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

On past shows, Jasmine has shared highlights from the XLT and mastermind programs at Online Trading Academy. This time she joins Merlin for a breakdown of some current currency markets offering insightful analysis as well as key market levels. The duo address several listener questions as well, for an informative and technical show.

4 weeks ago, Joanne was a guest on the show and talked about why she felt the market was headed for higher highs. Well, the markets have had a nice run since then! We talk to Joanne again to see if her opinion about market direction has changed, or if it’s still bullish. Merlin and Joanne also take a look at several listener questions including: WPZ, HOT, and the divergence between the Russell2000 and the Dow 30.

Guest host John O'Donnell chats with Dr. Mark Skousen. Mark was recently named one of the 20 most influential living economists. The duo discuss the new Wall Street Journal article Mark wrote on Gross Output replacing GDP as primary indicator. They also discuss Mark’s upcoming Freedom Fest in Las Vegas, and his High Income Alert Service for investors in dividend stocks. Visit freedomfest.com

Roger Best is live in studio with Guest Host John O'Donnell. Roger is an instructor for Online Trading Academy. John and Roger discuss the financial markets while answering questions form a live studio audience. Come join the fun!

John O’Donnell & Mark Thornton of Mises Institute discuss the state of the economy and jobs especially older adult workers staying on the job and “crowding out” younger aspirational workers. They discuss why inflation will continue to erode the quality of life for boomers, and why we need to abolish the fiat monetary model and return to the proven gold standard. They also discuss why austrian economists were able to call the housing bubble forming & the bust in 2006, and other traditional Economists did not even see the housing bubble form and never warned of the coming housing price crash and mortgage implosion in USA and Europe.

John O’Donnell and guest Scott McCormick are in the studio today. Scott is a CMT and an instructor at Online Trading Academy. The duo discuss price ratios today, market sector rotation, the 4 stage business cycle and how to integrate the OTA Supply vs Demand patented strategies for better entries/exits in capital markets. 

John O’Donnell interviews Dr. Peter Klein of Mises.org on the critique of the popular new book "Capital in the 21stCentury" by Thomas Piketty. The topics include income inequality cause and effect, role of Fed intervention in capital markets, malinvestment in boom/bust cycles with anemic price discovery and the 99% vs the 1% myth. They also discuss why boomers are working longer and the impact of youth joining the workplace.  

John O’Donnell’s guest today is Dr. George Reisman. He is a Pepperdine University Professor Emeritus of Economics and author of Capitalism: A Treatise of Economics. He was a personal student of Ludwig von Mises under whom he obtained his doctorate in economics in 1963. His website is www.capitalism.net. The duo discuss on PTR today:  economic inequality, including income and inheritance taxes, the nonsense of the 99% vs the 1%, and where Marx was wrong about capitalism and why the Fed cannot control the equity and real estate markets with interest rate manipulations.

Jim Puplava of FinancialSense.com and John O'Donnell discuss Jim's discovery of OTA S/D strategies in the options class he attended to improve his money management skills. Jim discusses how to integrate classic Grahamn/Dodd fundamentals analysis into OTA core strategy! We also discuss Jim Rickard's NY Times best selling new book on why a major financial crisis lies ahead for dollar denominated assets and how to protect your assets in times of crisis and uncertainty. Sam Seiden and John will appear on Jim's show 26 April here: www.financialsense.com

Tillie Allison offers all listeners, tuning in live, a copy of her new DVD titled “How To Retire With More Money Than You Need”. The duo focus on this topic and discuss some of the simple steps one can take to increase rate of return and grow savings. Tillie bring up the topic of refinancing ones home and taking advantage of low rates, utilizing the extra money to accelerate retirement account growth.  She also discusses the 3 different retirement objectives that are discussed in the ProActive Investor XLT program and the associated portfolio rates of return.

He’s a trained musician, he’s an author, Master instructor and trader… is there anything this guy can’t do? Dr. Larry Jacobson joins Merlin for a look at how he has evolved as a trader and what were his biggest obstacles along the way. They also talk about his book “Demystifying Success” and its application to the financial markets and success as a trader. Later, Dr. Jacobson takes a look at current markets and discusses his personal trading preferences.

Bank holidays around the world have made for some pretty boring FX trading over the last week, but Steve Misic thinks that will change soon. Merlin and Steve take a look at several currency pairs including the Euro, Yen, US Dollar and answer several listener questions. The duo share their experiences about their early days trading the currency markets and offer pointers on how to grasp it quicker. Steve also talks about his current XLT sessions and upcoming classes.

Markets continued their bounce on Monday, racing toward all time highs… again! Master trader and instructor Jeff Manson joins Merlin to offer his thoughts on where the markets may be headed in the short term. Jeff uses cycles to offer suggestions on market direction, and the hinge on Tuesday’s trading action! Jeff also offers us some insight into his upcoming “Hour with the Pro’s” this Thursday.

Economics professor at the International University of Geneva joins Merlin and John for a look at some of the problems plaguing Europe and the UK. Dr. Hollenbeck talks about the deflation paranoia, and why it’s not such a bad thing! He also offers listeners access to his extensive series of articles on macroeconomics.

Merlin and guests have talked many times on the shenanigans that 401k providers are pulling on investors, generally in the form of ridiculous fees. ProActive investing master, Paul Orme joins Merlin for a look at several recent lawsuits against these firms and their elevated fees. The duo talks about the importance of knowing your investments, and being active in their management. Just a 1.25% savings over the course of a workers career can add up to over $100,000! Take control now!

After a thorough walkthrough on the construction and impacts of an inverted yield curve to our markets, Merlin welcomes Master Instructor Chuck Fulkerson to the studio to talk about the newly received Patent for Online Trading Academy’s educational content. Chuck also talks about his approach on trading economic announcements. The duo also takes a look at the explosive move in coffee futures and the potential impact for moves in coffee stocks.

Merlin hosts a show solo and answers a bunch of listener questions. Several listeners sent in questions retarding patterns, so Merlin takes a look at Broadening formations on the QQQ and an inverse head and shoulders on the AUDUSD. Later, he tackles a question on the Dollar index and how it is applied to anticipate market moves. He also looks at the Yen for potential trading opportunities and directional analysis.

Markets regained their footing, stopping the significant slide from the second half of last week. Joann Farley, the glue that keeps the XLT program running smoothly, joins Merlin for a look at some of the stellar calls that have been happening in the live trading rooms and offer her thoughts on where she thinks they are headed. Later, Joann welcomes a new group of students to Online Trading Academy with a tour of some of the free resources available to everyone, as well as some of the tools available only to Online Trading Academy students.

Economist Robert Murphy joins John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld for a look at how the Government is wrecking the economy. Mr. Murphy is also teaching a class starting in 2 weeks on the subject, viewers can find out more here:http://academy.mises.org/courses/wreck/ He also gives away his book: Lessons for the Young Economist. This broadcast is the first from the brand new studio and world headquarters for Online Trading Academy!

Creator of Online Trading Academy’s Real Estate investment course, Diana Hill, joins Merlin for a look at what is trending in the housing market. One interesting is urban development of big cities catering to the younger generation who don’t want rural living. Diana also talks about when is the best time to consider selling your home to get the greatest return on investment.