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) 0.82278 0.67187 -0.43137 -0.73684
MEDPRICE 1.15095 1.35358 1.36367 144.251
MINUS_DM 0.00239 0.00282 0.00182 0.163

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) 7.14286 -85.71429 35.71429 57.14286
Average Directional Index (ADI) 31.03762 14.7642 36.71158 13.08667
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 31.11079 15.33781 26.62879 16.33093
Directional Movement Index (DX) 8.76523 12.4195 0.24648 0.77519
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.14986 1.35301 1.36425 144.3496
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.15002 1.35332 1.36407 144.32257
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 21.52849 303.11665 198.05545 175.761
HT_TRENDLINE 1.15058 1.3534 1.36357 144.25731
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.14908 1.35237 1.36441 144.36764
LINEARREG 1.14993 1.35275 1.36422 144.35109
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00081 -0.00499 0.0013 0.25134
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.15012 1.35389 1.36392 144.29406
MIDPRICE 1.15013 1.35352 1.36404 144.319
MINUS_DI 15.89258 20.90676 19.70783 14.63714
Moving Average (MA) 1.15002 1.35332 1.36407 144.32257
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 18.94629 16.28743 19.80522 14.86584
SUM 16.10033 18.94647 19.09697 2020.516
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.14892 1.35226 1.36452 144.397
TRIX -0.00516 -0.00284 0.00662 -0.00094
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.14992 1.35267 1.36424 144.35547
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.15006 1.35328 1.3641 144.29379
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.1501 1.35309 1.36405 144.32451

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) 0.00106 0.00096 0.00078 0.09764
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 162.79886 43.32935 -71.64527 -123.96667
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00057 0.00067 0.00053 0.05554
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 95.04132 88.41463 12.61261 10.32609
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 76.21837 72.65331 28.97193 27.16945
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.14999 1.35313 1.36412 144.33208

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) 15.5496 2.86576 -2.42991 -5.80431
Momentum (MOM) 0.00114 -0.000040 -0.00059 -0.065
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00035 0.000060 0.00046 0.00831
PLUS_DM 0.00212 0.00133 0.00219 0.205
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.10086 0.01404 -0.00953 -0.02426
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00101 0.00014 -0.00010 -0.00024
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00101 1.00014 0.9999 0.99976
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 57.7748 51.43288 48.78505 47.09784
Stochastic (STOCH) 53.32579 56.08367 45.50399 27.88937
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.14986 1.35312 1.36427 144.34398
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.15104 1.35362 1.36363 144.24467
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.15108 1.35364 1.36361 144.2415
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -4.95868 -42.46032 -74.25743 -85.65574

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) 1.15092 1.35354 1.36366 144.2555
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000010 -0.000090 0.000020 0.00439
MIDPOINT 1.15012 1.35352 1.36408 144.322
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.10086 100.01404 99.99047 99.97574
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00232 0.00154 0.00101 0.156
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00308