.17322 67.33367
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.1642 1.34995 1.38769 147.475
TRIX -0.00649 0.00208 0.00416 0.00423
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.16443 1.35026 1.38756 147.46987
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.16472 1.34972 1.38752 147.4552
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.16442 1.35021 1.38756 147.46512

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) 0.00048 0.00053 0.00035 0.05257
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -92.32778 124.01323 53.36105 48.52268
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00038 0.00029 0.00015 0.0238
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 25.4902 67.64706 62.7451 63.63636
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 41.45002 44.0138 75.7429 77.11187
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.16472 1.34998 1.38745 147.44909

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) -2.3622 28.6783 -2.77778 -11.60714
Momentum (MOM) -0.00097 0.00057 0.00022 0.044
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.000070 0.00056 0.00018 -0.0053
PLUS_DM 0.00106 0.00149 0.00097 0.089
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.00515 0.08524 -0.00432 -0.01763
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.000050 0.00085 -0.000040 -0.00018
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99995 1.00085 0.99996 0.99982
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 48.8189 64.33915 48.61111 44.19643
Stochastic (STOCH) 26.58853 64.80254 59.07491 69.1796
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.16496 1.34989 1.38738 147.43591
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.16437 1.35026 1.3875 147.453
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.16436 1.35025 1.38752 147.45475
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -91.66667 -18.69919 -26.38889 -26.19048

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) 1.16438 1.3503 1.38746 147.44925
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000050 0.000050 0.000020 0.0039
MIDPOINT 1.16487 1.34987 1.3874 147.4445
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.99485 100.08524 99.99568 99.98237
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00031 0.00041 0.00029 0.041
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00057