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Is The Volatility Index Actually Useful In Measuring Volatility?
Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 2:45pm | 346The volatility index, also known as the "fear index," is intended to measure the implied forward 30-day volatility of the market by using at-the-money put and call option prices for certain stocks. But this begs an important question: how accurate is the index? What To Know The volatility...
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Jeff Kilburg Is Bullish On Gold
Thursday, March 16, 2017 - 3:14pm | 177Jeff Kilburg spoke on CNBC's Futures Now about trading action in gold. He is bullish on gold after The Fed decided to increase interest rates on Wednesday. He thinks a lot of traders were caught off guard, which led to a short covering that pushed gold above 1,230. Kilburg added that he sees...
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Alibaba: Short-Term Bear, Long-Term Bull
Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 5:15pm | 422Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) has witnessed lots of volatility in the last few days on back of a plethora of news, both good and bad, concerning the company. On March 18, 429 million new shares of the company will hit the market, more than what the company sold in its IPO, and there'...
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Futures Now Traders Share Views On Gold & Euro
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 8:33am | 254Jeff Kilburg suggested to the viewers of CNBC's Futures Now to take a long position in gold. He thinks that the gold is oversold because the bears are failing to push the price lower despite the bearish news like the lack of inflation and the stock market rally. He thinks that the forecasts...
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Jeff Kilburg Wants To Sell S&P 500
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 4:24pm | 153Speaking on CNBC's Futures Now, Jeff Kilburg said that he would sell the S&P 500 at 1,999. He thinks that the market had a tremendous run in August and it seems that it is a little bit overdone. Kilburg explained that with a decrease in QE in 2014, companies started to decrease buybacks...