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) 0.9375 0.90123 -0.90217 -0.74684
MEDPRICE 1.13972 1.33987 1.38617 142.2095
MINUS_DM 0.00175 0.00264 0.00053 0.183

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) -100.0 -78.57143 92.85714 -28.57143
Average Directional Index (ADI) 14.88291 13.74332 12.92765 8.58089
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 49.91138 28.56291 14.01439 39.50834
Directional Movement Index (DX) 35.88829 28.78049 57.87342 1.44989
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.13976 1.33993 1.38544 142.23336
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.13997 1.34026 1.38518 142.23271
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE -39.78615 -28.89086 99.80041 197.24949
HT_TRENDLINE 1.14029 1.34061 1.38511 142.16937
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.13956 1.33962 1.38575 142.22374
LINEARREG 1.13973 1.33992 1.3855 142.21077
LINEARREG_ANGLE -0.00209 -0.00303 0.0028 -0.19342
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.14021 1.3406 1.38486 142.25466
MIDPRICE 1.14004 1.34035 1.38553 142.2185
MINUS_DI 16.82855 23.99497 7.51988 15.07318
Moving Average (MA) 1.13997 1.34026 1.38518 142.23271
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 7.93966 13.26994 28.18149 14.64234
SUM 15.95959 18.76366 19.39249 1991.258
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 100.0 78.3557 97.03753 0.51966
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.14026 1.33945 1.3854 142.157
TRIX 0.00903 0.00335 0.00158 -0.00568
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.1397 1.33987 1.38554 142.2074
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.1404 1.34059 1.38511 142.19235
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.13979 1.33992 1.38556 142.21635

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) 0.00074 0.00078 0.00060 0.08629
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) -43.6001 -40.22292 174.51966 -71.55955
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00029 0.00047 0.00033 0.03429
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 82.14286 81.89655 56.31068 18.9781
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 78.829 80.08058 12.80625 29.41796
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.13989 1.34015 1.38528 142.2254

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) -15.97052 -16.77019 28.14815 2.5641
Momentum (MOM) 0.00057 0.00070 0.00030 -0.115
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 0.000040 -0.00014 0.00019 0.02159
PLUS_DM 0.00083 0.00145 0.00236 0.177
Rate of Change (ROC) -0.05698 -0.0604 0.05487 0.00844
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) -0.00057 -0.00060 0.00055 0.000080
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 0.99943 0.9994 1.00055 1.00008
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 42.01474 41.61491 64.07407 51.28205
Stochastic (STOCH) 41.91087 37.1887 70.70146 51.36572
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.13994 1.34029 1.38513 142.23686
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.13987 1.34001 1.38602 142.20067
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.13994 1.34008 1.38595 142.19625
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -42.85714 -53.43137 -40.90909 -69.18919

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) 1.13972 1.3399 1.38616 142.211
LINEARREG_SLOPE -0.000040 -0.000050 0.000050 -0.00338
MIDPOINT 1.13994 1.34027 1.38523 142.239
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 99.94302 99.9396 100.05487 100.00844
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00096 0.00081 0.00092 0.079
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00118