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) 0.08 -0.36364 0.44444 -0.06667
MEDPRICE 1.17931 1.36583 1.35834 143.843
MINUS_DM 0.00155 0.00123 0.00222 1.205

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) 71.42857 64.28571 -78.57143 -21.42857
Average Directional Index (ADI) 17.52235 13.40318 13.28405 43.87461
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 26.40686 25.1505 23.47968 33.62061
Directional Movement Index (DX) 64.89676 68.62821 69.20564 89.22825
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.17963 1.36635 1.35846 143.69262
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.17761 1.3644 1.35926 144.10629
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 141.04959 122.37339 297.506 -18.33471
HT_TRENDLINE 1.17627 1.36359 1.35967 144.4951
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.17934 1.36619 1.35839 143.85403
LINEARREG 1.18033 1.3674 1.35812 143.58783
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.02398 0.02636 -0.01009 -4.56041
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.17489 1.36141 1.3604 144.62474
MIDPRICE 1.17568 1.3624 1.36023 144.4055
MINUS_DI 6.63627 5.03987 22.79505 40.32689
Moving Average (MA) 1.17761 1.3644 1.35926 144.10629
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 31.17373 27.09008 4.14856 2.29559
SUM 16.48658 19.10167 19.02964 2017.488
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 97.03896 2.08048 0.0 0.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.17958 1.36626 1.3582 143.864
TRIX -0.00572 -0.00798 0.00982 0.00019
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.18075 1.36786 1.35794 143.50807
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.17655 1.36347 1.35994 144.31817
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.17958 1.36633 1.35841 143.74926

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) 0.00167 0.00176 0.001 0.26743
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 63.75587 45.11637 -87.30366 -49.5469
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00226 0.00249 0.00094 0.4435
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 79.2 28.91566 15.90909 18.84058
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 51.09417 33.73823 46.84006 46.32124
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.17852 1.3654 1.35888 143.93347

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) 53.76 49.44882 -50.98039 -69.49153
Momentum (MOM) 0.00065 0.00031 -0.00038 -0.047
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.00069 0.00027 0.000080 -0.26653
PLUS_DM 0.00571 0.00543 0.00058 0.086
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.57309 0.46194 -0.26726 -0.90387
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00573 0.00462 -0.00267 -0.00904
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00573 1.00462 0.99733 0.99096
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 76.88 74.72441 24.5098 15.25424
Stochastic (STOCH) 79.42029 46.25203 23.97087 32.02407
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.17804 1.36497 1.35911 143.99564
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.17932 1.36581 1.35834 143.84233
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.17932 1.3658 1.35834 143.842
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -3.33333 -7.45891 -96.54321 -91.90794

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) 1.17931 1.36583 1.35831 143.8425
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.00042 0.00046 -0.00018 -0.07976
MIDPOINT 1.17583 1.36249 1.35999 144.4485
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.57309 100.46194 99.73274 99.09613
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00025 0.00059 0.00027 0.03
Variance 0.000010 0.000010 0.0 0.19669