Power Trading Radio - A Trader's Perspective On Investing In Stocks, Futures, Forex, Options Podcast

Merlin and John start things off by looking at the declining production in gold and the current trends pertaining to Millennial consumption. These patterns move to cryptocurrency market which have been getting a ton of press over the past year, both good and bad. Is it still too risky? How does it work? Merlin and John look at these questions and many more on this episode.

Master trader & author, Ed Ponsi, joins Merlin to answer several listener questions on multiple currency pairs. They start off with the Japanese yen and its recent flirtation with overhead supply, then move onto the British pound and its recent price moves. They also look at elements of trade management on the Cable trade.

Sam Seiden joins Merlin in studio to talk about his recent travels and activities. He also addresses some listener questions dealing with, stop losses and trade management. The industry tells you to not use stops! Should you? Tune in and find out.

Merlin welcomes options trader Josip Causic to the show to talk about what he sees in the option space at the moment. Josip brings up some interesting points on Tesla, and walks through his logic of using a bear-call spread at the present levels. He also bring up the ETF for the Spanish markets and spots some opportunity given the geopolitical turmoil.

Merlin takes a look at the top stories of the day including the surge in crude oil and the sweeping arrests of Saudi billionaires! Next up is the blockbuster deal that was announce for Broadcom to buy Qualcomm. After analyzing these charts and a few others, he looks at the upcoming Bitcoin fork and helps listeners understand what is happening.

Every few years, a major change hits us. A change that changes the way we conduct our lives, do business, interact etc. The latest revolution is upon us: Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies. John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld discuss the recent headlines about the CME offering bitcoin futures, the CBOE offering bitcoin options, and upcoming Cryptocurrency ETF’s. While still in its infancy, many problems and risks still remain in this space, as well as tremendous opportunity! Does one outweigh the other? Tune in and find out!

Merlin welcomes senior market analyst at Oanda, Alfonso Esparza to the program to talk about many of the hot topics in the financial markets. Including the appointment of Jerome Powell for Fed chief, tax reform, UK rate hikes, employment data & jobs reports and much more!

Natural disasters have been pounding the US over the past few months. Surprisingly, this is providing tremendous investment opportunities in real estate for institutions and individual investors. OTA Real Estate Development Manager, Zani Patasin joins Merlin to talk about these opportunities as well as the risks involved. The also look at the meteoric rise of home builder stocks and offer caution about the housing market going forward.

In a costume driven show, Merlin Fett welcomes to the studio Jeff Manson!! Jeff and Merlin break down the importance of the CME’s announcement today to begin trading Bitcoin futures by the end of the year. This adds a token of credibility to the cryptocurrency marketplace, which may bolster prices in the near future. They also break down a couple of trades requested by the listeners.  

Merlin welcomes Dan Sugar back to the set to talk about one of questions he is asked most about in class: “How to you trade the market at all-time highs?” The duo breakdown many different charts, especially on the FANG stocks to look for clues as to strength and weakness.  

Merlin and John take a look at the increasing debt load of the US and other countries around the world. What should we be looking for, and how bad is it? These questions and more will be addressed as well as the prospectus for a further increase in the fed funds rate and unwinding of their balance sheet.

John O'Donnell interviews Dr. Mark Thornton. For the first time, investors and traders across the nation will be able to get live perspective on the market from experienced professional traders. "Power Trading Radio" is aimed at an audience that wants to improve its edge through active participation whether the market is moving up, down or sideways. In addition to stocks, topics will include foreign exchange, options and wealth management.

After a brief 2 day hiatus, Power Trading Radio returns to catch viewers up on the recent 3 day, Online Trading Academy International Conference. Merlin walks through some of the new initiatives and offers some suggestions to those hoping to make it as professional traders.

Merlin and John take a look at information from Morgan Stanley about client balances which paints a bearish picture for the markets going forward. They also look at the “Value of Life” as determined by the EPA and other agencies.

Merlin looks at a wide array of listener questions ranging from Amazon chart formations to Financial stock strength, Vix instruments to leveraged index etf’s. He also revisits a tweet from a year ago where Goldman Sachs was telling investors to get out of copper for fear of Massive supply and falling prices. Can you guess where it is now?!?

In a follow up show, Merlin revisits some of the common trading biases which cause traders and investors to lose money. He breaks them down and offers insights into how these biases personally impacted his trading in the early ears.

Online Trading Academy’s “Road Warrior”, Brandon Wendell joins Merlin to talk about some of the psychological issues he has faced as a trader, then dives into several listener questions about different currencies including: Yen, Pound, Dollar, Aussie and others.

In his monthly appearance on Power Trading Radio, Scott McCormick breaks down his most recent market evaluation by looking at bonds, equities, currencies and commodities for clues as to market health and direction. Scott and Merlin also look at the current plan by the Fed to unwind their balance sheet and the potential impact it might have for the markets.

Merlin and John start off by looking at the just released earnings by 4 major banks and offer insights on how this might kick off earnings season. Several listeners send in questions pertaining to cryptocurrency and recent comments made by major financial firms. The wrap up by looking at the recent comments by Fed president Janet Yellen regarding the unwinding of the Fed’s balance sheet.

Sam Seiden joins Merlin to talk about his experience collecting institutional order flow in the trading floors in Chicago. The duo look at the psychology behind price and the impacts of volume and technical indicators.