On the Stoch market of Forex

On the stockmarkets, you can only make money if shares are rising, but in economicrecession and falling 'bear' markets, there is little chance of making big money.Forex is different. One of the most exciting advantages of FX trading is the abilityto generate profits whether a currency pair is 'up' or 'down'. A trader can profitby taking a 'long' position, (buying the currency pair at one price and selling itlater at a higher price), or a 'short' position, (selling the currency pair and buyingit back at a lower price). For example, if you think the US dollar will increase invalue vs. the Japanese Yen then you will buy Dollars and sell Yen (go long). Ifyou think the Yen will increase in value against the Dollar then you will sellDollars and buy yen (go short). As long as the trader picks the right direction, apotential for profit always exists.