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

The dynamic duo of John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld take at look at the decline in Oil, and the remote possibility of $20, $10 and possibly worthless oil! Seem crazy? Tune in and find out why it’s not so fare fetched!

Solo on the show, Merlin welcomes a small live studio audience, who asks questions pertaining to the decline to oil. Merlin also focuses on listener questions and how to apply risk management techniques to current markets.

Markets continued to sell off as fear starts to rip through main street. Many global events are also causing angst! Tim Pesut joins Merlin Rothfeld to talk about the potential of Britain exiting the EU, and what the prospects might be for their currency. The duo also talks about potential trades in the Aussie Dollar as well as answer several listener questions.

Back in the 90’s, tape reading of equities was essential to short term traders. However, may overlooked the art as it applies to Options trading. Online Trading Academy instructor and trader, Josip Causic Joins Merlin Rothfeld to talk about he uses the tape to find institutional buying and selling, and use the big traders to his advantage. The duo also look at a current trade that Josip has been analyzing with his students.

Wayne Citron joins Merlin in studio to talk about his current futures class in Irvine California. It was a rocking start to the week with a huge down day in the commodities markets. Merlin and Wayne look at the impacts of trends on the current slide in Oil, as well as what it says about the broader market outlook going forward.

Merlin welcomes back currency trader David Warner to the show! David has spent all week teaching a Forex class in Irvine California, riding out waves of volatility in the currency markets! David offers his insights into the current global situation before diving into charts of the New Zealand Dollar, Oil, and several other currency pairs!

Merlin welcomes investor/trader, Rahul Ghose from Mumbai India to the program for a look at what’s happening in the Indian financial markets. Rahul takes a look at several Auto & Pharmaceutical stocks before offering some analysis on the Nifty index.

With the release of the new movie “The Big Short” there is a renewed interest in what really happened. Having served on the White House Counsel under Reagan and Rockefeller, Peter J. Wallison has seen his share of political maneuvering! He points out some of the real keys to the financial collapse which may shock many viewers!!

In January of 2015, Mike McMahon was on the show and made several forecasts for the year. All but one came true! Will 2016 be any different? Founding Father of Online Trading Academy joins Merlin to talk about his biggest takeaways from 2015, and what he is looking forward to in 2016! The duo talk about the Pound, Aussie, us Dollar and much more!

The first official guest of the year, Jeff Manson, joins Merlin Rothfeld for a look at his biggest learning lesson of 2015 and his thoughts on 2016. The duo answer listener questions on the use of Supply and Demand levels, and ways to help avoid being stopped out.

The ambassador of opportunity John O'Donnell hosts the final show for 2015 with special guest Dr. Mark Thorton discussing global financial issues and how you can create a personal strategy to increase your wealth in 2016 and beyond!

As the year comes to a close, Vishal Subandh breaks down the BIG picture for the Indian markets. Merlin and Vishal look at the major indexes from multiple time frames, offering supply and demand levels for nearly every time frame. The duo also talk about the current downtrend and potential trading opportunities.

As the Year comes to a close, Merlin welcomes Tillie Allison to the show to talk about her quarterly and annual trade review. The duo also answer listener questions on stop losses using options and intricacies of looking at Level II to help gauge price movement and liquidity.

The gold standard ushered in a period of great US strength causing many to argue a return to a commodity backed currency. Dr. Richard Ebeling joins John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld for a look at a brief history of free market economies, then dive into the feasibility of a gold standard as well as its potential impacts for the United States.

Merlin opens the show addressing a listener question about negative trading & learning environments. He emphasizes that if you want something bad enough, move past the negativity and prove them wrong with actions! Former floor trader, Eric Ochotnicki joins Merlin to add his views on the topic, then turns to the US dollar and its current impact on the financial markets.

Sorry, Han Solo is not in studio today! Merlin answers a variety of listener questions covering topics from Donald Trump, Technical Indicators, and the all important year end trade review!

The markets are about to change with the first rate hike in many years! Merlin welcomes Dr. Woody Johnson to the show to talk about how traders should deal with market changes from a trading perspective as well as a Psychological one. Dr. Johnson addresses the importance of journaling, routine, trading plans and focusing your mind on success in any market.

The market showed 4 distinct moves today, providing Sean Reed and his class of Stock traders in Irvine California some nice trade setups. Sean talks about how traders need to be ready to take great trading opportunities that the market offers.  He also addresses the current mood of traders and the power of looking at market correlation for trading opportunities in all asset classes!

Back in the studio, John O’Donnell joins Merlin Rothfeld for a look at the demise of commodities and commodity stocks. While the charts may look like a tremendous buying opportunity, John warns about further declines and offers suggestions for natural resources going forward.

Having spent many years on the floor of the CME, Sam Seiden doesn’t put a lot of emphasis on economic announcements. He focuses primarily on price. Sam and Merlin look at the current price situation for the S&P 500 and how that should be steering trades going forward. They also answer several listener questions about the future of gold!