Power Trading Radio

Tillie Allison and Merlin Rothfeld kick things off with a rundown of the markets ballistic behavior starting on Tuesday morning. Is this surge of momentum going to continue? Diana Hill joins the show to talk about some of the recent housing numbers and how the average person can learn to represent themselves as well as find amazing deals around the country. Diana also points out some new trends in the housing market, which may pose some very strong opportunities for traders and investors alike! PowerPick: SPY

The month of September ends on a sour note as markets sold off to end the quarter. For almost two months, we have been stuck in this large trading range and from the looks of it, it will not change anytime soon. Traders are adapting their trading styles to accommodate shorter term price fluctuations, and Merlin talks about some of the tools to do this. Although the consolidation continues, Merlin looks at some of the factors that have him looking for a bearish break of this consolidation. Much of this focuses on weakening fundamentals, and deteriorating global relations as factors for things dropping further. PowerPick: MOS

The fun continues from the Online Trading Academy International Conference! This session Tillie Allison starts things off talking about Community and some of the new initiatives that Online Trading Academy is rolling out to help build that community. Tillie stresses that much of her success has come from working with other traders and learning from their mistakes, as well as building on their strategies, Next Bert Antonik joins the show to talk about his NEW residency in Singapore. Bert moved there last year to help teach at the Singapore office and has subsequently moved there permanently. He shares with us his perspectives of the EURO and all the news that is swirling around Greece. The duo breaks down some of the key levels on the Euro before looking at a few other currency pairs

The annual pilgrimage to Trading Mecca began yesterday out in Sunny Southern California. Over 60 Traders and instructors gathered for several days of education and collaborative works in an effort to improve each other’s trading and training skills. Derek Zelek, fresh off a several month teaching tour in India joins us to share his thoughts on the conference and the current happenings in the trading world. Derek and Merlin talk about the recent break of the trading range on the S&P 500, and what it means for traders. Derek goes on to say that he believes that it is going to be a head fake, drawing traders in short, before ripping back up and stopping them out before heading back down.

As a rare treat, Tillie Allison co-hosts Power Trading Radio for wealth management Thursday. After walking through some quick examples of stop loss modifications, Merlin and Tillie dive into some of the issues facing the investment world. Tillie talks about sector leadership and rotation in ones portfolio, stressing the importance of portfolio rebalancing. Later, the duo looks at how to effectively use technical indicators as conformation & decision support tools. PowerPick: NFLX

The Yo-Yo markets drop again, erasing a good chunk of yesterday’s gains. With no sign of a break to this volatility, traders MUST adapt their trading to accommodate these fluctuations. Craig Weil, 38 year market veteran, joins Power Trading Radio to share some of the things that he has done in his trading career to accommodate the markets when he identified a change in behavior. Craig uses the analogy of hitting for singles and doubles, and completely forgetting about home runs. This attitude has helped him survive turbulent times and focus on what is really important: Consistently Making Money over the course of your Life!

The short term bounce continues, rallying price near short term supply levels. Will Dallas Fed President Fisher’s comments have a lasting negative effect on the markets? Or just a short term sell-off? Sam Seiden joins the show and shares some of the highlights of his recent presentations at the Las Vegas Forex & Futures with listeners, and emphasizes the importance of how commodities and currencies impact each other. PowerPick: SPY

Strong bullish day on low volume temporarily calms fears of a market crash, yet does not mean we are out of the woods yet. Martin Dim joins the show to talk about how the recent market behavior has caused him to change his trading tools and tactics. Marty shares with listeners an experience he had in his Stock trading class today, which highlights the importance of proper order management and record keeping. One small error could cost you thousands of dollars in losses, and could be easily prevented! After taking several listener questions, Marty and Merlin share their intermediate term outlook on the markets. PowerPick: VXX

With another round of margin increases for gold futures traders, Gold prices plummeted today. Commodities were the most volatile sector of our markets by far, and may present some good trading opportunities for short term as well as Long term investors. John O’Donnell shares his thoughts on his favorite precious metal, as well as the condition of the global financial markets. Financials also took a beating, helped out by some downgrades of major banks like BAC and WFC. PowerPick: DOW

The pot of international turmoil is beginning to boil, spilling fear to nearly every market around the globe. However, this fear reeks of Opportunity! Russ Allen joins the show to talk about what areas investors should shy away from, and which ones present greater than average returns. Russ address the use of options for your long term accounts as a great vehicle to generate income without actually owning the security. PowerPick: MOS