Power Trading Radio

Since the 1980’s, the retirement industry has transformed. Shifting the retirement investment responsibility from your employer to you. Most have no clue how to achieve the rate of return needed to retire comfortably, and make those funds last 20+ years! Joel Greenberg joins Merlin and breaks down some of the considerations investors should be looking to make when planning their retirement.

With markets teetering at highs, Jerry Baldwin walks us through what he is covering with his students trading futures in Irvine California. He walks listeners through a few of the reasons they are trading the way they are this week and also offers some insights into the trade setups he is focusing on. Merlin and Jerry talk about money management as well as how the trading industry works.

Global currency markets are providing some great trading opportunities, and economic issues are adding even more fuel to the fire! Master trader Tim Pesut joins Merlin for an in-depth look at a variety of topics facing the global markets. From the Swiss gold referendum to the US Dollar, Japanese Yen to Oil, and even Prostitution and Drugs! Definitely a full plate of topics!

For 38 years Michael Young has been trading a variety of asset classes, and seen many things! He joins Merlin to talk about market pattens and what emphasis he places on thise, as well as what he sees as good trading opportunities going forward. The duo take a look at the dollar, oil, gold, silver and much more! They also talk about an end of year trade plan review which is designed to help traders learn and improve.

While teaching a class in Vancouver Canada, John O’Donnell calls in to talk to Merlin about the recent unemployment and jobs data. While things look rosy, John points out some red flags which paint a different picture. The duo also look at commodities and Gold for some trend analysis.

Tillie Allison joins Merlin for a look at the Bond market situation and what we should be looking out for. Many feel bonds are the way to go, and that may not be the case. Tillie also offers some insights into market timing and how allocation models play a role on achieving a higher rate of return. All callers during the show will also receive a free copy of Tillie Allison’s DVD “How To Retire With More Money Than You Need”

Fresh out of teaching an Options class in Irvine CA, Mr. Greenberg joins Merlin for a look at why most people lose money trading options, and the simple things they can do to stop losing! Joel talks about how he trades options using some XLT indicators and a rule based approach. This simple methodology lacks glitz, but gets consistent returns!

After several months hard at work in the XLT community at Online Trading Academy, Justin Krebs joins Merlin for a look at the macro picture in Europe and how it may impact our markets going forward. Justin also points out several potential trades and explains a little about his trading process. This includes how he looks at all the asset classes to find trading opportunities.

On today’s show, we learn about one of the newest instructors at Online Trading Academy, David Fong.  David walks us though how he got into trading and what some of his biggest challenges were on his path to success. Later, David and Merlin talk a little bit about the current market picture and how he plans on trading these record setting markets.