Excerpt from:  Forex Training
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November 03, 2008

Forex Trading Technical Analysis: Drawing Trend Lines

Trend lines can help you with currency trading strategy
One of the ways that you can improve your forex trading technical analysis is by drawing trend lines. When you draw trend lines, you pick out possible patterns in the general direction of a currency. This can help you with your trading strategy.

An uptrend is when a currency appears to be moving higher. This could indicate that it is time to buy the currency while it is still relatively low and profit as the position becomes more valuable.

With a downtrend, it is an indication that it is a good idea to perhaps take a short position, and profit as the currency continues to lose value on the FX market.

Remember, though, that while trend lines can be helpful tools, they are merely indicators. The FX market is volatile, and things could change at any time, resulting in a reversal.

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