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) -0.9 -0.84722 0.88571 0.91379
MEDPRICE 1.04701 1.25833 1.41783 152.646
MINUS_DM 0.00187 0.00247 0.00051 0.201

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) -64.28571 -85.71429 92.85714 35.71429
Average Directional Index (ADI) 57.15292 78.63848 48.67206 39.97839
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 37.98313 34.78507 23.01796 19.83757
Directional Movement Index (DX) 41.45078 63.56908 68.96552 53.13024
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.04683 1.25804 1.41805 152.7909
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.04796 1.25925 1.41732 152.59179
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 3.42715 6.62841 178.93306 166.47477
HT_TRENDLINE 1.04879 1.26023 1.41664 152.39524
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.04685 1.25801 1.41804 152.66161
LINEARREG 1.04678 1.25801 1.41809 152.84654
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.0104 -0.01094 0.00674 2.24447
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.04914 1.2605 1.41656 152.33703
MIDPRICE 1.04819 1.25937 1.41691 152.4805
MINUS_DI 21.51609 26.61938 4.38175 8.9523
Moving Average (MA) 1.04796 1.25925 1.41732 152.59179
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 8.90593 5.9288 23.85619 29.24847
SUM 14.67144 17.62957 19.84253 2136.285
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 0.0 0.0 100.0 17.03729
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.0466 1.25783 1.41822 152.69
TRIX -0.0028 -0.00014 -0.0025 -0.00125
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.0466 1.25782 1.41821 152.88574
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.04839 1.25981 1.41688 152.48874
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.04679 1.25802 1.41804 152.74207

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) 0.00076 0.00082 0.00088 0.16257
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -97.71131 -92.76538 96.69887 18.88764
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00077 0.00081 0.00059 0.23289
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 14.13043 20.93023 90.99099 29.23077
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 14.41062 13.61124 84.0894 78.68277
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.04757 1.25884 1.41758 152.6767

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) -53.17287 -53.87931 29.375 55.98772
Momentum (MOM) -0.00232 -0.00242 0.00121 0.426
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00089 -0.00097 0.00057 0.1256
PLUS_DM 0.00093 0.00064 0.00198 0.622
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.23161 -0.19833 0.13275 0.35958
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00232 -0.00198 0.00133 0.0036
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99768 0.99802 1.00133 1.0036
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 23.41357 23.06034 64.6875 77.99386
Stochastic (STOCH) 23.46343 25.53564 80.59947 18.75817
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.04799 1.2593 1.41736 152.66555
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.04692 1.25822 1.41793 152.654
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.04687 1.25817 1.41797 152.658
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -95.89905 -94.17476 -3.83142 -22.73381

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) 1.047 1.25832 1.41782 152.64475
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.00018 -0.00019 0.00012 0.03919
MIDPOINT 1.04798 1.25933 1.41698 152.483
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.76839 99.80167 100.13275 100.35958
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00060 0.00072 0.00070 0.058
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.05424