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) -0.68182 -0.63415 0.44444 0.21591
MEDPRICE 1.17449 1.36349 1.36641 145.896
MINUS_DM 0.00078 0.00091 0.00081 0.549

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) 35.71429 78.57143 64.28571 -85.71429
Average Directional Index (ADI) 15.69302 11.94707 26.3328 20.76942
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 20.89611 16.1008 32.839 14.40695
Directional Movement Index (DX) 24.57338 27.57827 17.77108 39.6587
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.17431 1.363 1.36625 145.9314
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.17411 1.36276 1.36602 146.07793
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 116.28144 93.86372 306.05381 -44.36271
HT_TRENDLINE 1.17406 1.36276 1.36598 146.12854
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.17431 1.36315 1.36625 145.92965
LINEARREG 1.17448 1.36314 1.36623 145.87757
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00329 0.00336 0.00185 -1.76554
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.17373 1.36237 1.36581 146.27829
MIDPRICE 1.17394 1.36273 1.36599 146.148
MINUS_DI 15.40683 14.26499 15.30698 25.54034
Moving Average (MA) 1.17411 1.36276 1.36602 146.07793
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 25.44567 25.12923 21.92318 11.03502
SUM 16.43747 19.07858 19.12426 2045.091
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 73.00976 100.0 73.54657 0.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.17471 1.36314 1.36617 145.852
TRIX -0.00175 -0.00207 0.00322 0.00324
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.17454 1.3632 1.36626 145.84675
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.17403 1.36266 1.36605 146.12614
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.1743 1.36307 1.36635 145.92111

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) 0.00055 0.00060 0.00039 0.15357
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 67.87053 164.66008 88.88364 -94.79407
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00039 0.00035 0.00033 0.14348
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 59.49367 71.42857 66.66667 23.28042
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 32.61576 40.65742 50.95015 51.12618
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.17423 1.36288 1.36609 146.01114

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) 19.06355 18.15718 7.62712 -31.75457
Momentum (MOM) 0.00042 0.00072 0.00058 -0.228
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.000020 -0.000070 0.00025 -0.04911
PLUS_DM 0.00196 0.00212 0.00119 0.132
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.04856 0.04917 0.01317 -0.20179
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00049 0.00049 0.00013 -0.00202
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00049 1.00049 1.00013 0.99798
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 59.53177 59.07859 53.81356 34.12271
Stochastic (STOCH) 35.12534 54.10012 76.65631 38.59708
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.17422 1.36278 1.36589 146.0602
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.17446 1.36344 1.36642 145.896
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.17444 1.36342 1.36642 145.896
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -23.69942 -17.70833 -13.33333 -92.56757

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) 1.17451 1.36348 1.36638 145.89125
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000060 0.000060 0.000030 -0.03082
MIDPOINT 1.17394 1.36265 1.36601 146.129
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.04856 100.04917 100.01317 99.79821
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00044 0.00055 0.00036 0.088
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.02059