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) -0.14286 -0.28571 -0.85075 -0.13333
MEDPRICE 1.1329 1.35042 1.38197 144.3865
MINUS_DM 0.00057 0.00088 0.00054 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) 35.71429 -71.42857 42.85714 71.42857
Average Directional Index (ADI) 30.16371 14.62493 26.82912 39.53467
Average Directional Movement Index Rating (ADXR) 37.35903 26.7328 27.09753 29.03769
Directional Movement Index (DX) 20.02159 0.30501 61.04329 14.91015
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) 1.13289 1.35045 1.38142 144.36985
Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 1.13285 1.35063 1.38102 144.3415
HT_DCPERIOD 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467 15.6467
HT_DCPHASE 89.34548 63.8483 157.62989 234.58694
HT_TRENDLINE 1.13289 1.3507 1.38083 144.31489
HT_TRENDMODE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average (KAMA) 1.13274 1.35037 1.38167 144.39389
LINEARREG 1.13299 1.35046 1.38144 144.35997
LINEARREG_ANGLE 0.0012 -0.00148 0.00374 0.16282
LINEARREG_INTERCEPT 1.13272 1.3508 1.38059 144.32303
MIDPRICE 1.13284 1.35061 1.38138 144.3305
MINUS_DI 14.77567 20.8 8.89396 21.35283
Moving Average (MA) 1.13285 1.35063 1.38102 144.3415
OBV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PLUS_DI 22.17348 20.92727 36.76676 28.83608
SUM 15.85993 18.9088 19.33424 2020.781
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) 39.41274 0.0 100.0 83.38396
Stop and Reverse (SAR) 1.13273 1.35029 1.38162 144.413
TRIX -0.00342 -0.00221 -0.00154 0.0048
Time Series Forecast (TSF) 1.13301 1.35043 1.38151 144.36281
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) 1.13278 1.35063 1.38081 144.34254
Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) 1.13288 1.35041 1.38152 144.37316

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) 0.00027 0.00030 0.00043 0.045
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) 23.67703 -87.10079 162.0007 134.08547
Standard Deviation (SD) 0.00018 0.00019 0.00038 0.02894
Stochastic Fast (STOCHF) 36.50794 9.67742 64.59627 76.78571
Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) 49.0778 14.40351 21.92164 55.77019
Weighted Moving Average (WMA) 1.1329 1.35057 1.38116 144.34766

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) 14.45087 -11.33005 35.76159 10.09772
Momentum (MOM) 0.00032 0.000010 0.00096 0.116
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) -0.00017 -0.00018 0.00016 0.04406
PLUS_DM 0.00084 0.00088 0.00219 0.182
Rate of Change (ROC) 0.02207 -0.01703 0.07822 0.02147
Rate of Change Percentage (ROCP) 0.00022 -0.00017 0.00078 0.00021
Rate of Change Ratio (ROCR) 1.00022 0.99983 1.00078 1.00021
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 57.22543 44.33498 67.88079 55.04886
Stochastic (STOCH) 29.09239 14.7491 76.25657 71.67659
Triangular Moving Average (TRIMA) 1.13291 1.35068 1.38093 144.33416
Typical Price (TYPPRICE) 1.13289 1.3504 1.3819 144.38667
Weighted Close Price (WCLPRICE) 1.13288 1.35038 1.38186 144.38675
Williams Percent Range (WILLR) -46.66667 -90.625 -30.64516 -15.75758

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) 1.13289 1.3504 1.382 144.38725
LINEARREG_SLOPE 0.000020 -0.000030 0.000070 0.00284
MIDPOINT 1.13287 1.35061 1.38111 144.3325
Money Flow Index (MFI) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ROCR100 100.02207 99.98297 100.07822 100.02147
True Range (TRANGE) 0.00023 0.00014 0.00067 0.015
Variance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00084