Power Trading Radio

Back at the helm, Merlin Rothfeld kicks off Futures Wednesday by looking back at the last 2 days of All-Star events he hosted and breaks down current market movements. Steve Bobbitt joins the program and introduces 3 topics which sound like something out of a Teenage Slasher Flick! Globex Futures, Elliot Wave and Dead Cat Bounce are 3 key elements that led to a great trading day for Steve today, and he walks us through all 3 components and the puts them together as he walks us through his trade. Later he lays out his thoughts on where the market is headed in the short term. PowerPick: SPY

John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld tackle a listener question regarding John’s negative viewpoint on the market and the misconception of Doom & Gloom. With the current moves in the market, there is tremendous opportunity to the downside, and all traders should be taking advantage of it. At a minimum, listeners should be rebalancing their portfolio’s co protect against large market drawdown’s if they are “Buy and Hold” Investors. John dives in to silver and what are some of the issues he sees with silver, and why he thinks we will see a small bounce before selling off to new lows. Lastly, the duo look at the Euro and its growing troubles with Greece. PowerPick: COP

Silver plunges again as margin requirements are raised, and the dollar has an explosive rally. For many, this presents an attractive point to add to buy into, for others its high risk. Bob Heitner joins the show to explain the risks involved with trading volatile securities in your long term accounts. Bob addresses 3 major components to Investing that many have a hard time following: Asset Allocation, Market Timing, Discipline. He shares his insights on investing with Merlin, while focusing on these 3 key components. PowerPick:SLV

Silver gets crushed again as margin rules hit the street. Will the sell off continue? If so, when is the time to get back in? Merlin tackles this question to start off the show, as well as a couple other listener questions. Steve Misic joins the program to share his thoughts on parabolic moves such as the one Silver has enjoyed, as well as helping traders understand the difference between the Spot Forex and Forex Futures. Later in the program, the duo look at the EURUSD, and the Dollar Index. PowerPick: CNQ

As the world celebrates the Death of Bin Laden, the equity markets actually sold off instead of rallying as expected. Silver also took a big hit, down nearly 10% on the day. Is this the end of Silvers run? John Barrett joins the show to talk about how he trades parabolic moves, like silver, and what he has learned over the years about how others trade them. John also discusses how he uses supply and demand levels to spot  turning points and origins of big sell-offs. PowerPick: FST

John O’Donnell returns to Power Trading Radio after nearly 3 weeks traveling around Israel. John shares his thoughts on his travels and how current events are shaping the markets. A lot of attention is put on the erosion of the US dollar and its global purchasing power. Merlin & John talk about their upcoming speaking schedule for the Dallas Traders Expo in June. PowerPick:DD

Merlin starts off Thursday’s show by diving into the mail bag to tackle a few listeners questions regarding WTW & AMZN. Paul Orme joins the program from Philadelphia, where he is teaching a ProActive Investor class. Paul walks us through some of the things he is attempting to accomplish with his students, as well as some of the key concepts that have been the biggest surprise for them. Later, Merlin and Paul discuss some of the most problematic areas in long term investing and the power of compounding interest.

PowerPick: GPS