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EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 3/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 20/100 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 26.67% 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: FEAR The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 28.43, 71.89% 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 is slightly greater than the number hitting highs and is at the lower end of its range, indicating extreme fear.
PIVOT POINTS
EURUSD [27] | GBPUSD [28] | USDJPY [29] | USDCAD [30] | AUDUSD [31] | EURJPY [32] | EURCHF [33] | EURGBP [34]| GBPJPY [35] | NZDUSD [36] | USDCHF [37] | EURAUD [38] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [40] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [41] | DOW 30 (YM) [42] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [43]| Euro (6E) [44] |Pound (6B) [45]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [46] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [47] | BOBL (FGBM) [48] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [49] | BUND (FGBL) [50]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [51] | GOLD (GC) [52]
MEME OF THE DAY – I JUST LOVE MY NEW SWEATER [53]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
MU SEP 20 CALL ACTIVITY @$.11 on OFFER 2400+ Contracts
FAST SEP 38 PUT ACTIVITY ON OFFER @$.70 2500+ Contracts
TWTR DEC 50 CALLS 1500+ @$.15 .. also activity in the DEC 40 calls
APLE EVP, Chief Legal Counsel P 5,592 A $ 17.88
MTZ 10% Owner Purchase 10,000 A $15.98 and Purchase 5,000 A $15.63
HEADLINES
OIl Surges as OPEC Stands Ready To Talk Other Producers
US EIA Reports Decline In Monthly Oil Output
G20 Said To Not See Currency War As Major Issue
US Chicago PMI (Aug): 54.4 (est. 54.5, prev. 54.7)
US Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity (Aug): -15.8 (est. -3.8, prev. -4.6)
Global Stocks Extend On Rout Seen Through August
Europe: stocks cap worst month since 2011 with drop
Apple, Cisco Unveil Business Partnership
Google, Sanofi join forces on Diabetes monitoring and treatment
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
G20 Said To Not See Currency War As Major Issue --BBG [55]
No 'viable' alternative to QE seen for the ECB --Reuters poll [56]
Greece's 'invisible negotiator' may assuage bailout fears in election run-up --Rtrs [57]
FIXED INCOME
German and US Bonds Drop as Inflation Expectations Show Recovery Sign --BBG [58]
ECB Bought EUR 1.937Bln Under Covered Bond Programme --ECB [59]
ECB Sold EUR 106mln under ABS purchase programme --ECB [59]
ECB Bought EUR 9.776bln under public sector purchase programme --ECB [59]
CURRENCIES, COMMODITIES, METALS
Oil ends up 8.8%, at $49.20 a barrel; highest since July 21 --CNBC [60]
OPEC stands ready to talk to other producers about market --ForexLive [61]
Oil futures spike sharply higher after EIA reports monthly output declines --MktWatch [62]
Citi: Crude price rally to be short-lived; prices should post another fresh leg lower - RTRS [55]
USD: Euro, yen on track to post monthly gains vs. dollar --MarketWatch [63]
GBP: Pound Slips Near 3-Mth Low Against USD --WBP [64]
EUR: Buck Lacks Momentum After Unremarkable Chicago PMI --WBP [65]
JPY: Dollar Pares Morning Losses Amid Momentum Struggle --WBP [66]
Gold Prices Fall as Traders Mull U.S. Monetary Policy --WSJ [67]
EQUITIES
Global Stocks Extend August Rout--BBG [68]
Europe: stocks cap worst month since '11 with a drop --FT [69]
China funds cut equity allocations to lowest on record- Reuters Poll [70]
Google, Sanofi join forces on Diabetes monitoring and treatment --MktWatch [71]
Apple, Cisco Unveil Business Partnership --WSJ [72]
Netflix passes on Epix content deal, Hulu steps in --MktWatch [73]
Fiat Chrysler's Marchionne says 'unconscionable' to give up on GM deal --Rtrs [74]
Fiat Chrysler US is recalling approx. 206K vehicles --Detroit News [75]
GT Advanced Technologies to cut staff, operating expenses by about 40% --MktWatch [76]
Pemex Investors Face Crude Reality With Credit Downgrade Threat --BBG [77]
EMERGING MARKETS
China eases housing investment rules again to boost economy --Rtrs [78]
China Markets End Volatile August in Continued Slide --BBG [79]
Argentine Central Bank Assets Can?t Be Seized by Bondholders --BBG [80]
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