Power Trading Radio

Merlin is Joined by the V.P. of Education at Online Trading Academy, Sam Seiden, for an in-depth look at what it takes to be a good trader. Sam walks us through his progression as a trader from a floor based Market Maker on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, to a successful screen based trader. In his dedication to the art of trading, Sam has created physical class content, as well as online Mentoring rooms to help traders achieve their financial goals as soon as possible! Finally Sam presents the newest offering from Online Trading Academy, OTA ProPicks. These daily market calls are designed to help facilitate learning as well as give students a FULL thought out trading plan for each trade. PowerPick: VSEA

Merlin starts off the program with an interesting look at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the eerie similarities which it shares with the current events unfolding in Japan. As with Chernobyl, the Japanese government has not exactly been forthcoming with the truth. Like in trading, we must look to the past to gain a better understanding of the future. Justin Krebs joins the program to share his thoughts on how to treat trading as a business, shattering the belief that trading is simple. The pair then turn their attention to currency pairs, including: EURUSD. AUDUSD, USDCAD. PowerPicks: LRY, PCAR

Matt Gildea joins Merlin live in studio to share his thoughts on the current status of the market and how others are trying to MAKE you think. Matt points out how the vast majority of traders use news incorrectly, and are often left holding the bag when their positions shoot against them! They then take a step back and look at how multiple time frame analysis plays a very crucial role in trading and how it pertains to the current market situation. PowerPick:DO

Merlin and his special gues Tillie Allison take a trader's look at all th markets and answer your questions and phone calls live on the air.  Rising gold and silver prices are creating profits and offering hedge opportunities for long-term investors.  Professional traders learn the value of each tool and it's purpose in various market conditions in order to be consistently profitable.  Which side of the trade were you on today?

Merlin is joined by Jim Puplava, President and Chief Investment Strategist for PFS Group. Jim talks about the importance of gold and having it in your portfolio’s.  Having invested for over 30 years, Jim shares his experiences and constant need for trading and investing education. For the past week, he has been attending the Online Trading Academy Pro Trader course, and shares his thoughts with listeners.  PowerPick: UAL

Michael Young, 26 years veteran on the floor of the CBOE, joins the show to shed some light on how traders need to prep for their trading day and develop a routine. Michael shares his experience this morning with XLT (Extended Learning Track), and how the methodically begin each trading day. Later the pair look at the current state of the equity markets and weigh in on which way they see them going. Show includes analysis of SPY, IWR, DIA, QQQ, VXX and several other stocks.

After 260 shows, Power Trading Radio officially turns 1 year old! As a present, the markets graced us with a ton of news and announcements that are sure to add more fuel for the volatility of the markets. Merlin addresses news ranging from Inflation, Apple, China, Portugal and tons more! Steve Misic joins the program to shed some light on what he sees happening in the currency markets, as well as what traders should do when they are impacted personally by traumatic events. The pair look at GLD, VXX, EURUSD, AUDJPY, USDJPY, GBPUSD. PowerPick: AUDJPY

Merlin tackles a listener question about the “Debt Ceiling” and how it impacts our trading. To understand this, we first have to know the purpose behind the ceiling and what its purpose is in our economy. Special Guest Marty Dim joins the show from Chicago bringing 30+ years of trading experience to PowerTradingRadio listeners as he and Merlin look at the fractal nature of markets, and how we can apply this knowledge to technical analysis. Merlin and Marty look at a few listeners stocks, including: IRE, RIMM, SPY. PowerPick: EURUSD

Merlin and John take a look at John Wooden’s “Pyramid of Leadership”, and how it applies to trading. John runs through the 15 key components, breaking them down in an attempt to illustrate the direct correlation to greatness in Leadership, Trading and in Life. These topics are essential for anyone interested in trading as a profession! Later, John and Merlin look at some of the key events and issues facing our markets such as Interest rates, NYSE merger, etc. PowerPick: NIHD

Merlin starts off by addressing several listeners questions about Wednesdays discussion of ETF decay and how it works against you. Through specific examples, Merlin shows you that even when the underlying asset that the ETF’s are tracking do not change in time, the derivative ETF’s will all lose value. This phenomenon is known as Time Decay. Tillie Allison joins the show to add her thoughts on the subject, then shares a strategy that ties into the End of Month trading behavior of the markets. PowerPick: FXE