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) -0.15625 -0.275 -0.09677 0.54839
MEDPRICE 1.17793 1.36491 1.36045 144.4555
MINUS_DM 0.00095 0.00099 0.00106 0.132

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) 57.14286 35.71429 -92.85714 -71.42857
Average Directional Index (ADI) 14.69112 17.39938 19.43856 30.47203
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 16.67762 21.26404 16.6386 16.01434
Directional Movement Index (DX) 7.32614 3.52941 21.41355 32.66332
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.17826 1.36497 1.36026 144.44613
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.17804 1.36471 1.36055 144.48736
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 84.51899 149.54816 296.44642 -32.47006
HT_TRENDLINE 1.17806 1.36454 1.36064 144.50671
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.1787 1.36496 1.36014 144.43032
LINEARREG 1.17838 1.36505 1.36013 144.43451
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00306 0.00296 -0.00369 -0.46579
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.17769 1.36438 1.36097 144.5402
MIDPRICE 1.17813 1.36456 1.36057 144.4885
MINUS_DI 14.2808 15.58783 19.08225 18.87789
Moving Average (MA) 1.17804 1.36471 1.36055 144.48736
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 16.53868 16.72841 12.35123 9.58196
SUM 16.49252 19.10598 19.04773 2022.823
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 0.0 49.9575 64.26069 100.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.17873 1.36454 1.35992 144.427
TRIX 0.00177 -0.00178 -0.00062 0.00107
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.17844 1.3651 1.36007 144.42638
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.17804 1.36456 1.36063 144.50458
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.17829 1.36494 1.36024 144.44517

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) 0.00047 0.00056 0.00041 0.04971
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -31.34008 48.36426 -33.83759 -51.33243
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00031 0.00032 0.00030 0.03792
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 14.28571 58.82353 56.33803 72.60274
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 30.11593 54.90069 40.25115 63.57705
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.17815 1.36482 1.36041 144.46974

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) -1.85185 13.83648 -27.27273 -22.50923
Momentum (MOM) 0.00037 0.00059 -0.00039 -0.091
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.000070 0.000050 -0.000060 -0.01716
PLUS_DM 0.00111 0.00132 0.00070 0.062
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.00509 0.03225 -0.04409 -0.04221
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.000050 0.00032 -0.00044 -0.00042
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99995 1.00032 0.99956 0.99958
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 49.07407 56.91824 36.36364 38.74539
Stochastic (STOCH) 48.46023 44.35646 55.05359 54.79452
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.17806 1.36478 1.36051 144.48382
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.17792 1.36492 1.36041 144.45767
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.17792 1.36492 1.36039 144.45875
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -68.29268 -26.82927 -68.99225 -66.66667

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) 1.17793 1.36495 1.3604 144.4545
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000050 0.000050 -0.000060 -0.00813
MIDPOINT 1.17812 1.36464 1.36058 144.491
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.99491 100.03225 99.95591 99.95779
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00093 0.00040 0.00048 0.042
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00144