Power Trading Radio

In response to several listener questions regarding the usage of Bonds in their portfolio, Tillie Allison and Merlin Rothfeld take a look at bond basics. What they are, how to use them, single bonds vs. funds, and the risks associated with them. Tillie emphasizes the importance of bonds, yet urges each investor to take a look at their holdings and determine what their Rate-Of-Return needs to be in order to retire the way they hope to. This can be achieved by using free calculators available at Online Trading Academy, and should be done by EVERYONE, regardless of what your level of involvement you have in your investments.

Listener favorite Steve Moses joins Merlin for a show tailored around trading Options. On his previous visit Steve touched on Naked options, discussing their risks and rewards. This proved to be a little rich for listeners who simply didn’t have the capital to make those types of trades. Steve walks listeners through a trade he is currently in called a Bear Spread Trade on the S&P 500. This trade is significant because your stock can go up, down or sideways and you can still get paid, assuming you set the trade up correctly, and it uses up a LOT less margin that naked Options. Tune in to learn more!

After a much needed 3 day weekend, Merlin and team return to the Airwaves to bring us all up to speed on what is happening in the global currency markets. To kick things off, Merlin tackles a listener question regarding volume spikes and liquidity, shedding some light on what really happens to order in the marketplace. Later, Eric Waddell joins the show to talk about his previous market calls on the EURJPY, and he even goes so far as to set us up with a great potential swing trade on the EURJPY. Eric and Merlin talk about the Euro and the upcoming Greece departure, weighing its impacts as both a positive and negative for the Euro. Eric also sheds some light on why he uses Tick charts and Fibonacci numbers for his chart analysis. PowerPic: GBPUSD

The markets finished the week with a small gain, but at least it’s a gain! Mike McMahon joins the show to share his thoughts on where the markets are headed, and his view might surprise you! Last time he was very bullish on the market and he nailed it, what’s next? The dollar becomes a solid topic of discussion as the dynamics of this instrument have changed recently, and it is critical for current market movements. Merlin and Mike break down a listener question regarding Supply and Demand levels, then dive into TLT to help apply the lesson.

One of Merlin’s passions is learning about how every trader arrived at their success, breaking down the paths and obstacles to gain a greater understanding of how to be successful. Every trader is unique, and has their own special tale. Today, Jose Blasco, an MBA Grad talks about how his degree spurred his interest in making money and eventually led him to Online Trading Academy, where he took several classes, applied what he learned there and is now a consistently profitable trader. Jose has gone on to be one of the top instructors in the Online Trading Academy mentoring (XLT) course, and teaches worldwide, sharing his skills with veterans and novices. Merlin and Jose also take questions from a live listening audience in studio to round out a very special show!

Merlin launches a passionate retort to a listeners comments, which should have all listeners questioning big banks and their politicians. After clarifying that everyone who is trading is essentially taking someone else’s money, Merlin brings on Dan Sugar to talk about how he is teaching his students to put their market biases behind them and carve out their niche in today’s volatile markets. Dan touches on Fibonacci, with some current examples of how the levels are lining up and pointing to a sell off on the NASDAQ. On the bigger picture, The dollar index could provide more insight into where these markets are headed. Dan & Merlin take a look at this and several other listener requested securities.

With economic data still trickling in with a negative tone, Merlin starts off by taking a look at the Dollar index for clues as to where the equity markets will be headed. After breaking down the key technical levels ahead, focus then turns to a wealth of listener questions regarding a variety of currencies including: The Pound, Yen, Aussie, Loonie and more. Many of these currencies are coming into levels which make for very attractive trades. Tune in to find out which look the best!

After a Live trading event out in Irvine California, Jeff Manson joins Power Trading Radio to talk about the trading session and some of the rules and tools he uses to trade. During the day’s session, Jeff logged in a 71% win /loss ratio, and booked very small losses on his losing trades, the receipt for success! Merlin and Jeff talk about the importance of confluence with a variety of other trading tactics in conjunction with solid, rule based supply & Demand strategies. After several listener questions, Jeff and Merlin weigh in on what they think the rest of the year looks like for the markets.

As a the market sell off accelerates, John and Merlin bring on Bestselling author Harry S. Dent jr. to shed some light on where he sees the markets going. To begin, they discuss his previous books and market calls, like “The Great Boom” written in 1993, “The Great Bust” in 2008, and “The Great Crash” in 2011. These books spotted distinct market trends that would have reaped significant rewards for followers. Later, they talk about Japan, the housing crisis, aging demographics, and the upcoming Debt Purge as potential fuel for some significant market selloffs.

John O’Donnell sits in for Merlin and interviews Paul Orme who teaches at Online Trading Academy on big picture market and the history of ProActive Investors markets, depths and times. John and Paul also discuss retirement trends as great indicators of inflation and deflation erode values.