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EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 10/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 9/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 5/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 22/100 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 25.22% 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 26.09. 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 [31] | GBPUSD [32] | USDJPY [33] | USDCAD [34] | AUDUSD [35] | EURJPY [36] | EURCHF [37] | EURGBP [38]| GBPJPY [39] | NZDUSD [40] | USDCHF [41] | EURAUD [42] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [44] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [45] | DOW 30 (YM) [46] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [47]| Euro (6E) [48] |Pound (6B) [49]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [50] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [51] | BOBL (FGBM) [52] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [53] | BUND (FGBL) [54]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [55] | GOLD (GC) [56]
MEME OF THE DAY – DUBAI GOLD DEALER OLYMPICS [57]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
MBLY SEP 55.5 PUT ACTIVITY 1500 @$2.90 on offer
TSM OCT 20 CALLS 4694 block @$.95 right by offer
RAD JAN 9 CALLS 3K @$.54 on offer
SAEX 10% Owner P 11,394 A $ 3.02 P 17,693 A $ 2.95
TBPH .. SC 13G Filed by GlaxoSmithKline .. 24.5%
HEADLINES
Fed's Beige Book: Economic activity continues to expand modestly
US ADP Employment Change Aug: 190K (est 200K; rev. 177K, prev 185K)
Gross Says Fed Move May Be Too Little Too Late Amid Turmoil
EU's Moscovici calls for comprehensive debate in Eurozone reform
Greece to miss 2015 privatisation sales target: agency chief
Obama secures Iran nuclear deal with Barbara Mikulski vote
DOE US Crude Oil Inventories (WoW) Aug-28: 4667K (est 900K; prev -5452K)
Baxalta Said to Abandon Takeover Talks With Drugmaker Ariad
Spielberg's DreamWorks to split from Disney
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Fed's Beige Book: Economic activity continues to expand modestly --Fed [59]
Gross Says Fed Move May Be Too Little Too Late Amid Turmoil --BBG [60]
EU's Moscovici calls for comprehensive debate in Eurozone reform --Welt [Transalted] [61]
Greece to miss 2015 privatisation sales target: agency chief --Rtrs [62]
Merkel Ally Spahn Sees IMF Joining Greek Bailout, Lauds Tsipras --eKathimerini [63]
IMF Hopes For Orderly Transition For China To Internationalize Yuan --Rtrs [64]
China regulator says punishes three stock trading platforms --Rtrs [65]
China futures exchange further tightens rules on stock index futures trading --Rtrs [66]
Polish Central Bank Base Rate Left Unchanged At 1.50%, As Expected --Nasdaq [67]
GEOPOLITICS
Obama secures Iran nuclear deal with Barbara Mikulski vote --CNN [68]
Russian Northern Fleet to practise nuclear-powered submarine rescue in Barents Sea --TASS [69]
China and South Korea agree to seek a 3-way summit with Japan in Oct. or Nov. --BBG [70]
FIXED INCOME
Bond yields higher after Fed's Beige Book --CNBC [71]
US bond yields head higher as jobs data looms --FT [72]
Sudden Dry Spell for Bond Sales --WSJ [73]
European banks fight back in fixed income --FT [74]
FX
Dollar gains strength while EM currencies tumble heavily --FT [75]
Euro Falls Before ECB Policy Meeting --BBG [76]
USD/JPY Meanders in Shallow Range Around 120.00 --WBP [77]
Ruble Falls Second Day as Citigroup Sees Further Weakness on Oil --BBG [78]
China's yuan slips on pre-holiday dollar demand despite intervention --Rtrs [79]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
WTI settles up 1.85%, at $46.25 a barrel --CNBC [80]
Gold eases after 4-day gain, awaiting signal on U.S. rates --Rtrs [81]
Copper rebounds as Chinese stock market pares losses --Rtrs [82]
DOE US Crude Oil Inventory Change (WoW) Aug-28: 4667K (est 900K; prev -5452K) [83]
DOE US Distillate Inventory Change (WoW) Aug-28: 115K (est 1000K; prev 1436K) [83]
DOE Cushing OK Crude Inventory Change (WoW) Aug-28: -388K (est 400K; prev 256K) [83]
OPEC oil output in Aug falls from record on Iraq disruption --Rtrs survey [84]
Shell Nigeria lifts force majeure on Bonny Light Crude --Rtrs [85]
Gold demand from China and India picks up --FT [86]
El Nino expected to take toll on sugar and rice prices --FT [87]
EQUITIES
Wall St up 1 pct as China fears ease --Rtrs [88]
European stocks stage modest pre-ECB rebound --FT [89]
FTSE closes positive, follows Wall Street gains --RTRS [90]
Baxalta Said to Abandon Takeover Talks With Drugmaker Ariad --BBG [91]
Spielberg's DreamWorks to split from Disney --Hollywood Reporter [92]
Citi Joins Bid For GBP 13bln Taxpayer Bank Assets --Sky News [93]
Tesco Prefers Buyout Firm MBK's Bid For South Korea Unit --Rtrs [94]
Online Gambling Firm GVC 'Not Prepared To Walk Away' From Bwin --Rtrs [95]
Rebekah Brooks to return to News UK as CEO --MktWatch [96]
EU regulators clear Shell purchase of BG Group --RTRS [97]
Vivendi Earnings Rise, Boosted By Sale of Brazilian Unit --WSJ [98]
Fitch Downgrades E.ON to 'BBB+', Stable Outlook [99]
EMERGING MARKETS
South Africa Doesn't Warrant Negative Outlook, Moody's Says --BBG [100]
China Futures Exchange: To Further Tighten Rules On Stock Index Futures Trading --Rtrs [101]
Puerto Rico Electric Says Agreement Reached With Bondholders --BBG [102]
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