Power Trading Radio

Merlin Rothfeld and John O’Donnell take a look at the current market situation and offer some insight as to where the money is going! Equity and Bond markets are in decline, money has to be going somewhere!! Later, John talks about his new show “John O’Donnell’s Chart of the Week” which is available for free on Youtube.com/tradingacademy. The discussion revolves around the use of gold as a measure of global purchasing power, or should you use the Dollar Index.

Tillie Allison joins Merlin for a split show focusing on Futures and ProActive investing. To start, Tillie looks at the areas in the futures markets which offer the most potential for fireworks going forward. After breaking down a Facebook question from a listener, focus turns to the Fireworks that may be facing ProActive Investors.

Last month Steve Misic pointed out that USDJPY was hitting a good weekly demand zone and since then, it’s been a Monster move up! Steve and Merlin talk about this move and what is next for the Yen. Later the duo look at relative strength and methods of finding trading opportunities with their respective styles.

37 year floor trading veteran, Michael Young joins Merlin for an eclectic show focusing on many different topics! Asset class d’jour, bonds are touched on, highlighting the classical “Risk on. Risk off” mindset that has so many traders suck in losing trades. Then Michael, Merlin, and listeners evaluate a specific stock, before taking a look at where markets may be headed next.

Chief Commodity Analyst at Elliott Wave International, Jeffrey Kennedy joins John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld for a look at how Elliott Wave principles help forecast markets. With his Bestselling book, Visual Guide to Elliott Wave Trading, Kennedy shows step by step implementation of R.A. Elliott’s principles on a variety of charts. This is also done on the show as gold is broken down to show the current selloff coinciding with Wave principles. Later the trio take a look at the Japanese Yen and the S&P 500 for clues as to upcoming direction.

As housing prices soar and inventories dry up, the housing market is looking better every day. Is this just a short term fad, or is there more to sustain the rally? Diana Hill sheds some light on where these markets may be headed as well as offer some help for a listener looking to get into Rental properties.

Veteran trader Dan Sugar joins Merlin for a look at the current status of gold from a technical level, taking into consideration chart patterns and trends as well as supply & demand levels. Later, Focus shifts to the 10-Year bonds which have been experiencing significant price declines and rate spikes. What does it all mean for the markets? Tune in and find out!

Master Instructor Jeff Manson joins Merlin for a look at a variety of asset classes and listener questions. After a quick look at Jeff’s intonation travels, the duo tackle several listener questions ranging from Silver & Gold stocks, to analyzing ways to increase ones win/loss ratio. The AUDUSD is also discussed as the aggressive decline has stalled, but will it rebound? Tune in and find out!

Most people think if the fundamentals as EPS, ROI, Growth Rates, Management and much more. While that is fundamental to a security, it doesn’t address you! Mark Patrick, Director of Support at Online Trading Academy, talks about some of the processes he and his team work on to help anyone identify their trading path. From trading styles, trading plans, setting goals and objectives, Mark uses a series of worksheets for individuals to have a better understanding of not only what their goals are, but how to best achieve them.

Senior Fellow with the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Mark Thornton joins John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld for a look at the impending Fed move to curtail its market purchases and how they might transition into selling mode. The trio looks at what this might mean for the bond market as well as the housing markets.