Power Trading Radio

As markets continue to power to new highs, Tillie Allison offers insights as to how to protect profits and reduce risk exposure. She also talks about how she has transitioned  into other futures products like Oil to capitalize on volatility. Tillie also discusses her learning path and how she tries to give back by hosting special events at the Online Trading Academy centers when she is teaching.

Every trader has to start somewhere! Sunil Mangwani shares, with Merlin, his rocky road from book learning, to understanding the fundamentals of Supply and Demand. Sunil also takes a look into how commodities influence currency action and can be used as an odds enhancer. The duo also look at a variety of yen pairs including AUDUSD, USDJPY and GBPJPY.

Having traded for nearly 40 years, Craig Weil talks about his love for giving back through teaching, and the steps it takes to be successful. IT all begins with a plan for the day, which Craig gives an example of on the show. Later, Merlin and Craig offer analysis on Whole Foods and ComCast.

President of the Ayn Rand Institute, Yaron Brook joins Merlin on set for an in-depth look at what Ayn Rands influence on the markets has had. He also voices his disgust for our current political structure and offers solutions as to how to improve it. John O’Donnell also joins Merlin for a look into his highlights from this year’s FreedomFest.

John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld Settle into the Las Vegas FreedomFest, broadcasting Live from the convention hall. The duo give an overview of what is happening at the conference, and set expectations for the coming days interviews!

For the second day in a row, Merlin is alone in studio and takes the time to answer several listener questions. Using visual examples, he takes a look at how yesterday’s short bearish harami setup on the QQQs panned out, and the logic behind the setup. He also continues his discussion of using scanners on currency pairs, not just equities. Finally, he reviews the performance of the automated trading system account he opened up last month.

With so many stocks to look at, many traders resort to scans and filters to help whittle down their selection to a select group which meets their specific criteria. Merlin answers a listener question on this and shows how he uses the filter to not only reduce the number of securities he is looking at, but also find trading opportunities. Merlin also talks about how to trade the Harami formation on the Nasdaq 100 and offers a nice trade setup on Texas Instruments.

Tillie joins the show to talk about current market situations and give listeners a free copy of her DVD: How To Retire With More Money Than You Need. Tillie and Merlin take a look at the current record levels of the Dow, and offer suggestions for those who may have missed the run! They then talk about the bond markets and offer suggestions for using options to generate increased rates of return. Finally, Tillie briefly discusses taking profits and asset allocation concepts for present levels.

With volatility dropping and markets showing compression, using different tactics and asset classes may be necessary. Master instructor and author, Larry Jacobson joins Merlin for a look at market timing principles using options. He shares a couple stories from his class this week which show the importance of having a thorough understanding of how to use options. They offer tremendous flexibility and income properties, but used incorrectly, they can be disastrous! The duo also takes a look at Larry’s book “Demystifying Success” and how it applies to all aspects of trading and day to day life.

Big market moves to the upside, pushing some indexes to all time highs today! Exuberance or Justified? Merlin takes a look at today’s moves in the major indexes then shifts focus to the Dollar indexes (yes, both DXY and USDOLLAR). Negativity plagued the dollar while sending other currencies higher. This has broader implications for currency markets and Merlin sifts through this using charts of each currency. He also shares his thoughts on how economic announcements should be played.