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

John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld broadcast live from the large classroom at Online Trading Academy’s newest brick and mortar education center in San Diego California. This show is done with a large live audience, and is very interactive!!

Hosting the show solo, Merlin takes a look at major market factors which may play into your short term, and long term agenda! Focus is on the ECB cutting rates, US GDP and market selloff, recent IPO of twitter and other ProActive Investing topics. This show also includes a segment on sector rotation and market analytics.

Master trader and instructor talks about his evolution as a trader on this exciting episode of Power Trading Radio. Having started off as an Online Trading Academy graduate, Irfan quickly rose through the ranks to land at one of the top instructors for the XLT trading community. Merlin and Irfan take a look at what were some of the greatest learning lessons for all traders making the transition to trade professionally. Later, they look at the Euro currency pair and answer several listener questions on a variety of trading topics.

The war is on as governments and central banks battle to have the weakest currency. Will this fuel the next bubble, the mother of all bubbles? Steve and Merlin take a look at the potential impacts of our reckless policies on several currency pairs including the Euro, Yen, Pound and much more. Merlin also takes a look at several stocks for analysis including: Blackberry, tesla, Etrade and more!

Author of “Mastering The Mental Game”, Dr. Woody Johnson joins Merlin for a look into the psychological impacts trading can have on a person. Many listener questions are answered including a great one on how learning to many tools can actually hinder your performance. From establishing rules and tactics to details about journaling your thoughts & emotions, Merlin and Dr. Johnson cover many topics that will apply to everyone! The latest gold coin winner is also announced.

Dr. Williams is the author of over 150 publications which have appeared in scholarly journals such as Economic Inquiry, American Economic Review, Georgia Law Review, Journal of Labor Economics, Social Science Quarterly, and Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy and popular publications such as Newsweek, Ideas on Liberty, National Review, Reader's Digest, Cato Journal, and Policy Review. He has authored ten books:America: A Minority Viewpoint, The State Against Blacks, which was later made into the PBS documentary "Good Intentions," All It Takes Is Guts, South Africa's War Against Capitalism, which was later revised for South African publication, Do the Right Thing: The People's Economist Speaks,  More Liberty Means Less Government, Liberty vs. the Tyranny of Socialism, Up From The Projects: An Autobiography, and Race and Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed On Discrimination? 

Aquaman and Superman open the show with a look at the current market moves and feedback on a couple listener questions. Second segment starts with former floor trader Eric Ochotnicki who walks us though his trading background and how the investment has changed over the years. The duo talks about dividend stocks as an incorrect way to invest, offering a different solutions including the “End of Month Trade” which has a high degree of accuracy!

Fresh off a UK tour, Debbie Hague joins Merlin Rothfeld for a look at what her market timing classes have revealed about our markets going forward. She shares one interesting fact that may lead to some heavy selling pressure going forward. Debbie and Merlin also look at the Aussie Dollar futures for potential levels, and help a listener with a troubling trade on the Cotton Futures.

With some major companies rolling out earnings and the Fed meeting just one day away, Joann Farley joins Merlin to look at these issues and a several listener questions on this episode of Power Trading Radio. Joann starts with a look at a great moment from today’s XLT program with Gabe Velazquez, then moves into a great discussion about trading vs. gambling. Later, the duo take a look at the charts of Visa and Facebook for potential buy and sell points.

Monday kicked off with a quiet trading session with little movement. Perhaps this is setting up for Wednesday’s Fed meeting which many feel will NOT include any tapering. Professional trader Scott McCormick joins Merlin to help make sense of this topic as well as analyze several stock charts per listener requests.  Stocks include: Peabody Energy, Goodyear, Apple and more.

Executive Director at Mises.org and Professor of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri, Peter G. Klein joins Merlin Rothfeld and John O’Donnell for a look at how the current market situation looks and what might be some remedies to get this country back on track. The trio also look at the impact of Janet Yellen’s nomination for the markets as well as the debt ceiling issue. Peter also talks about what a government default may look like and what its effects will be. The latest gold coin winner is also announced.

Veteran trader, Paul Orme joins Merlin for a look at some the key steps everyone should be making to secure their financial future. This involves Using a variety of asset classes to time the markets, and use non-traditional investment techniques such as Options to increase your rate of return. This is very different than using the traditional Dividend and Bond plays for Income. Merlin also gives away Tillie Allison’s new DVD titled: How to Retire With More Money Than You Need to all callers during the live show!

The new King of trading instructors, Jose Blasco joins Merlin for a look at the potential top for the markets through an analysis of many charts. Jose discusses his General Session he hosted this morning for 200+ members of the Online Trading Academy XLT mentoring program. This session involved looking at 35 different markets for correlation and potential trading opportunities. Merlin and Jose take a look at a couple of these instruments and offer insights into where they see the markets heading.

DailyFX.com currency strategist Ilya Spivak joins Merlin for a look at global markets and the important economic data recently released. The duo take a close look at the unemployment data that was released today for clues as to what the fed may be looking to do going forward. After breaking down the $DXY and $USDOLLAR charts, the show wraps up with analysis if the Euro and potential upside targets.

Trader Gabe Velazquez joins Merlin for a look at the equity markets and their recent surge to the upside. Gabe addresses some statistical calculation that reveal a very overbought market and some other signs that the party may be ending soon. Later, Merlin and Gabe answer some listener questions, in particular one about JC Penny. Gabe also sheds some light on the myths behind market timing and informs listeners how they can time the markets with a higher degree of accuracy.

John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld interview Elliott Wave Internationals Co-Editor Pete Kendall. Pete takes a look at several charts to help break down the current status of the market and warn of problems ahead. Topics discussed include the debt ceiling, value of the US Dollar, risk tolerance, emerging markets and much more!

Merlin Rothfeld and Zenobia Noor had a show dedicated entirely to the questions that have come in over the last month on Twitter. If you have questions that you would like answered by an active professional trader on November’s Twitter Show, send them in! The twitter names to send questions to are: @TraderMerlin or @TradingAcademy

Today’s show pays homage to those who work diligently behind the scenes to make prospective traders dreams true at Online Trading Academy. Joann Farley, has been trading for years and spends a tremendous amount of time supporting new traders and creating a great a great trading community in the XLT and Mastermind community. Joann and Merlin also look at a listeners question regarding a phenomenal call in the ProPicks.

Several frustrated traders sent in questions that revolve around the psychology of trading. To help Merlin break it down is the author of “From Pain to Profit: secrets of the peak performance trader”, Dr. Woody Johnson. From handling greed to proper journaling of trades, the Doctor offers suggestions which may help trader get back on the path to financial independence.

To cap off a very volatile trading week, John O’Donnell invites the creator of PricedInGold.com, Sir Charles Vollum for some perspective as to how pricing assets in gold smoothes out these fluctuations. The trio take a look at home prices, college tuition and other areas all priced in gold with great charts to back it all up. Later, John and Merlin announce the latest gold coin winner. If you have not put in your forecast for next week’s free gold coin, do so at www.powertradingradio.com