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) 0.79592 0.7 -0.74138 -0.625
MEDPRICE 1.13302 1.35066 1.38099 144.321
MINUS_DM 0.00043 0.00076 0.00060 0.128

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 -7.14286 -21.42857 -35.71429
Average Directional Index (ADI) 35.66216 15.60053 24.12324 41.55115
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 40.93343 28.95007 17.60603 29.54978
Directional Movement Index (DX) 11.63435 16.97342 34.10885 6.09481
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.13295 1.3507 1.38081 144.33997
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.13282 1.35069 1.38078 144.33536
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 45.7639 48.57176 158.66192 211.45352
HT_TRENDLINE 1.13301 1.35082 1.38072 144.28853
HT_TRENDMODE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.1332 1.35073 1.38069 144.31501
LINEARREG 1.13306 1.35077 1.38083 144.3212
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.00211 0.00072 0.00049 -0.12479
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.13258 1.35061 1.38072 144.34951
MIDPRICE 1.13284 1.35062 1.38089 144.3045
MINUS_DI 18.83858 17.35636 14.53979 22.73224
Moving Average (MA) 1.13282 1.35069 1.38078 144.33536
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 23.79921 24.4528 29.59296 25.68306
SUM 15.85943 18.9097 19.33085 2020.695
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 96.22904 87.83165 40.67257 27.06382
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.13329 1.35041 1.38057 144.341
TRIX -0.00229 -0.00184 -0.00131 0.00389
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.13309 1.35079 1.38084 144.31902
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.13279 1.35068 1.38071 144.32786
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.13306 1.35074 1.38078 144.32871

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) 0.00028 0.00032 0.00030 0.04
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 105.61594 8.82724 125.25968 -52.63858
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00021 0.00014 0.00019 0.02214
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 76.47059 70.0 46.98795 31.91489
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 76.38263 63.87593 29.0221 38.76466
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.1329 1.35072 1.38079 144.33064

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) 19.46309 2.75229 5.21739 5.7554
Momentum (MOM) 0.00055 0.00018 0.00018 -0.04
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00015 -0.00013 -0.000090 0.03408
PLUS_DM 0.00093 0.0011 0.00121 0.118
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.0256 0.00444 0.00869 0.01109
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00026 0.000040 0.000090 0.00011
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00026 1.00004 1.00009 1.00011
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 59.73154 51.37615 52.6087 52.8777
Stochastic (STOCH) 75.96101 64.04762 25.40048 43.17057
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.13276 1.35069 1.38081 144.33521
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.13307 1.35069 1.38094 144.31933
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.1331 1.35071 1.38092 144.3185
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -13.33333 -27.41935 -56.17978 -39.82301

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) 1.133 1.35062 1.38102 144.32475
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000040 0.000010 0.000010 -0.00218
MIDPOINT 1.13287 1.35061 1.38091 144.3135
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.0256 100.00444 100.00869 100.01109
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00049 0.00050 0.00059 0.04
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00049