Power Trading Radio

As the classic O’jays songs says, “Almighty Dollar… Don’t let money change you!” Darek Zelek joins Power Trading Radio to talk about the recent move in the dollar and its potential impact on the global equity markets. From his perspective, the equity markets could see a nice rally up over the next few days before beginning a much more significant and drawn out sell off over the next few months, and it all revolves around the dollar! After addressing a listener question about USO and global oil crisis, Merlin and Derek talk about relative strength, with an example on IYR and SPY. PowerPick: XLI

Guest host John O'Donnell chats with Victor Gruauag from Online Trading Academy and shares his two cents about the market.

As the new year starts, all traders should already be thinking about getting their taxes done. Trader Tax professional Michael Atias of OTA Tax Pro’s joins the show to answer listener questions about a wide variety of taxation topics. Michael covers some of the primary criteria the IRS is looking as far as establishing “Trader Status”, as well as some of the reasons traders should think about setting up a trading entity early on in their career. PowerPick: AGU

Special guest and XLT instructor Brandon Tristan joins Power Trading Radio to share some of the tools he uses to help forecast the market’s direction. Many use things like S&P futures, or indicators to help assist them. Brandon uses something much bigger and far more powerful! The Dollar Index! The duo analyze the current action of the Dixie, and help explain what its implications mean for traders regardless of their trading time frame. Later Merlin sparks a discussion on OCO orders, the USDJPY and relative market strength.

Mike McMahon and Merlin Rothfeld start off the new year with a look at some of the classic historical events that have pinpointed significant market turning points. Namely, mad media articles and publications boasting one thing, and actually leading to the opposite. Traders must be aware of how news impacts the markets and specifically, each asset class. Merlin takes a look at the current PMI and Construction numbers as a possible catalyst for future upside movements, but cautions on the broader negative picture. Later, the duo takes a look at the Aussie dollar and the Euro for trading opportunities. PowerPick: DECK

As the year winds down, many questions have come in regarding Market Timing and Fibonacci tools. Master trader Jeff Manson joins Power Trading Radio to discuss his trading style and the unique way he uses readily available tools to plan and execute his trades. The duo talk about moving averages in conjunction with Fibonacci extensions as well as retracements to help pinpoint entries, stops and targets. More importantly, when multiple pieces line up and confluence is present, the trading risk can be reduced even further. Jeff also talks about his Live Trading Event in San Jose and New York in January. To find out more information, click here: http://bit.ly/bN7tsL

As 2011 quickly comes to an end, Tillie and Merlin take a look at a couple of standout items from the past year. Volatility & Uncertainty dominated the market, leading investors to run to bonds. Will this uncertainty continue in 2012? Tillie also breaks down some important correlation factors between Gold, Oil, S&P and Bonds. Later in the program, Tillie touches on how rebalancing portfolios is paramount in achieving a pre determined rate of return on your investments.

Early on in her life Joanne Farley learned the importance of discipline and rules. Her jobs as a bartender taught her many ways to implement discipline on her patrons, and as a Trader & Mentor, she still finds ways to help others find their way. Joanne and Merlin talk about her rise to prominence in the Online Trading Academy community not only as one of the top instructors, but also the invisible hand behind the scenes of the XLT mentoring program. Discipline and rules have been her keys to success, and she has no problem sharing that with Power Trading Radio! Joanne also backs up her conversation with recent examples right out of the XLT live trading session.

In a dramatic reversal of market behavior, markets shot dramatically to the upside leaving many frustrated with the erratic behavior. Merlin and Mike McMahon tackle several question relating to the topic before diving into several segments on Price behavior and Technical Analysis. Rounding out the show, the duo looks at a few currency pairs using several technical indicators.

Merlin is joined by XLT instructor Brandon Tristan for a show filled with market psychology and stock analysis. To start things off, Merlin and Brandon talk about market patterns and actions around holidays. Both share their routines and trading thoughts for end of year trading, then move on to current market analysis. The duo then tackles a variety of listener questions on several Equities, including: KOG, SWKS, GOOG, AMAT, IVN, ZNGA