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EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 8/100 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 24.03% 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 31.40 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 [29] | GBPUSD [30] | USDJPY [31] | USDCAD [32] | AUDUSD [33] | EURJPY [34] | EURCHF [35] | EURGBP [36]| GBPJPY [37] | NZDUSD [38] | USDCHF [39] | EURAUD [40] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [42] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [43] | DOW 30 (YM) [44] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [45]| Euro (6E) [46] |Pound (6B) [47]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [48] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [49] | BOBL (FGBM) [50] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [51] | BUND (FGBL) [52]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [53] | GOLD (GC) [54]
MEME OF THE DAY – I JUST LOVE MY NEW SWEATER [55]
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
Fed's Rosengren Says Inflation Doubts Justify Slow Rate Pace --BBG
US ISM Manufacturing (Aug): 51.1 (Est 52.5; Prev 52.7)
US Manufacturing PMI (Aug F): 53.0 (Est 52.9; Prev 52.9)
US Construction Spending (MoM) (Jul): 0.7% (Est 0.6%; Prev 0.7%)
Atlanta Fed Q3 GDPNow Estimate: 1.3% (Prev. 1.2%)
Canadian GDP Annualized (QoQ): -0.5% (Est -1.0%; Prev -0.8%)
Greek Creditors May Delay Bailout Review Until November: Sources
SNB's Jordan: Current Negative Rate Not Absolute Bottom
Dow sinks over 400 points as weak China data batter U.S. stocks
U.S. Auto Sales Up Despite Holiday Shift
Historic three-day streak comes to abrupt halt, as crude falls by 7%
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Fed's Rosengren Says Inflation Doubts Justify Slow Rate Pace --BBG [57]
Atlanta Fed Q3 GDPNow Estimate: 1.3% (Prev. 1.2%) [58]
US Treasury Official: China should clearly explain policies to markets --Channel News Asia [59]
Greek Creditors May Delay Bailout Review Until November: Sources --MNI [60]
IMF's Lagarde Sees Weaker Than Expected Global Economic Growth --RTRS [61]
ECB's Dickson: National laws hamper ECB's work as single supervisor --RTRS [62]
EU report calls for 'consistency checks' on EU financial rules --RTRS [63]
SNB's Jordan: Current Negative Rate Not Absolute Bottom --ForexLive [64]
Irish FinMin: To Raise Growth Forecast, Appoint Central Bank Head Soon --RTRS [65]
Japan EcoMin Amari: too early to declare end to deflation risk --RTRS [66]
GEOPOLITICS
EU Set to Roll Over Sanctions on Russian and Ukraine-Rebel Individuals and Firms --WSJ [67]
Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons For Second Time --Sky News Sources [68]
FIXED INCOME
Medium-, short-dated Treasuries gain on weak U.S., China data --Yahoo [69]
British gilts rally on weak factory PMI data --RTRS [70]
US Sold USD 35bln in 4-week Bills; Avg yield 0.00% [71]
UK DMO To Sell GBP 2bln 30-year Gilts On 8th September [72]
FX
Dollar Falls as Weak Chinese Data Prolongs Market Fears --WSJ [73]
GBP/USD extends declines and posts 3-month lows --FXStreet [74]
USD/CAD looking to stabilize below 1.3200 --FXStreet [75]
ECB: Forex Reserves Rose To EUR 264.1bln, Up Eur 1.3bln --ECB [76]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
Historic three-day streak comes to abrupt halt, as crude falls by 7% --Investing.com [77]
Gold Ends Higher On Safe Haven Appeal, Disappointing Economic Data --LSE [78]
Copper Drops on Weaker Chinese Manufacturing Data --NASDAQ [79]
Iranian Oil Minister: Almost All Opec Members Want Oil At $70-80/bbl --CNN [80]
Government Report Finds Economic Benefits of Oil Exports --WSJ [81]
El Nino Sends Strong Signal as Pacific Temperatures Soar --WSJ [82]
NZ Change In GDT Price Index (1 Sep): +10.9% (Prev +14.8%) --GDT [83]
NZ Change In Whole Milk Powder Price (1 Sep): +12.1% (Prev. +19.1%) --GDT [84]
EQUITIES
Dow sinks over 400 points as weak China data batter U.S. stocks --MarketWatch [85]
European Stocks drop on weak Chinese and US data --Yahoo [86]
FTSE posts biggest one-day fall in over a week --RTRS [87]
Dollar Tree Shares Fall as Sales Forecast Trails Estimates --BBG [88]
U.S. Auto Sales Up Despite Holiday Shift --WSJ [89]
Apple explores move into original programming business --Variety [90]
Valeant Strikes Psoriasis-Drug Pact With AstraZeneca --WSJ [91]
Critics Line Up Against Moynihan's Roles at Bank of America --WSJ [92]
General Electric set to secure approval for Alstom deal --FT [93]
Mexico withheld millions in tax refunds from P&G, Unilever, Colgate --RTRS [94]
Bayer Separates Material Science Business Covestro --WSJ [95]
BG Puts Its Thai Gas Field Stake Worth $1.2 Billion On Sale --RTRS [96]
Online Betting Firm 888 Forced To Improve Bid For Bwin --RTRS [97]
Fitch Affirms AIG's Ratings; Outlook Positive [98]
EMERGING MARKETS
Latam markets drop on China worries --RTRS [99]
China Boosts Efforts to Keep Money at Home --WSJ [100]
Don't Ditch Emerging Markets Just Because They're Down --Time [101]
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