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

Merlin sits down with author, trader, psychologist, Dr. Woody Johnson. He answers a variety of listener questions ranging from the common fear of pulling the trigger on a trade, implementation of a trade psychology review, and taking psychology tests to help determine your strengths and weaknesses in your trading.

John O'Donnell Sits in for Merlin. He discusses the global credit purge cycle within the Online Trading Academy core strategy. Learn how to prosper in the months and years ahead in the global capital markets deflationary trends.

With 5 years under its belt, Online Trading Academy India has experienced tremendous success and growth. Master instructor Vishal Subandh joins Merlin from Mumbai India, to share his recent classroom experiences and several trade setups he sees for the Indian markets.

As the markets continue with significant gyrations, many are wondering what it will take to make new highs in the market. Former floor trader, Craig Weil, joins Merlin to offer his perspective on where we are headed based on market seasonality and emotion.

After a brief market rally, sellers came back in force today pushing the broad markets down over 2% across the board. Merlin takes a look at the major movers before answering several listener questions on a wide variety of currency related topics.

Veteran market technician, Scott McCormick, joins Merlin to discuss the driving forces in our volatile market. Scott starts off by looking at the current market pattern displayed in the S&P 500, and what it might mean for future price action. Focus then shifts to the bond market and an interesting relative strength comparison of several bond products and the S&P 500.

John O'Donnell interviews silver expert David Morgan. They discuss metals, credit purge and the inflation vs deflation debate.

The architect of Online Trading Academy’s Patented Supply and Demand Methodology, Sam Seiden joins Merlin Rothfeld to talk about some recent trades which capitalized on the extreme market volatility. Sam stresses the importance of identifying zones where price is most likely to turn, then use other supporting information if needed to make the trade. Sam also talks about his new Lessons From the Pros article.

Extreme volatility continues to slap the market with trading opportunities. Many are looking for the culprit, and a popular target for the TV pundits has been High Frequency Trading. Roger Best joins Merlin to give a real explanation to HFT’s involvement in the selloff, and why he feels investors have been misled.

Another wave of selling pummeled the markets today, causing several currencies to rally in to strong supply and demand zones. Online Trading Academy instructor, Alex Perna joins Merlin to talk about his evolution as a trader and share some of his bigger learning lessons. Alex and Merlin look at the weakness in the Dollar and opportunities in other currencies like the Pound, Yen, Canadian dollar, and much more!

Markets extended last week’s losses with steep declines on Monday. Tillie Allison joins Merlin for a look at how she is handling the market declines, and what she sees happening in the near future. The duo answer several listener questions, most in dismay on the market declines and the selloff in nearly everything!

The numbers don’t’ lie, and they show that we are in the midst of “Crash Season”! What does that mean for you and your portfolio? John and Merlin show some startling market stats, as well as compelling facts on global debt which both present possible investing and trading opportunities going forward!

Markets took a shot in the jaw on Thursday, leading many to jump to the conclusion that the crash is about to begin. Larry Jacobson joins Merlin to put it in perspective and offer solutions if the market does continue to the downside. He also looks at some options tactics that will help traders and investors ride out any market.

Options master, Steve Moses joins Merlin for a look at the probability side of trading all asset classes. Just like Billy Martin of the Oakland A’s pioneered a pure statistical probability approach to baseball, Steve uses a similar approach to his trading. He does not “swing for the fences”, but is just concerned with small winning trades, which may ultimately turn into big winners with proper money management. However, all of that would be for not if risk management was not an important part of his trades.

London trading veteran, Irfan Patel, calls in to join Merlin to talk about the “doldrums” of currency trading in the summer months. Irfan answers many listener questions on a wide range of currencies including the Pound, Kiwi, Canadian & US Dollar. Some of these are displaying great trading opportunities going forward.

Trader/Investor Paul Orme is currently at the brand new Online Trading Academy facility in Toronto teaching a ProActive investing class. He joins Merlin via phone to talk about some of the major pitfalls individuals nearing retirement should take into consideration.  The duo also talk about fees and income generation methodologies. Paul also shares how he is currently using options to generate income for his long term accounts.

John and Merlin break down the week's biggest news headlines from the currency devaluation from China, to the sale of coal mines by Goldman Sachs. They also take a look at the decision by the EU to bail out Greece once again. How long will it last? Finally, commodities continue to be crushed providing potential buying opportunities for those ok with more risk!

Tillie and Merlin talk about how she is investing and generating income in this sideways market which has lasted for over 7 months! She also talks about a current position which she is in that is designed to take advantage of the market consolidation. Later the duo talked about fees and how one should self manage all their accounts to help avoid fees and unforeseen costs.

Joining live from the brand new Online Trading Academy campus in New Jersey, Jeff Manson shares some of the current market levels that provided great trading opportunities for him and his students today. These levels were spot on with the MasterMind levels as well! Jeff shares with listeners a little about his Elliott wave experiences and how he couples that with Supply and Demand principles.

China stirred up the global currency war today with a devaluation of their currency, which could be the first of many. Merlin welcomes Tim Pesut to the show to talk about the ramifications of China’s action and how it may create trading opportunities going forward. The duo also look at several listener questions regarding the EURJPY cross pair and specific trade setups.