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) 0.87179 0.86842 -0.51724 -0.79775
MEDPRICE 1.1399 1.3399 1.38515 142.2625
MINUS_DM 0.00174 0.00212 0.00165 0.203

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 -35.71429 -64.28571 35.71429
Average Directional Index (ADI) 58.21581 31.26604 12.09176 44.28977
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 38.56011 10.42702 17.0322 33.0237
Directional Movement Index (DX) 18.36878 11.55063 26.66076 19.54268
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.14087 1.34104 1.38491 142.17021
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.14057 1.34093 1.38506 142.11936
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 189.20245 188.15001 232.00042 55.07634
HT_TRENDLINE 1.14008 1.34073 1.38475 142.14243
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.14028 1.34101 1.3848 142.22613
LINEARREG 1.14093 1.3411 1.38464 142.19377
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.0031 0.00148 -0.00372 0.65591
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.14022 1.34076 1.38548 142.04494
MIDPRICE 1.14064 1.34075 1.38504 142.1385
MINUS_DI 16.00496 22.89333 22.79006 16.28108
Moving Average (MA) 1.14057 1.34093 1.38506 142.11936
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 23.20789 18.1523 13.19592 24.19026
SUM 15.96803 18.77303 19.39084 1989.671
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.14085 1.34122 1.3845 142.175
TRIX 0.00504 0.00088 0.00077 -0.00421
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.14098 1.34112 1.38457 142.20522
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.14051 1.3409 1.38502 142.10129
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.14065 1.34088 1.38487 142.2002

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) 0.00079 0.00067 0.00051 0.08857
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -77.45262 -159.34453 22.08105 160.78066
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00057 0.00039 0.00035 0.06344
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 35.2657 34.92823 65.34653 67.63485
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 77.61003 53.05152 47.0539 25.57357
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.14069 1.34099 1.38492 142.14416

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) 16.40449 -3.7464 -12.14286 23.70203
Momentum (MOM) 0.000050 -0.00049 -0.00016 0.141
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.00060 0.00026 0.000090 -0.02913
PLUS_DM 0.00231 0.00164 0.00093 0.288
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.06406 -0.0097 -0.02454 0.07388
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00064 -0.00010 -0.00025 0.00074
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00064 0.9999 0.99975 1.00074
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 58.20225 48.1268 43.92857 61.85102
Stochastic (STOCH) 18.43322 28.38977 65.64387 85.90935
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.1408 1.34109 1.38497 142.10173
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.14001 1.34002 1.38513 142.25133
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.14007 1.34008 1.38512 142.24575
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -66.12903 -70.20408 -46.58385 -23.1454

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) 1.1399 1.33991 1.38519 142.2635
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000050 0.000030 -0.000070 0.01145
MIDPOINT 1.14065 1.34094 1.38508 142.131
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.06406 99.9903 99.97546 100.07388
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00078 0.0015 0.00065 0.089
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00402