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

Despite a great 2 day run, the weekly tally for the markets were all in the red! John O’Donnell joins Merlin to talk about many market moving factors, including: Gold, inflation, interest rates, Silver, oil, and much more!

Sam joins Merlin on set to talk about the current market decline which he and his team had called out back in November. What should traders and investors do at this point? How far will it drop? And what asset class present the best trading opportunities? Tune in and find out!

Merlin welcomes trader Paul Orme to the show to talk about an asset class that only 25% of traders and investors are using: Options! Surprising many overlook, or ignore the power of options as an insurance product, income generator and trading vehicle! Paul discusses their utility and how he uses them.

The currency war is heating up, and its having a big impact globally! Commodities continue to get crushed creating some interesting opportunities across the board! Tim Pesut joins Merlin to share his outlook on this currency war, as well as talk about some trades he is currently in. Listener questions stretch thing to a discussion of the Euro, Pound, and the Mexican Peso!

The “Road Warrior” joins Merlin for a look at some of the trades he executed during today’s All Asset Mastery XLT session, and share his thoughts on markets going forward. After making some amazing market calls live on CNBC Asia, Brandon will be back on the air to co-host upcoming programs during his visit to Online Trading Academy Singapore and Jakarta.

Professor, economist, author, and recently named one of the top 20 most influential economists of our time, Mark Skousen joins John and Merlin live on set of Power Trading Radio to talk about Economic data and share his ideas on where we may be headed from here.

Merlin receives a great listener question about how global turmoil will impact short term and long term trading. Merlin and Tillie Allison look at the impacts for the long term, and analyze several markets for potential opportunities.

Steve Moses takes time after his Options class in Atlanta to join Merlin and discuss several listener questions pertaining to the selling of options. The duo look at the higher probability side of selling as opposed to the greater reward of Buying options. Steve offers his insights into collars as well as spread trading.

Merlin welcomes trader Jody Wong to the set of PTR to talk about the current negative interest rate environment facing several countries. Will it impact the US? Will the US follow suit? Later the duo takes a look at the GBPJPY as well as the USDCAD.

Regardless of how long you have been trading, every trader goes on a losing streak. At times, it feels like it will never end! Jeff Manson joins Merlin Rothfeld to talk about how one should go about stopping the losses and getting back to financial prosperity! They also cover current market analysis as well as answer several listener questions on specific stocks.

There are millions of resources out there to help navigate the financial markets! John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld welcome Andrew Zatlin of www.MoneyBallEconomics.com to the show to talk about some macro economic data as well as the Vice Index! A unique index which may act as a leading indicator for the markets according to Zatlin.

One of the secrets of wealth is growing your wealth regardless of market condition. Merlin welcomes Paul Buzby of RCW Financial, to talk about the use of metals and rare coins to help diversify holdings as well as hedge downside risk. The show focuses on rarity of coins, and presents a 1797 US dollar worth over $325,000… and climbing!

As markets gyrate wildly, veteran trader cautions investors and traders to prepare for downside moves! While nobody knows 100% where the markets are headed, may are sitting in big gains thinking the markets can only go up! Michelle and Merlin take  a look the current market landscape, and touch on some important correlation aspects which may give you a competitive advantage.

With 17 years trading commodities on the NYMEX, John Rowland has a pretty good understanding of what moves markets! Merlin and John talk about the supply and demand issues which face Oil, as well as a look at a variety of futures contracts to help see potential changes in the future. John also talks about his series of Mastermind Community sessions which focuses on how Market Makers and Floor Traders play tricks on the public!

On his last visit with us on Power Trading Radio, Roger was talking about trade setups, and how he plans out trades with his students live in class. This time, roger shares 3 of the setups that his class worked on from December 11th, all of which worked out very well! The duo looks at probability and risk management as a function of planning as well.

John joins Merlin in studio to talk about the many different aspects and impacts of Oil! Focus points toward the possible capitulation bottom put in on Wednesday. Is it the Bottom? Tune in and find out!

Out from behind the walls of the XLT program at Online Trading Academy, Irfan Patel lands in Tampa Florida to teach a currency class. He also takes time to come on Power Trading Radio to look at several currency pairs and listener questions.

Tillie Allison joins Merlin from Kansas City, where she is sitting in on an options class with Steve Moses. While normally Tillie is in the teaching spot, she decided to refine her skills in options trading by sitting in with an options master! Even great traders take classes! Tillie and Merlin take a look at several market including the S&P, Bonds, Commodities and Currencies!

Master trader, Scott McCormick joins Merlin to share his most recent analysis of the markets including Bonds, Equities, Commodities and Currencies, or the B.E.C.C. report! Last time, it showed a higher probability for further downside movement in the equity markets , does the same hold true in 2016? Tune in and find out!

In a year of significant changes and market moves, Director of Student Support and Trader, Larry Jacobson joins Merlin Rothfeld to reflect on his biggest learning lesson from 2015, as well as offer some insights into what he sees for 2016. Larry also talks about how struggling traders sabotage themselves, and how his team is working to build exercises and procedures to help traders succeed.