Merlin and John take a look at the increasing debt load of the US and other countries around the world. What should we be looking for, and how bad is it? These questions and more will be addressed as well as the prospectus for a further increase in the fed funds rate and unwinding of their balance sheet.

John O'Donnell interviews Dr. Mark Thornton. 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.

After a brief 2 day hiatus, Power Trading Radio returns to catch viewers up on the recent 3 day, Online Trading Academy International Conference. Merlin walks through some of the new initiatives and offers some suggestions to those hoping to make it as professional traders.

Merlin and John take a look at information from Morgan Stanley about client balances which paints a bearish picture for the markets going forward. They also look at the “Value of Life” as determined by the EPA and other agencies.

Merlin looks at a wide array of listener questions ranging from Amazon chart formations to Financial stock strength, Vix instruments to leveraged index etf’s. He also revisits a tweet from a year ago where Goldman Sachs was telling investors to get out of copper for fear of Massive supply and falling prices. Can you guess where it is now?!?

In a follow up show, Merlin revisits some of the common trading biases which cause traders and investors to lose money. He breaks them down and offers insights into how these biases personally impacted his trading in the early ears.

Online Trading Academy’s “Road Warrior”, Brandon Wendell joins Merlin to talk about some of the psychological issues he has faced as a trader, then dives into several listener questions about different currencies including: Yen, Pound, Dollar, Aussie and others.

In his monthly appearance on Power Trading Radio, Scott McCormick breaks down his most recent market evaluation by looking at bonds, equities, currencies and commodities for clues as to market health and direction. Scott and Merlin also look at the current plan by the Fed to unwind their balance sheet and the potential impact it might have for the markets.

Merlin and John start off by looking at the just released earnings by 4 major banks and offer insights on how this might kick off earnings season. Several listeners send in questions pertaining to cryptocurrency and recent comments made by major financial firms. The wrap up by looking at the recent comments by Fed president Janet Yellen regarding the unwinding of the Fed’s balance sheet.

Sam Seiden joins Merlin to talk about his experience collecting institutional order flow in the trading floors in Chicago. The duo look at the psychology behind price and the impacts of volume and technical indicators.