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Following last week’s volatile markets and major ECB announcements, many listeners questioned how to trade these frequent events. Master trader, Gabe Velazquez, joins Merlin Rothfeld to talk about how he personally trades these events, and what you should look out for.

Economist, professor and author Deirdre McCloskey joins John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld to a look at economic History. Through an understanding of the past, we can focus on the events and tactics which led to great economic growth and much more!

With no guest on the show today, Merlin focuses on catching up with a ton of listener questions! Topics range from adding gold & silver to retirement accounts, Continuous education and coaching, and specifics  like analysis of the NZDUSD and Crude Oil.

The Steep decline in oil prices have put a crimp on jobs around the country. Tim Pesut joins Merlin on the show to talk about his current Forex class in Houston Texas. In this class, many students were in the oil industry and worried about job security, which drove them to be proactive about their financial future. Time and Merlin talk about the impacts of negative interest rates for the US economy, then dive into some analysis on the New Zealand Dollar, British Pound and Australian Dollar.

Many traders are looking for the Massive winners, and will boast about their trading. Today’s guest, Steve Moses, has no interest in boasting! He focuses on setting up extremely high probability trades which generate smaller profits. Mr. Moses talks about how he adapts his style to the current markets, and changes as needed. The duo also tackle a listener question on Credit Spreads and risk/reward ratios.

Trading is a business, Period! As traders, we must treat it like one. Merlin welcomes the President of the Online Trading Academy in Washington DC and Baltimore to the show to talk about his new book “The Business Godfather Treatment: The Streetsmart Handbook for Building Business Wealth.” Chris and Merlin look at some major factors to take your business and trading to the next level.  

John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld discuss the recent article by Niels Jensen: If Only We Could Blame China. The show revolves around commodities, interest rates, debt and global markets. Merlin and John both offer insight to the topic, and also how they plan on trading given the current market conditions.

2 weeks ago, Larry was on the show talking about a trade he recently opened in Pepsi. He mapped out the trade on air, and talked about the logic behind it. On this show, he shows us the results of the trade, and outlines how he is going to play it going forward. Larry and Merlin also talk about many of the resources available to traders, but free and paid for.

Alone on set, Merlin takes a look at a couple major headlines including several listener questions regarding market  dynamics and trade setups. Merlin focuses on some trades he is still in, and the justification for the trades he closed out during today’s bullish commodities session! Listeners also question the validity of following market experts.

Jody joins Merlin on set to talk about the realities of succeeding in trading. Merlin and Jody look at several key concepts which are paramount to success, regardless of trading style. Jody reinforces these with live examples of trades taken in his ProTrader class today in Irvine California.

Many investors build their portfolios based off a flawed model taught by the financial industry. Russ Allen joins Merlin to look at the correct way to design a portfolio as well as tools to help generate increased rates of return.

Merlin and John welcome back Dr. Richard Ebeling to talk about his recent article about The Follies and Fallacies of Keynesian Economics. The trio also look at the current debt picture in the US and the potential for the “End Game”.

Merlin and Diana break down many of the misconceptions that reality TV has put in our heads when it comes to real estate! Whether you’re talking Fix & Flip, Wholesaling, Multi-Family or commercial, there are things you must know and do in order to be successful. Diana talks about how the 4 programs at OTA Real Estate are set up, what the primary objective is, and what separates these 4 courses apart from others in the industry.

It’s not often that you hit a significant Demand zone to the tick, then have it rally hard to the opposite Supply zone, to the TICK!! All during the same trading session! That’s exactly what Bill Henner and his students experienced during their trading class in New York City today. As well as anyone else following the levels on the MasterMind grid! Bill shares with us his thoughts on trade planning, as well as some answers to listener questions on the Euro, and getting stopped out!

For the past 6+ months, every time Vishal has been on the show, he has been adamant about selling the rallies! And for 6+ months, he has been SPOT on! Will his market view persist? Tune in and find out the answer and much more as Vishal calls in from Mumbai to talk to Merlin on Power Trading Radio.

Roger Best stops by the studio to talk about how he uses pre-market activity to help identify trading opportunities. He walks through an example from last week’s trading session, then the focus shifts to identifying ones trading style.

In an effort to add some clarity to two misused and misinterpreted terms, John and Merlin welcome Dr. James Otteson to the show! The trio look at how these terms have historically been, in both good ways and bad.

Last week on Power Trading Radio, Sam Seiden shared information about a new options service being rolled out soon that would be available to the MasterMind community. Today, Larry announces the official rollout and offers some details about this revolutionary options service that you can’t get anywhere else. Larry also walks us through a trade he is currently in and talks about his view of spread trading.

Craig Weil spent many years on the floor of the CME trading the only true currency: Price! Not the news, not what CNBC was telling him, or any other biased reporting! And you shouldn’t either! Merlin and Craig talk about how the media distorts the market picture, causing traders and investors to lose money. Are you in the same boat?  

Aside from being an accomplished musician, Corey Lane is also a very accomplished Trader! Corey joins Merlin to talk about his style of trading options, and how the market dictates his trading style. He shares with listeners some strategies that are working well in the current market environment, as well as showing some examples for viewers.