can i detect mouse direction?

[albisher]

i was planning to make my cursor redirect as the mouse move on stage

it did work but not as i expected it is something related to center

var rotationIs:Number = this.cursor.rotation;
this.cursor.x = stage.stageWidth/2;
this.cursor.y = stage.stageHeight/2;
//
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, CReplace);
Mouse.hide();
//
function CReplace(event:MouseEvent):void
{
	this.cursor.x= mouseX;
	this.cursor.y= mouseY;
	this.cursor.visible = true;
	if (Mouse.hide()== false){
		Mouse.hide();
	}
	//
	this.cursor.rotation = ((Math.atan2(mouseY,mouseX))*180/Math.PI);
	trace("rotationIs = "+((Math.atan2(mouseY,mouseX))*180/Math.PI));
};

but what i was thinking to do is to have something like

mouseXnow = mouseX;

but i do not know how to make the previus mouseX position?

i was planning to make the direction as if
directionX = mouseXnow - mouseXprev;


actually i did get lost ... any ideas or how to deal with such thing?