Power Trading Radio

John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld welcome former Economics and Books Editor of Barron’s and Author of the book Econospinning, Gene Epstein to talk about how data is spun by the media to fit different political agendas.

For the first time, investors and traders across the nation will be able to get live perspective on the market from experienced professional traders. "Power Trading Radio" is aimed at an audience that wants to improve its edge through active participation whether the market is moving up, down or sideways. In addition to stocks, topics will include foreign exchange, options and wealth management.

Merlin welcomes Chris Manson to the studio to talk about his trading and what he looks for. Chris talks about how market relationships and correlations are vital to his trade selection and probability. Later they look at several viewer questions on the Aussie,  Facebook and more.

Merlin welcomes back master trader and educator, Gabe Velazques to talk about his current trading. Gabe points out how the rangebound markets have been great trading opportunities, then brings up an example with different ways to trade the ranges with Options and other instruments.

Straight from Dallas Texas, Scott McCormick joins Merlin to talk about what he is looking for in trades, and how the new Online Trading Academy Stock course helps find the best trades. He walks listeners through a trade is currently in, broad market outlook, sector and ultimately down to a specific stock. Then he goes into how he has positioned his trade using different instruments.

The trade war is heating up, and it could spell disaster for market segments. Merlin and John offer their thoughts on how we could be impacted, then turn their attention to listener questions on trading styles, technical vs. fundamental analysis and risk management.

Merlin takes time to address several questions sent in live on our social media channels. Topics cover centralized vs decentralized exchanges, FX arbitrage, Canadian Dollar, and much more!

As a trader who prefers longer term trades, Steve Misic likes to use big time frames! Steve and Merlin talk about his trading style, then dive into the many social media questions coming in live. They also look at the Yen, Aussie, and much more!

When Bill was a floor trader on the CME, there really wasn’t much internet, tweets, FB or other social media platforms to manipulate price. My how the times have changed. Merlin and Bill talk about some of the recent moves in Amazon and Tesla, then dive into the broader picture, detailing what they are looking for in the coming months. Several listener questions are also answered from the different social media platforms.

Having taught trading and investing for decades, John O’Donnell has seen first hand what it takes to be successful as a trader, and what causes novices to crash and burn. Merlin and John look at 8 of the bigger factors which lead to a novices failure in the markets, and then take a look at a popular strategy for investing in the bond markets.