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Sep 18 - Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged
EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 15/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 16/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 15/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 42/100 FEAR
Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 15.83% 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: NEUTRAL The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 21.14. This is a neutral reading and indicates that market risks appear low.
Stock Price Strength: EXTREME FEAR The number of stocks hitting 52-week lows exceeds 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)
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UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
TRC Tejon Ranch Co Towerview LLC Director, 10% Owner 7,816 Purchase at $21.95
CRBP Chief Financial Officer P 5,000 A $ 2.121
LIND Director P 4,900 A $ 9.3424 P 100 A $ 9.335
JD DEC 30 CALL Activity .. 3500+ @$1.30
SDRL Activity JAN 10 PUTS on the BID .. @$3.20 2500+
TAP CALL Activity on the name in the OCT 80 and 85 CALLS
HEADLINES
Fed leaves rates unchanged
Yellen: Hike appropriate when lbr mkt improves further
Yellen: Fed has conf that infl will rise to tgt
Yellen: Concerned about China, and ability of officials to respond
Democrats block Senate vote to bar Obama from lifting Iran sanctions
Senate blocks measure to restrict lifting Iran sanctions
Opec Forecasts Point to Mid Term Rise in Opec Oil
Opec says no $100 oil until 2040
EU ramping up oil benchmark probes
Altice to buy US firm Cablevision for $17.7bn
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Federal Reserve leaves US interest rates unchanged --Guardian
Yellen: First rate hike appropriate when see further labor market improvement --Rtrs
Yellen: First rate hike appropriate when Fed has conf that infl will rise to 2% in m-term --Rtrs
Yellen: I can't give you a recipe for what we are looking to see before hiking --Rtrs
NY Fed: FX swaps with foreign cbanks $145m ($4m with BOJ, $141m with ECB)
Democrats block Senate vote to bar Obama from lifting Iran sanctions --USA Today
Moody's Revises 2015 GDP Growth Forecast For Germany To 1.50% --BBG
UK PM Cameron: EU negotiations going well, confident of being able to recommend staying in --Sky
BoJ's Kuroda: Japan To Continue Moderate Economic Recovery --FXStreet
Italy's Visco: MonPol. Responded Quickly To European Debt Crisis --ForexLive
EU's Moscovici: Greek Haircut Is Not On The Table --ForexLive
FIXED INCOME
U.S. to sell $26 bln 2-yr Notes, $35 bln 5-yr, $29 bln 7-yr, all to settle sept 30
Primary Dealers Rigged Treasury Auctions, Investor Lawsuit Says --BBG
Fitch: Bond Buyback Supports Lafarge's Credit Profile
FX
CHF: SNB says Franc still overvalued --BBG
EM FX: Brazilian real misses out on dollar retreat ahead of Fed --FT
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
CRUDE: Opec Forecasts Point to Mid Term Rise in Opec Oil --Market Pulse
CRUDE: Opec says no $100 oil until 2040 --Rtrs
METALS: Chile earthquake sends London copper up to two-month high --City AM
NATGAS: EIA NatGas Storage Change (11/Sept): 73 BCF (est 73 BCF, prev 68 BCF)
CRUDE: US house energy panel passes bill to repeal US export ban --Rtrs
GEOPOLITICS: Senate blocks measure to restrict lifting Iran sanctions
Energy firms are using more CDS pricing information to monitor counterparty credit risk --IFR
EU said to ramp up oil benchmark probes, asking some companies to redact business secrets --Rtrs
EQUITIES
PROVIONSAL S&P CLOSE: -0.25% at 1,990
PROVIONSAL DJIA CLOSE: 0.4% at 16,677
PROVIONSAL NASDAQ CLOSE: -0.1% at 4,894
Adobe Systems (Q3 15): Adj EPS $0.54 (est $0.50), Rev $1.22bn (est $1.21bn)
M&A: Altice To Buy U.S. Firm Cablevision For $17.7bn --Rtrs
M&A: Perrigo rejects Mylan's tender offer --MW
M&A: S&P puts AB InBev on credit watch as it mulls deal --FT
M&A: Australia watchdog queries Shell-BG ?43bn deal --FT
ENERGY: Glencore In Talks To Sell Copper Mine Production --Rtrs
BANKS: Fitch: Jefferies' Weak Q3 15 Results Extend Challenging 12-Month Stretch
BANKS: Lloyds Fights Forex Whistleblower Case --FT
BANKS: DB closes Russian corporate banking services --IFX
PHARMA: Pfizer faces over 1,000 lawsuits over antidepressant drugs --BBG
RETAIL: Wal-Mart to hire 60k seasonal workers
Amazon reveals new ?50 tablet and new 4K Fire TV box --BBC
AUTOS: GM to pay $900 million fine for criminal charges --MW
Fitch: General Motors' Legal Settlements Remove Uncertainty
MEDIA: Verizon Says Earnings Next Year May Be Flat --WSJ
INDUSTRIALS: GE to build engines in Europe --Rtrs
SPORTS: Manchester Utd explores $826m share sale --FT
RWE no longer chasing Middle East stake sale --FT
EMERGING MARKETS
US Tsy's Sheets: We?re pushing the Chinese to accelerate implementation of reform agenda --Rtrs
China SAFE: To Check On Firms' Forex Buying To Prevent Speculation --Rtrs
Chinese Pres Xi: Economy can maintain L-Term medium-high growth rate --Rtrs
Chinese Pres Xi: Economy Has Room To Manoeuvre, Is Resilient --Rtrs
Analysts Say Brazil's Economic Measures May Not be Enough --RIO TIMES
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