Power Trading Radio

President of Sprott US Holdings, Rick Rule joins Merlin and John for a look at the commodities market and what it is telling us about the economy. The trip talk about Gold, platinum, palladium, zinc, copper, natural gas, oil, water and much more. Tune in and find out which of these commodities are trading at values which are less than the cost of production! You can view Sprott Global’s free newsletter here: http://sprottglobal.com/thoughts

Merlin also announces the latest gold coin winner. Get your bids in, only 2 more coins to give away!

Renowned High Frequency Guru, Haim Bodek joins Merlin for a look at the current status of the exchanges with regard to HFT. Haim points out a massive loophole that has allowed exchanges to offer elite order routing functionality to the most active HFT firms, which skirts around rules the SEC has put in place to make the markets fair. Haim also takes a look at the unbelievable results of HFT firm Virtu and points out why they are doing as good as they are, but there are bigger fish in that sea! Tune in and catch up on the complex world of the quants!

Robert Blumen joins John and Merlin for a look at his most recent article “Say’s Law and the Permanent Recession”. The trio discuss the thought of our economy being in a recessionary state since 2000, and why it is apparently stuck there. More importantly, solutions are looked at to help restore the economy to its full potential.

Having been actively involved in the financial markets for over 24 years, Tim Pesut has a tremendous amount of experience to share with listeners!  Tim shares his evolution as a trader and then helps Merlin analyze several currency pairs for listeners. Tim points out the current demise in copper and how it might trigger other currencies and markets to nosedive as well!

Alone on the show, Merlin takes the opportunity to answer many listener questions that he has not been able to get to over the past week. This show has a little of everything! From Currencies, to Bill Ackman, technical indicators to multiple time frame analysis, Futures, Gold and much more! Tune in and see if your question was answered!

Senior Fellow at Mises.org, Dr. Mark Thornton joins Merlin and John O’Donnell for a look at the growing currency war as well as the battle for natural resources around the world. These events are leading to some great trading opportunities across multiple asset classes including futures, equities and Currencies. Merlin also announces the latest gold coin winner.

In a rare studio appearance, Online Trading Academy instructor of the year 2103, Jose Blasco joins Merlin to help listeners with their trading questions. Merlin and Jose talk about measuring progress as a trader and what steps can be taken to help overcome losses in the beginning. Later the duo focuses on the use of technical indicators and their utility in trading as well as the outlook for the overall market.

Last time Jeff was on the show, he forecasted a 1150 point decline in the Dow over 34 days, it fell 1250 in 36 days! What was he using to forecast this market action, and more importantly, where does it anticipate markets going from here? Tune in and find out! Jeff also talks about his Extended Learning Track classes which have been having some great trading experiences!

Charlie Bathgate and Anand Sanghvi of SangLucci.com join Merlin for a look at traders psychology and the importance of understanding what goes on in your brain. The Trio talk about a program they are working on with UCLA Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Hill which will allow traders the opportunity to test their brains while trading. This groundbreaking study will shed some light into each traders personal strengths and weaknesses as traders and much more! Anand also talks about the psychology of running a hedge fund vs. trading a personal account.

Global tensions escalate and sends the markets for a loop around the world! Bill Henner joins Merlin for a look at the current market nervousness and where the good market plays are. Bill takes a look at interest rate instruments for potential shorting opportunities as rates reach even lower. Bill and Merlin take a look at the AUDNZD for a listener looking for the best demand level, and finally talk about sharing of knowledge through the XLT program at Online Trading Academy.