The Forex market is the largest trading network in the world with $1.8 trillion dollars being exchanged every day. There are dozens of different currencies traded but the big players to focus on are all traded with the US dollar and include: EUR (Euro), GBP (British pound), JPY (Japanese yen), CHF (Swiss franc), AUD (Australian dollar), NZD (New Zealand dollar), and the CAN (Canadian dollar). Each of these currencies is exchanged with the currency of other nations at different exchange rates—which are always in a state of flux because the market trades around the clock (Sunday through Friday). The volatility and sheer size of the market means that there is ample fluctuation to produce big profits—and losses. The challenge for the investor, as always, is to predict which direction the rates of currency pairs will fluctuate.

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If you are trading in the exciting field of foreign currency, forex charting software is perhaps your most important tool. Whether you are a short term player or take a medium term bet, charting software helps you in trend analysis and predicting the future. If you are a long term investor or trader, the right charting software can help you understand some of the most visible trends emerging in the market for taking a bigger bet and making huge money in the process. It is worthwhile to wait for reasonable and more deterministic trends to emerge and then start making investment rather than taking short term bets on intra day fluctuations. It is here that charting software is one of the most wonderful technical analysis instruments.

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