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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 [34] | GBPUSD [35] | USDJPY [36] | USDCAD [37] | AUDUSD [38] | EURJPY [39] | EURCHF [40] | EURGBP [41]| GBPJPY [42] | NZDUSD [43] | USDCHF [44] | EURAUD [45] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [47] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [48] | DOW 30 (YM) [49] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [50]| Euro (6E) [51] |Pound (6B) [52]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [53] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [54] | BOBL (FGBM) [55] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [56] | BUND (FGBL) [57]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [58] | GOLD (GC) [59]
MEME OF THE DAY – IT’S THE JERKS [60]
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 [62]
White House: US Treasury Department is closely monitoring financial markets --Livesquawk [63]
Fed RRP (24 Aug): $73.8bn and 32 bidders (prev 35 bidders, $92.4bn) --Livesquawk [63]
Ex US Tsy Sec Summers: 'Far from clear' next Fed move a hike --Twitter [64]
NABE Policy Survey: 77% See Liftoff in 2015; 37% Expect Sept --MNI [65]
FORECASTS: Barclays pushes call for Fed hike from Sept to March -FT [66]
BlackRock's Rieder: 'Window is closing' on Fed to move in September --Rtrs [67]
LOOK AHEAD: What to expect from the Fed's Jackson Hole meeting --BBG [68]
UK FinMin Osborne: China not a specific G20 item --ForexLive [69]
BoE asked to review code of conduct for rate-setters --CityAM [70]
OVERNIGHT: Japan Abe: Sympathises with BoJ difficulty in hitting infl tgt amid oil drop --MNI [71]
GREECE: Popular Unity party will get the baton to try and form a government --Koutsomitis [72]
GREECE: Moody's: Tsipras resignation a credit positive for Greece [73]
GEOPOLITICS
North, South Korea reach deal to ease tensions --Yonhap [74]
FIXED INCOME
US 10y yield briefly dips below 2%, first time since April --WSJ [75]
US 10y B/E rate below 1.5%, first time since May 2009 --FT [76]
US HY squeezed by rush to exit --FT [77]
ECB PSPP (21 Aug): EUR279.761B (Prev EUR269.875B) [78]
ECB CBPP3: EUR1090.179B (Prev EUR108.059B) [78]
ECB ABSPP: EUR11.218B (Prev EUR10.961B) [78]
Eonia closes -0.126% (prev -0.119) --Livesquawk [63]
UK DMO planning 2 short, 2 medium, 3 long, 3 linker issues next Qtr --MNI [63]
FX
USD: Dollar under pressure after China rout --Rtrs [79]
USD COMMENT: The Fed is looking at a very different dollar than Wall St --BBG [80]
EUR: Euro climbs to new 8-month high vs USD --FT [81]
EUR COMMENT: Euro shorts still have a big buffer to play with --ForexLive [82]
CAD: Canadian Dollar Hits 11-Year-Low Against US Dollar --WSJ [83]
ILS: Shekel on the up after rate decision --FT [84]
ZAR: South Africa rand hits all-time low against the dollar --BBC [85]
ZAR: SARB Says Could Consider FX Intervention If Fin. Stability Is Risked [86]
HKD: Bears look to HK dollar risks --FT [87]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
CRUDE: WTI futures settle 5.5% lower at $38.24 per barrel --Livesquawk [63]
CRUDE: Brent futures settle 6.1% lower at $42.69 per barrel --Livesquawk [63]
CRUDE: Oil slides to 6-year low as commodities tumble --FT [88]
CRUDE: East Libyan state oil firm wants to discuss contracts --Malta Times [89]
COMMODS: Broad commodities selloff after China Black Monday -- WSJ [90]
METALS: Gold climbs to fresh 7-week high as global equities, U.S. dollar tumble --Investing [91]
EQUITIES
COMMENT: DoubleLine's Gundlach sees another 'major leg down' in US equities --Rtrs [92]
VOLS: VIX rises to highest level in over 3 years --MW [93]
BIOTECH: US biotech index enters bear market --FT [94]
M&A: Southern Co becomes No.2 U.S. utility with $8 bln AGL deal --Rtrs [95]
M&A: FTC clears Pfizer acquisition of Hospira --StreetInsider [96]
M&A: Monsanto sweetens offer for Syngenta to CHF470 a share --Rtrs [97]
M&A: Markit to Buy Foreign Exchange Trading Company DealHub --WSJ [98]
TECH: Apple's Cook: Still seeing strong growth in China --CNBC [99]
TECH: Apple CEO Tim Cook may have violated SEC rules with Jim Cramer email --MW [100]
O&G: Shell eyes Iran, to pay debt when sanctions end --Rtrs [101]
SUPERMARKETS: Carrefour Announces Planned Acquisition of Rue du Commerce --BW [102]
EXCHANGES: Nasdaq poised to launch FX trading platform-top executive --StreetInsider [103]
AUTOS: GM China joint venture building $470 mln green car plant --Rtrs [104]
EMERGING MARKETS
CHINA: China stocks drop 8.5% --Guardian [105]
CHINA PRIMER: China's latest stock market crash: the basics [106]
China NDRC: China expects economic growth to be stable in H2 2015 --ForexLive [107]
China pension fund to invest in stock market --BBC [108]

