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

With a potential rate hike just a few months away, traders should start thinking about how their investments may be impacted. Mike McMahon joins Merlin for a breakdown of what he feels will happen once the fed does hike, and how it will impact things like: Home loans, equity markets, dollar and much more!

On a day when the markets rocketed to the upside, Merlin welcomes Steve Moses to help viewers understand the trading potential for Options. Steve’s preferred options strategy is spread trading, which allow him to profit when securities go sideways. The duo talk about this, and the other ways to use options to capitalize on market moves as well as how to generate income.

With the fed rate hike looming, Director of research at RCW Financial, Paul Buzby, joins Merlin for a look at a variety of macroeconomic topics including: $800 gold, the impact of upcoming rate hikes, China debt, Dollar strength and much more!

Fresh out of his ProTrader class in Irvine California, Scot Stokes joins Merlin Rothfeld in studio to answer listener question and offer his perspective on what’s happening in the market. Stocks include: Lululemon, International Business Machines, Alcoa, S&P 500, Russell 2000, Oil, Gold, Dow, Nasdaq, and much more.

Following up last week’s great discussion about the “War on Cash” with Joe Salerno, Merlin welcomes Dr. Mark Thornton to talk about “Financial Repression”, and its overall impact on our financial system. This repression also sheds some light on why you are receiving almost nothing for saving your money!

Former CME floor trader, Michael Young joins Merlin to discuss how he is trading these sideways markets and finding great trading opportunities. Mr. Young takes a look at Natural Gas, and walks listeners through how he is trading it, and what his strategies are going forward. The duo stress the importance of knowing the instruments you are trading, and having a plan at all times!!

Over the last 1500 shows on Power Trading Radio, we have learned a LOT about different traders from around the world! Some use fancy tools, some look at the news, some just focus on price! XLT instructor, Gabe Velazquez joins Merlin to talk about what he sees happening in the current market, as well as give us some insight into what it is he uses to trade off of.

Merlin welcomes Scott Greer,  in a show packed with charts and analysis. The duo covers the US Dollar, Euro, Pound, Yen, Aussie and much more! Scott also offers up a trade set-up he is watching, and may trigger any moment!

Big deadlines face Greece this week and the Euro in general. Currency trader, David Warner, joins Merlin to offer his insights into what is going on behind the scenes with the Central banks and where the currencies may be headed. The duo talk about the Dollar, Pound, Euro, Yen and Kiwi!

Merlin and John welcome back Joe Salerno for a look at the war on cash. Not your typical currency war that the Central banks play, but an actual push to get rid of the use of cash. Why would this be happening, and what are the opportunities in alternative currencies? Tune in and find out!

Traditional investment advisors point investors to the bond market to generate income, yet that is a dangerous undertaking in these markets. Master trader, Darek Zelek joins Merlin for a look at how he uses options to grow his portfolios and generate the desired rate of return he is looking for. The duo look at several examples of options trades on assets like Oil and Gold.

Before diving into current markets, and the ridiculous Wednesday rally, Merlin jumps on the soapbox to rant about the current FIFA issues flooding the media. Why all this attention on FIFA when our Elected officials are just as guilty? Later, Merlin talks about the Semiconductor sector, which was the major catalyst for Wednesday’s rally.

Merlin welcomes back master trader, Jasmine Wang for a look at how the XLT and MasterMind community has been going at Online Trading Academy. Jasmine points out some great recent trades made as well as what were the factors for making those trades. The duo also look at Oil, dollar index, and major market indexes.

John and Merlin take a look at setting realistic expectations for traders as many believe that they will be getting ridiculously high market returns. Focus shifts to having a trading plan, discipline, and risk management. John also offers his insights into where the price of gold may be headed as well as tools to help spot market turns.

It took 5 years to happen, but we finally get Gina Monetti on the show! Gina is instrumental in student support, XLT, Mastermind, Clubhouse, ProPicks and much more at Online Trading Academy! Gina talks about her role and how it all revolves around student success. Later, Gina talks about her trading style and where she sees the market headed.

17 year veteran at the NYMEX, John Rowland joins Merlin to talk about trading energy and natural resources. Having traded for the past 30 years, John gives some insights in to his evolution as a trader and his specialization in natural gas and oil.

Traveling around the US, living the life of a trader, Joann Farley joins Merlin to talk about her daily role with Online Trading Academy helping people around the world achieve their financial dreams. The duo covers the XLT program, ProPicks and other resources available to traders which will help them stay focused and disciplined. Joann also answers some listener questions live on air.

Markets continued to new historic levels today, propelled by hopes that the Fed rate hikes would be pushed further down the line. Master Trader, David Fong joins Merlin on set to talk about a variety of listener stock questions. The do looks at Urban Outfitters, Home Depot, SkyWorks, Go Pro, Lululemon and much more! Tune in and see if they answered your questions!

“The Ambassador of Opportunity”, John O’Donnell shares with listeners several important pieces of economic data which support a recessionary environment. Will the markets crash? Who knows. But everyone should be a little skeptical of the all time highs the market is putting in! Take some profit and be ready!

Merlin welcomes real estate experts John DeJulio and Diana Hill to the program to talk about the various ways that real estate can be implemented into ones investment portfolio. A perfect storm of events has created an ideal time for investors to be looking at real estate to generate income, and growth for their portfolios. John also talks about his background in the mortgage industry and how the industry has evolved.