Here's something a little different that may intrigue you.

As I have previously reported, a couple of weeks ago, in a small burst of creative energy, I created a 50-page Handbook for Contestants in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge contest.

There's still time to enter this event. So some of you may wish to take a look at what I have done. It is now available as an ebook. For more information, see http://www.forecastingsystems.com/Handbook01.htm

The approach I have taken combines psychic/intuitive methods with more conventional technical and fundamental approaches to stock-picking.

Now, I have been invited to appear live on CNBC, tomorrow (Friday) afternoon/evening, to talk about the strategies I have recommended. The show is called "On The Money" and my appearance is scheduled for about 7:40 pm, Eastern Time. That's 4:40 p.m., Pacific Time. I'm also told that the program will be aired throughout the weekend.

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Below are links to two short video clips from CNBC that refer to the Handbook for Contestants that I have written. Please note: In order to view the video clips, you will need to register with CNBC.com and also sign up for a 7-day free trial of their "CNBC Plus" service.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=206931049  7:33

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=206931045  3:49

On this show, I was asked to name some stock picks for this week. My first choice for them was Jo Ann Stores (JAS) to buy on Monday (March 12), at the close, and sell on Tuesday (March 13), at the close. Interestingly, Tuesday was the second largest sell-off of the year. More than 80% of stocks lost money. But, JAS gained more than 12% during that single day!

The topic of intuitive stock picking methods was not discussed during the CNBC interview. However, it is included in the Handbook. For more information about the Handbook, see

http://www.forecastingsystems.com/Handbook01.htm

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This Friday, March 23, I'll be making my third appearance on CNBC's "On The Money" program, talking about strategies and recommendations for their Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. All of this is an by-product of the Handbook that I wrote for Contestants.

Here is a brief video recapping the predictions I made for them last Friday.

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For those of you who may not know how it is done, the image of Las Vegas behind me is on a large tv screeen. Actually, I was sitting in a windowless television studio off of The Strip, without a particular view at all. But, this sort of simulation is standard for television news.

Well, I guess the On The Money producers are settling in on their format during the Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. So, they've invited me back for a fourth week in a row. The program will be this Friday, March 30, at 4 pm (Pacific Time). That's 7 pm, Eastern Time, etc.

Once again, I'll be making stock picks. It's interesting to think that about a month ago, this all started with a little brainstorm I had to write a Handbook for Contestants in the Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. I don't know where it is all going to end. But, I'm enjoying the ride so far. And, a number of my stock picks have been big, single-day winners.

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The chart above shows the prices of Amazon.com (AMZN) from 1998 to 2001, when it ranged from about $10/share to up over $100 and then back down again. One of the reasons for this dramatic spike is a phenomenon known as "the short squeeze." And, it can be used as a profitable principle for locating explosive stock movements today.

Yesterday, I was asked by Mark Koba, of CNBC, to contribute a guest article for their "Million Dollar Buzz Blog." So, I have done so -- and my article on "the sort squeeze" has already been posted. You can read it at http://www.cnbc.com/id/17854676. However, before you will be able to read the entire article, you will need to register and log in on the http://www.cnbc.com/ website. (Of course, there is no fee for that.)

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For fifteen years, between 1986 and 2001, I hosted my own national, public television series -- Thinking Allowed. But, CNBC is an entirely different animal. On Thinking Allowed, I conducted half-hour, uninterrupted discussions with a single guest -- going into depth on a topic of psychological and/or philosophical interest. With CNBC, on the other hand, I'm on the show for an hour -- with about ten other guests -- during which I have about two or three minutes of actual airtime. So, I have to speak in "soundbites." I'm still learning how to take complex ideas and present them in thirty seconds. It's an artform.

And, at the same time, I realize that the CNBC audience wants more than just a simple explication of the "short squeeze" strategy I have been using these past four weeks. Every stock pick has to have more of a story. As one guest put it, "people are buying hope."

These CNBC appearances have been a remarkable experience for me -- taking me outside of my familiar elements. OK, I've done a lot of television. And, yes, I've been studying the financial markets closely for the last seven years. But, I've never -- until now -- combined the two. And, I realize that I'm on a program with a lot of people whose professional backgrounds in the world of financial markets exceeds my own.


For example, the person I am generally paired up with on this show, James Altucher, is a former hedge fund manager, and is the founder of http://www.stockpikr.com/ -- the most popular social networking site on the web devoted to stocks. But, it really blew my mind yesterday when they announced that he was also author of a book called Trade Like a Hedge Fund. I own that book, and it is one of my favorites -- with twenty viable, uncorrelated, clearly articulated, trading strategies.

My background in parapsychology, metaphysics, philosophy and psychology is quite strong -- however, I still feel like a beginner in the field of finance. (Perhaps my "beginner's mind" was an asset in writing the Handbook For Contestants in CNBC's 2007 Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.) While I am registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor and, incidentally, also as a Realtor in Las Vegas -- I am not pursuing these careers professionally, so much as using these credentials to assist in my own personal trading and investments. For the most part, I've avoided involvement with the mainstream institutions in this field.

But, ironically, there are some amazing similarities between the psychic world and the world of financial forecasting. From a scientific point of view, they are both areas where there is a great deal of controversy. While financial forecasting may seem like a mainstream activity and parapsychology may appear to be a fringe science -- both areas appear to be grounded upon a roughly equivalent amount of empirical data. In general, I would say that the field of parapsychology is more rigorous, scientifically than is financial forecasting. Actually, it appears to me that the field of finance relies much more heavily upon rumor and folklore.

This will be the subject, I think of another blog -- some day.

Incidentally, my next appearance on CNBC is scheduled for Friday, April 13, from 4 - 5 pm, Pacific Time, or 7 - 8 pm, Eastern Time.

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