EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 12/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 9/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 32/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 26/100 EXTREME FEAR
Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 29.04% 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 13.79. 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 is slightly greater than the number hitting highs and is at the lower end of its range, indicating extreme fear.
PIVOT POINTS
EURUSD [33] | GBPUSD [34] | USDJPY [35] | USDCAD [36] | AUDUSD [37] | EURJPY [38] | EURCHF [39] | EURGBP [40]| GBPJPY [41] | NZDUSD [42] | USDCHF [43] | EURAUD [44] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [46] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [47] | DOW 30 (YM) [48] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [49]| Euro (6E) [50] |Pound (6B) [51]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [52] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [53] | BOBL (FGBM) [54] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [55] | BUND (FGBL) [56]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [57] | GOLD (GC) [58]
MEME OF THE DAY – NYSE GOES DOWN [59]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
IDTI Vol weakness SEP 19 PUT ACTIVITY @$1.25 on offer 4500+ Contracts
SLB SEP 80 PUT ACTIVITY @$1.31 on offer 4000+ Contracts
PYPL SEP WEEKLY4 PUTS on the BID @$1.35 3700 Contracts
SPLS DEC 15 CALLS on the OFFER @$.90-.95 6000 Contracts
SEMI - CEO Purchased $300k+ total
AVHI Director Purchase 1,920 @$ 13.9989 Purchase 1,280 @$13.99
HEADLINES
PBOC injects $48bn into China Development Bank --Xinhua
Fitch Affirms Canada at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
Fonterra GDT Price Index Rises +14.8% (prev -9.3%)
ECB balance sheet expanded by EUR 5.31bn in latest week
ECB lowers ELA cap for Greek banks to EUR89.7bn –Rtrs
Tsipras, Advisors Consider Delaying Call For Confidence Vote - kathimerini
Greek Finance Ministry Makes 7 Changes To Capital Controls - enikos
Merkel To Press Dissenting Lawmakers To Support Bailout – ekathimerini
IMF Calls On Saudi Arabia To Rely Less On Oil - MarketWatch
Walmart Cuts Full Year Earnings Guidance After Disappointing Results - FT
Home Depot Q2 EPS In-Line; Comps Outpace Expectations - Street Insider
Lindt Half-Year Results Helped By Russell Stover Buy - RTRS
Deutsche Bank AG 'BBB+/A-2' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable - S&P
Austria, Spain parliaments approve Greek aid deal
56 Merkel lawmakers to reject bailout deal --BBG
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Atlanta Fed GDPnow (Q3): 1.3% (prev 0.7% on 13 August 2015) [61]
Fitch Affirms Canada at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable [62]
COMMENT: Hilsenrath: Dallas Fed Gets a Non-Economist with a Controversial Resume [63]
ECB balance sheet expanded by EUR 5.31bn euros last week --Rtrs [64]
BoE analyzes whether Twitter can help predict a bank run --WSJ [65]
Irish cbank appoints advisers to beef up credit union regulation --Examiner [66]
GREECE
ECB cuts Greek bank ELA cap to E89.7bn after Bank of Greece request --Rtrs [67]
Austria, Spain parliaments approve Greek aid deal --Livesquawk [68]
Greece eases capital controls for students and payments --Rtrs [69]
Merkel to Press Dissenting Lawmakers to Back Greece Bailout --BBG [70]
Dutch PM Rutte to Face Dutch Criticism Over Broken Greek-Aid Promise --BBG [71]
EU Spokeswoman: ESM Will Cover Greek Aid Without 'New National Money' --Livesquawk [68]
Greece Moves Forward With First Privatization Since Bailout Deal --BBG [72]
GEOPOLITICS
Ukraine Says Separatist Attacks Ease for First Time in Week --BBG [73]
Putin Escalates Again in Ukraine --WSJ [74]
FIXED INCOME
European Bonds Decline After Global Economic Data Beat Forecasts --BBG [75]
Corporate bond and equity market confidence diverging --FT [76]
NTMA Cancels EUR500 Mln Of The Irish Floating Rate Treasury Bond 2038 --NTMA [77]
High-grade leverage rose in Q2 --IFR [78]
Russian domestic dollar debt binge prompts liquidity fears --IFR [79]
Iraq Hires Banks Including Citigroup for $6bn bond Sale --BBG [80]
FX
USD - Dollar buoyed by US housing data, Fed ahead --Investing.com [81]
GBP - Sterling rallies after UK inflation beats expectations --Rtrs [82]
TRY - Turkish lira hits record low after bank holds rates --CNBC [83]
IDR - Indonesia Cbank to Change Dollar Purchase Rules --WSJ [84]
RUB - Russians Feel Ruble's Fall --NYT [85]
CLP - Chilean peso takes turn in EM filing line --FT [86]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
WTI futures settle 1.8% higher at $42.62 per barrel [68]
Brent futures settle 0.1% higher at $48.81 per barrel [68]
O&G - UK fracking industry set for a boost --FT [87]
AGS - Fonterra GDT Price Index Rises +14.8% (prev -9.3%) [88]
AGS - Fonterra chief bullish on dairy prices --FT [89]
METALS - Copper tumbles below $5,000 to fresh 6-year low --FT [90]
EQUITIES
EARNINGS - Walmart profit misses expectations, lowers guidance --BBC [91]
EARNINGS - Home Depot Inc Q2 16 Adj EPS: $1.71 (est $1.71) --USAToday [92]
COMMODS - Rio considers Hunter coal break-up --AFR [93]
COMMODS - Noble Group Plunges to Seven-Year Low as CEO Defends Finances --BBG [94]
COMMODS - Glencore examines closure of platinum mine --FT [95]
COMMODS - Cairn Energy expects to begin drilling in Q4 [96]
TECH: Sprint CEO escalates Twitter war with T-Mobile CEO --CNBC [97]
BANKS - Deutsche Bank's Fingeroot Said to Take Credit Suisse Equity Role --BBG [98]
BANKS - S&P: Deutsche Bank AG 'BBB+/A-2' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable [99]
BANKS - RBS sells Luxembourg fund business --FT [100]
BANKS - BNY Mellon to pay $14.8m to settle US SEC bribery charges --Rtrs [101]
EM - India's Snapdeal raises $500m from Alibaba, Foxconn --FT [102]
EMERGING MARKETS
CHINA - PBOC injects $48bn into China Development Bank --Xinhua [103]
CHINA OVERNIGHT - China's central bank injects 120 bln into market --Xinhua [104]
CHINA COMMENT - Top analyst says Chinese authorities to maintain stability of the equity market --BI [105]
TURKEY - Turkey's CBank Leaves Rates Unchanged --WSJ [106]
INDONESIA - Indonesia central bank holds key rate at 7.50% as expected --ST [107]

