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Aug 25 - China Bloodbath Rattles Global Markets
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EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 3/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 5/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 12/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 10/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 34/100 FEAR
Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 10.07% as investors make bullish bets in their portfolios. However, this is still among the highest levels of put buying seen during the last two years, indicating extreme fear on the part of investors.
Market Volatility: EXTREME FEAR The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 40.74 and indicates that investors remain concerned about declines in the stock market.
Stock Price Strength: EXTREME FEAR The number of stocks hitting 52-week lows is slightly greater than the number hitting highs and is at the lower end of its range, indicating extreme fear.
PIVOT POINTS
EURUSD | GBPUSD | USDJPY | USDCAD | AUDUSD | EURJPY | EURCHF | EURGBP| GBPJPY | NZDUSD | USDCHF | EURAUD | AUDJPY
S&P 500 (ES) | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) | DOW 30 (YM) | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) | Euro (6E) |Pound (6B)
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) | DAX 30 (FDAX) | BOBL (FGBM) | SCHATZ (FGBS) | BUND (FGBL)
MEME OF THE DAY – IT’S THE JERKS
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
AVGO Seeing some SEP CALL ACTIVITY over @$4.80 7000+ Contracts
RIG Activity in the Sep 15 Puts on the Bid @ 2.85
RAD SEP 9 CALL ACTIVITY @$.18 on offer 7500+ Contracts
LVLT 10% Owner Purchase 100,000 @$47.6491 Purchase 100,000 @ $46.555
ZEUS Director Purchase 2,000 @$12
HEADLINES
China bloodbath rattles global markets
Stocks, dollar softer as commodities hammered
WTI settles at 6.5yr lows at $38.24/bbl
US 10y yield briefly dips below 2% on flight to safety
VIX spikes to highest in three years
WH: US Treasury closely monitoring financial markets
Ex US Tsy Sec Summers: 'Far from clear' next Fed move a hike
SF Fed: Fed not likely to be misled by noise in GDP and PCE data
NABE Policy Survey: 77% See Liftoff in 2015; 37% Expect Sept
DoubleLine's Gundlach sees another 'major leg down' in US stocks
German Dax equity index technically enters bear market
BoE asked to review code of conduct for rate-setters
ECB PSPP: EUR279.761B (Prev EUR269.875B)
ECB CBPP3: EUR1090.179B (Prev EUR108.059B)
ECB ABSPP: EUR11.218B (Prev EUR10.961B)
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
SF Fed: Fed not likely to be misled by noise in GDP and PCE data
White House: US Treasury Department is closely monitoring financial markets --Livesquawk
Fed RRP (24 Aug): $73.8bn and 32 bidders (prev 35 bidders, $92.4bn) --Livesquawk
Ex US Tsy Sec Summers: 'Far from clear' next Fed move a hike --Twitter
NABE Policy Survey: 77% See Liftoff in 2015; 37% Expect Sept --MNI
FORECASTS: Barclays pushes call for Fed hike from Sept to March -FT
BlackRock's Rieder: 'Window is closing' on Fed to move in September --Rtrs
LOOK AHEAD: What to expect from the Fed's Jackson Hole meeting --BBG
UK FinMin Osborne: China not a specific G20 item --ForexLive
BoE asked to review code of conduct for rate-setters --CityAM
OVERNIGHT: Japan Abe: Sympathises with BoJ difficulty in hitting infl tgt amid oil drop --MNI
GREECE: Popular Unity party will get the baton to try and form a government --Koutsomitis
GREECE: Moody's: Tsipras resignation a credit positive for Greece
GEOPOLITICS
North, South Korea reach deal to ease tensions --Yonhap
FIXED INCOME
US 10y yield briefly dips below 2%, first time since April --WSJ
US 10y B/E rate below 1.5%, first time since May 2009 --FT
US HY squeezed by rush to exit --FT
ECB PSPP (21 Aug): EUR279.761B (Prev EUR269.875B)
ECB CBPP3: EUR1090.179B (Prev EUR108.059B)
ECB ABSPP: EUR11.218B (Prev EUR10.961B)
Eonia closes -0.126% (prev -0.119) --Livesquawk
UK DMO planning 2 short, 2 medium, 3 long, 3 linker issues next Qtr --MNI
FX
USD: Dollar under pressure after China rout --Rtrs
USD COMMENT: The Fed is looking at a very different dollar than Wall St --BBG
EUR: Euro climbs to new 8-month high vs USD --FT
EUR COMMENT: Euro shorts still have a big buffer to play with --ForexLive
CAD: Canadian Dollar Hits 11-Year-Low Against US Dollar --WSJ
ILS: Shekel on the up after rate decision --FT
ZAR: South Africa rand hits all-time low against the dollar --BBC
ZAR: SARB Says Could Consider FX Intervention If Fin. Stability Is Risked
HKD: Bears look to HK dollar risks --FT
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
CRUDE: WTI futures settle 5.5% lower at $38.24 per barrel --Livesquawk
CRUDE: Brent futures settle 6.1% lower at $42.69 per barrel --Livesquawk
CRUDE: Oil slides to 6-year low as commodities tumble --FT
CRUDE: East Libyan state oil firm wants to discuss contracts --Malta Times
COMMODS: Broad commodities selloff after China Black Monday -- WSJ
METALS: Gold climbs to fresh 7-week high as global equities, U.S. dollar tumble --Investing
EQUITIES
COMMENT: DoubleLine's Gundlach sees another 'major leg down' in US equities --Rtrs
VOLS: VIX rises to highest level in over 3 years --MW
BIOTECH: US biotech index enters bear market --FT
M&A: Southern Co becomes No.2 U.S. utility with $8 bln AGL deal --Rtrs
M&A: FTC clears Pfizer acquisition of Hospira --StreetInsider
M&A: Monsanto sweetens offer for Syngenta to CHF470 a share --Rtrs
M&A: Markit to Buy Foreign Exchange Trading Company DealHub --WSJ
TECH: Apple's Cook: Still seeing strong growth in China --CNBC
TECH: Apple CEO Tim Cook may have violated SEC rules with Jim Cramer email --MW
O&G: Shell eyes Iran, to pay debt when sanctions end --Rtrs
SUPERMARKETS: Carrefour Announces Planned Acquisition of Rue du Commerce --BW
EXCHANGES: Nasdaq poised to launch FX trading platform-top executive --StreetInsider
AUTOS: GM China joint venture building $470 mln green car plant --Rtrs
EMERGING MARKETS
CHINA: China stocks drop 8.5% --Guardian
CHINA PRIMER: China's latest stock market crash: the basics
China NDRC: China expects economic growth to be stable in H2 2015 --ForexLive
China pension fund to invest in stock market --BBC
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