EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 5/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 11/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 11/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 20/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 36/100 FEAR
Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 23.23% 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 28.03, 93.33% above its 50-day moving average and indicates that investors are concerned about the near-term values of their portfolios.
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 [18] | GBPUSD [19] | USDJPY [20] | USDCAD [21] | AUDUSD [22] | EURJPY [23] | EURCHF [24] | EURGBP [25]| GBPJPY [26] | NZDUSD [27] | USDCHF [28] | EURAUD [29] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [31] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [32] | DOW 30 (YM) [33] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [34]| Euro (6E) [35] |Pound (6B) [36]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [37] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [38] | BOBL (FGBM) [39] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [40] | BUND (FGBL) [41]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [42] | GOLD (GC) [43]
MEME OF THE DAY – IT’S THE JERKS [44]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
HRTX OCT 40 CALL ACTIVITY on the offer @$4.50.. 4850
IMMU Sep 2 CALL Activity on offer @$.25 1500+ Contracts
TSM SEP 20 CALL ACTIVITY @$.40 right by offer 5000 Contracts
MU AUG WEEKLY 16.5 CALL ACTIVITY 6200+ Contracts
TSLA CEO Purchase (1) 82,645.00 @$242.00
MPLX Insider Purchase Executive VP Purchase 3,000 @$51.118
HEADLINES
China Shares Give Up This Year's Gains In Brutal Selloff- RTRS
Over $1 Trillion Wiped Off Top Europe Shares In August- RTRS
US Stock Futures Slide Amid Global Rout, Oil Slumps- WBP
Osborne Says Hopes Lloyds Sale To Be Done Within A Year- RTRS
Britain Says Iran Sanctions Could Be Lifted Next Spring- RTRS
Southern Company To Acquire AGL Resources In $12 Billion Transaction- PR Newswire
RWE Names Paul Coffey As CEO Of British Unit Npower- RTRS
AIIB Appoints Jin Liqun As President- RTRS
IMF Official Says 'Premature' To Speak Of Chinese Crisis- RTRS
Germany's Schaeuble: 2015 Surplus Of 5 Bln Euros - MarketWatch
UK's Osborne: EU Reforms Would Benefit Other Nations- Guardian
Spanish EcoMin De Guindos: To Keep Growing At Around 1% In Q3- RTRS
Summers: The Fed Looks Set To Make A Dangerous Mistake - FT
'Decent Growth Ahead,' Says CBI As It Upgrades UK Forecast- BBC
North, South Korea Resume Talks Amid Tension- CNN
Japan's Abe: Acceptable For BOJ To Miss Price Goal- RTRS
Japan's Amari: Expect China's Economy To Stabilize Due To Stimulus- RTRS
Japan's Suga: Want To Closely Monitor Japan, Overseas Market Moves- RTRS
HK FinSec Tsang Expects A New Round Of Financial Crisis -- SCMP
RBNZ Dep Gov Spencer: Investors Adding To Auckland Market Risk -- BBG
Singapore PM Lee Boosts Welfare Spending Ahead Of 'Critical' Polls -- AFR
ASEAN To Upgrade Free-Trade Deals With China- SCMP
UK Cuts Its Stake In Lloyds To Below 13 Percent- RTRS
China's Neighbors Step Up Stock Market Support- BBG
HEADLINES
IMF Official Says 'Premature' To Speak Of Chinese Crisis- RTRS [46]
Germany's Schaeuble: 2015 Surplus Of 5 Bln Euros- MarketWatch [47]
UK's Osborne: EU Reforms Would Benefit Other Nations- Guardian [48]
Spanish EcoMin De Guindos: To Keep Growing At Around 1% In Q3- RTRS [49]
Summers: The Fed Looks Set To Make A Dangerous Mistake - FT [50]
'Decent Growth Ahead,' Says CBI As It Upgrades UK Forecast- BBC [51]
North, South Korea Resume Talks Amid Tension- CNN [52]
Japan's Abe: Acceptable For BOJ To Miss Price Goal- RTRS [53]
Japan's Amari: Expect China's Economy To Stabilize Due To Stimulus- RTRS [54]
Japan's Suga: Want To Closely Monitor Japan, Overseas Market Moves- RTRS [55]
HK FinSec Tsang Expects A New Round Of Financial Crisis -- SCMP [56]
RBNZ Dep Gov Spencer: Investors Adding To Auckland Market Risk -- BBG [57]
Singapore PM Lee Boosts Welfare Spending Ahead Of 'Critical' Polls -- AFR [58]
ASEAN To Upgrade Free-Trade Deals With China, Japan And South Korea- SCMP [59]
UK Cuts Its Stake In Lloyds To Below 13 Percent- RTRS [60]
China's Neighbors Step Up Stock Market Support- BBG [61]
Chipotle Plans One-Day, 4,000-Worker Hiring Binge- WSJ [62]
Fortescue Metals Group Profit Plunges 88% Amid Lower Iron Ore Prices- ABC [63]
Caltex Australia Profit Jumps On Gains In Refining, Marketing- AFR [64]
Bluescope Steel Swings To Full-Year Profit, Revenue Climbs 8.6% -AFR [65]
South32 Plans Cost Cuts As Global Commodity Prices Fall Sharply- Herald Sun [66]
MARKET DATA
GBP/USD Feeling The Heat, Drops To 5-DMA- FXStreet [67]
EUR/USD Trims Gains, Trades Below May 2015 High- FXStreet [68]
USD/CNY: Onshore & Offshore Yuan Spread Near 4-Yr High- WBP [69]
USD/JPY: Decline Allows Further Losses- FXStreet [70]
USD/CHF: Swiss Franc Rises To 5-Week Highs On Safe-Haven Appeal- FXStreet [71]
AUD/USD: Aussie Hits Fresh 2009 Lows On China's Meltdown- WBP [72]
NZD/USD Heavy On China Turmoil, Around 0.6600- FXStreet [73]
BoK May Have Intervened In FX Market -- BBG [74]
China Stocks Give Up Year's Gains After Central Bank Fails To Act- RTRS [75]
European Stocks Set To Extend Selloff- NASDAQ [76]
Gold Adds Shine Over Week On Safe-Haven Status- WBP [77]
WTI, Brent Crude Oil At Multi-Year Lows On China Fears- WBP [78]
China Iron Ore, Steel Futures Tumble In Risky-Assets Rout- RTRS [79]
EQUITIES NEWS
INDEX: FTSE Falls Sharply As China Worries Rock Global Equities- RTRS [80]
INDEX: Over $1 Trillion Wiped Off Top Europe Shares In August- RTRS [81]
BANK: UK Cuts Its Stake In Lloyds To Below 13%- RTRS [60]
ENERGY: Shell Eyes Iran, To Pay Debt When Sanctions End- RTRS [82]
MINING: Anglo American Sells Two Chilean Mines To Audley For $300mln- RTRS [83]
M&A: Southern Company To Acquire AGL Resources In $12 Billion Transaction- PR Newswire [84]
M&A: UK Insurer Amlin Says Company Not For Sale- RTRS [85]
M&A: UTV Media In Talks For Potential Sale Of Television Assets- RTRS [86]
M&A: GVC, Bwin Confirm Talks To Iron Out Offer Details- RTRS [87]
M&A: Malin Completes Asset Purchases, Confirms Management Changes- RTRS [88]

