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) -0.31579 0.77273 -0.46429 0.44118
MEDPRICE 1.16912 1.35262 1.37564 147.806
MINUS_DM 0.00067 0.00086 0.00114 0.196

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) 28.57143 21.42857 57.14286 -57.14286
Average Directional Index (ADI) 40.28773 8.74343 17.76169 53.59035
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 31.91617 63.20516 37.82738 65.85503
Directional Movement Index (DX) 14.64968 13.71589 75.38462 41.29758
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.16919 1.35285 1.37579 147.77541
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.16928 1.35271 1.37576 147.7815
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 62.54288 167.84091 227.70017 31.07261
HT_TRENDLINE 1.16942 1.35254 1.37562 147.83611
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.16916 1.35282 1.37578 147.81006
LINEARREG 1.16931 1.35289 1.37573 147.7864
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00033 0.00154 -0.00022 0.04319
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.16924 1.35254 1.37578 147.7766
MIDPRICE 1.16924 1.35256 1.37562 147.7765
MINUS_DI 12.19376 17.6168 26.37949 21.14351
Moving Average (MA) 1.16928 1.35271 1.37576 147.7815
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 16.37967 23.2176 3.70239 8.78412
SUM 16.36988 18.93799 19.26058 2068.941
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 0.0 67.76874 0.0 86.79681
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.169 1.35301 1.3754 147.787
TRIX 0.00972 0.02517 -0.00336 -0.01433
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.16932 1.35291 1.37573 147.78715
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.16959 1.35335 1.37562 147.74975
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.16919 1.35285 1.37575 147.7968

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) 0.00039 0.00038 0.00031 0.0765
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -77.30924 -12.98701 -79.91968 58.22785
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00023 0.00024 0.0 0.0452
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 11.76471 63.93443 36.36364 62.22222
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 30.76023 79.32937 47.96354 68.07374
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.16929 1.35277 1.37575 147.78313

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) -11.01322 23.0 -9.80392 -8.15851
Momentum (MOM) -0.00045 -0.000020 -0.00016 0.029
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00027 0.000090 0.00022 -0.05139
PLUS_DM 0.00090 0.00125 0.00016 0.094
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.02138 0.03402 -0.00727 -0.02367
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00021 0.00034 -0.000070 -0.00024
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99979 1.00034 0.99993 0.99976
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 44.49339 61.5 45.09804 45.92075
Stochastic (STOCH) 29.84749 54.64481 61.81818 72.51277
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.16936 1.35277 1.37575 147.76232
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.1691 1.35268 1.37563 147.809
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.16909 1.3527 1.37562 147.8105
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -68.0 -29.46429 -53.84615 -29.62963

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) 1.1691 1.35262 1.37565 147.80675
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000010 0.000030 0.0 0.00075
MIDPOINT 1.16922 1.35256 1.37573 147.781
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.97862 100.03402 99.99273 99.97633
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00019 0.00044 0.00028 0.034
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00204