After a market overview, Merlin tackles a great listener question of “ETF Stripping”. Robert Heitner joins us fresh out of a ProActive Investor class in Austin Texas. Robert’s shares some of the key things he has learned over his extensive trading and investing career. Robert shares some of the key things traders and investors need to focus on when constructing a trading plan. Its All about goals! Robert and Merlin then field a listener question on Gold and Silver. PowerPick: TE

Merlin dives into the listener mail bag and digs up a great question on Trade Management. In reviewing some recent PowerPicks, Merlin illustrates how to manage those trades using some basic money management tools. Josip Causic joins the program to talk about the S&P futures he made that trading session. In going over a few of the trades, Josip shares some of his trade plan and how he preps for each trade. PowerPick: M

Long time market Veteran Stan Ehrlich joins Merlin for an in-depth look at several currency pairs. Stan analyzes the Pound, Euro, Yen and dollar and emphasizes the synergies between them. Several chart formations are present which could send several currency pairs rocketing in both directions! 

PowerPick: AUDUSD

Listeners ask Merlin and Guest to share what some of the key things they have learned in their trading career, bot from the retail investor side and trading floor. Merlin Focuses on the “Ignore the news, but listen to every word of it” statement from his 10 trading rules as one very important factor to a traders success. Chuck Fulkerson weighs in on how the news and peoples recommendations go in one ear and out the other as he focuses on pure price action to tell him what to trade. PowerPick:RHI

John O’Donnell joins Merlin from Frozen Chicago! John talks about the special workshops he is doing in Chicago and Orlando, and Ft. Lauderdale. The Duo look at the comparisons between trading and gambling, as well as the dramatic differences between Trading and any other home based business.

Wealth Management Thursday talks a look at most people’s single biggest investment: Their Home! Real Estate Expert, Diana Hill joins the program to share her insight on the current status of the Housing Market, as well as some alternative trading instruments investors can use to play the housing markets without actually buying a home. Diana offers Listeners a FREE 7-Pillars of Real Estate Investing CD rom. Stocks to watch: BWA & YUM

Merlin and Craig Weil discuss Futures and Options.

As the situation in Egypt escalates, what does this mean for our markets? Merlin looks briefly at this question, and then shifts the discussion to the Psychological impacts of these events. Dr. Woody Johnson joins Merlin to help listeners comprehend how to cope with emotions and expectations that are built up in our trading personalities. PowerPick: MO

Kicking off the weekend edition, Merlin looks over some of the PowerPicks for the week, the ones he’s in, and the “Shoulda, coulda, woulda” trades! John O’Donnell joins the program to talk about current political events in Egypt and Japan that have created a new level of uncertainty in the markets. John gives his insights into gold and where he thinks it will be headed. PowerPick: DOV