Power Trading Radio

Merlin Rothfeld runs though some of the more entertaining headlines that have piled in over the weekend, and adds his cynical twist as usual. Without a guest in studio, Merlin focuses on listener questions. Topic range from Currencies to Futures, with Merlin adding his thoughts on several positions. More details are also given about the Free Gold Coin Contest.

 John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld introduce the Power Trading Radio gold coin give away! This is a free contest which allows listeners to bid on the price of gold for the coming week and potentially win a free gold coin! The duo also talks about the Fed and the recent announcement of QE3, specifically the MBS portion and how it might impact home builders and the housing market. John points out 2 areas in the market that he is bullish and bearish going forward, which might present some trading opportunities for listeners.

Merlin Rothfeld takes a look at several issues facing investors in these turbulent market times. Are Emerging Markets a good bet going forward? Or should you avoid them like the plague? How does one go about creating sector watch lists to help with relative strength analysis? Should we be paying attention to sector rotation models? Europe slipping into recession? These questions and much more on this packed edition of Power Trading Radio!

Steve Moses helps listeners understand several options strategies which could be very useful in the coming weeks. Topics focus on Married Puts, Credit Spreads, Debit Spreads as well as the current market volatility. These tools, while seemingly complex, present traders with the ability to limit risk and increase rewards. As this market stalls, these strategies could add some protection to your account as well as generate some income should they fall!

Steve Misic joins Merlin for an in depth look at several major currency pairs. To start things off, Steve offers his opinion about the recent Fed action, and what it means to the dollar. After that, focus shifts to the Euro which has been on a pretty big rally over the 2 months. With the global currency war heating up, will Japan be the next country to dilute their currency with more easing? Steve and Merlin look at this as well as the prominent supply level facing the Pound! Tune in and leave feedback!

Rehman Monedina joins us from north of the border to share his thoughts on current market conditions and trading activity. Conversation focuses on shorting rallies of extremely strong stocks like Apple. Is this a solid strategy or a crap shoot?!? Then the duo looks at patterns and indicators as decision support tools which helps decision support tools. Last time, Rehman was bullish on the Euro (which rose 800+ pips!!) and SBUX (which rose over 13%)! So what is on his radar this time? Is he bullish or bearish? Tune In and find out!

John O’Donnell joins Merlin Rothfeld for a special weekend edition of Power Trading Radio focusing on the Feds Quantitative Easing initiatives. From step one, the hosts talk about what QE is, and then continue down all 3 rounds of QE and operation twist to gauge their effectiveness. Will Inflation or Deflation be a factor? Will mortgage rates plummet or rise? What will happen to commodities? Tune in and find out!

Markets vault after the much anticipated QE3 is dropped, causing much speculation about what’s next! Dr. Woody Johnson joins the show to handle a wealth of listener question pertaining to traders psychology, and peak performance. Many traders have issues, problems which prevent them from ever reaching the elite level they so desperately seek. The Doctor helps clarify some of the key steps to help identify, address, diagnose, and overcome these common issues.

Corey Lane joins Merlin Rothfeld for a look at current market conditions with a focus on Options trading. Several listeners sent in questions talking about selling options at these levels, to which Corey has the opposite opinion. He goes on to point out that one of the tools of an options trader is to sell volatility, which has been very low the last few weeks. Volatility, theta, time decay all come up in this engaging discussion. Corey also shares his personal techniques for trading this market, and ultimately spills the beans about where he thinks it’s going! Tune in to find out more!

Merlin Rothfeld takes a look at several of the major currencies with a mixed focus of Fundamentals and Technical’s. Currencies include: Euro, Pound, Aussie, Yen, Dollar and the ultimate currency, Gold! Major global news has created some significant swings recently which translate to great low risk, high probability trading opportunities. Listeners also ask about Marriot, Kraft, as well as several questions about profit targets and strategies.