A Forex indicator is a tool that can help in the forecast of movements in different currencies. It is also referred to as a FX technical indicator. If you know how to use a Forex tool well, you would be able to maximize your profits and minimize your losses.
There are various different types of indicators which deal with different parameters used in the Forex market. You need to combine a set of indicators in order to be able to forecast movements more accurately. When you choose the best set of tools, they would each be able to provide data that confirm each other instead of providing identical and duplicate information.
Some of the types of Forex indicators include Trend indicators, Momentum indicators, Volume indicators, Cycle indicators, Volatility indicators, and many more. You need to choose tools that compliment each other. If the chosen tools provide identical information, they would not be of much use to you. While some traders might consider it to be signal confirmation, in reality, it could be just duplication of data.
In order to avoid the possibility of getting duplicate data, you should always pick tools from different categories. If you are not sure whether a pair of tools is similar, just study their output. If you can see a consistent pattern where the outputs rise and fall in similar intervals, then most likely the tools are of the same category.
Having tools from different categories can really help you in providing a better picture of the market environment. For instance, if you have a momentum-indicator, a trend-indicator and a volume-indicator, then the picture you get from these tools would be fuller and more comprehensive than what you would get from many tools of the same category.
Experienced traders in the Forex market would always choose a good set of tools belonging to various different categories to help in their forecasts. Excluding the "moving averages indicator", you should probably restrict your usage to a maximum of 3 different Forex tools.
You can begin with the "moving averages indicator" and then add ADX, MACD or Bollinger Bands. From there, you can choose any other tool that suits your requirement. Bollinger bands would help you determine changing trends, but most often, they would be late in forecasting sideways price movements.
With experience, you would be able to choose a set of Forex tools that work best for you. They can then help you to forecast trends more consistently and accurately.
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