EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 9/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 11/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 28/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 47/100 NEUTRAL
Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 24.35% 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 [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 – DUBAI GOLD DEALER OLYMPICS [53]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
SH NOV 25 CALL Activity PRO SHARES SHORT 800 @$.60 on OFFER
NBL SEP 30 CALL Activity @1.60 by offer 6000+ Contracts
VIPS NOV 22 CALLS 3200 Block right by the BID side @$.575
LANC Director Purchase 500 @$96.6
CDE President and CEO Purchase 25,000 @$2.8984
BBT Director Purchase 1800 @$35.797 Purchase 1800 @$35.779
HEADLINES
ECB asset buying slows to weakest pace since QE began
BOJ said to waver on confidence in underlying growth
BBK's Weidmann replaces Noyer as BIS Board Chairman
AU Manpower Survey (Q4): 7.00% (prev. 4.00%)
NZ Manpower Survey (QoQ) (Q4): 12% (prev 11%)
UK PM Cameron faces revolt over EU referendum rules
Majority of Brits would vote for Brexit --poll
IEA's Birol: Oil prices to remain low
Glencore to reduce costs by $10bn to cut debt
Tesco agrees sale of South Korean business for £4bn
China FX reserves in record fall on yuan intervention
China to cut dividend taxes for long-term shareholders
China cuts 2014 growth rate to 7.3%
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
BBK's Weidmann appointed BIS Board Chairman, replacing Noyer [55]
BOJ said to waver on confidence in underlying growth --BBG [56]
France's Hollande: French Growth Expected At More Than 1% In 2015 --Rtrs [57]
Hollande: E2 Bln in 2016 Tax Cuts Won't Raise Deficit --MNI [58]
UK PM Cameron faces parliamentary revolt over EU referendum rules --Rtrs [59]
EY: UK FinMin Osborne's bank raid 'to raise double forecast' --SKY [60]
Poll suggests majority of Brits would vote for Brexit --CNBC [61]
ESM's Regling confident IMF will participate in Greek program -Rtrs [62]
Greece's Tsipras pledges to continue fighting for better bailout terms --WSJ [63]
Tsipras rules out possibility of cooperation with New Democracy --Enikos [64]
GEOPOLITICS
IAEA: North Korea reportedly building at nuclear site --JP [65]
FIXED INCOME
ECB Asset Buying Slows to Weakest Under QE in Summer Lull [66]
ECB PSPP (04 Sep): EUR301.447B (Prev EUR289.537B) [66]
ECB CBPP3: EUR112.215B (Prev EUR111.116B) [66]
ECB ABSPP: EUR11.494B (Prev EUR11.112B) [66]
US companies dominate Eurozone debt issuance --WSJ [67]
Sovereign borrowers are falling behind on record sums of debt --FT [68]
Asset-backed debt losses mount as Draghi support proves feeble --BBG [69]
Zurich Said to Arrange $8.4 Billion Bank Financing for RSA Bid --BBG [70]
Treasury Market Liquidity To Be Bullish In Mid September --Wall St Examiner [71]
FX
GBP: Sterling gets respite from sell-off --Rtrs [72]
USD: DB cautions against USDJPY dip-buying [73]
CHF: Franc weakens after Swiss data --FT [74]
CNY: China FX reserves fall by record $93.9bn on CNY intervention --WSJ [75]
EM FX: Rand, lira weighed by global and local concerns --FT [76]
EM FX: Ringgit falls to new 1998 low amid uncertainty [77]
COMMODITIES/ENERGY
CRUDE: Rosneft chief rules out Russia/Opec co-operation --RT [78]
CRUDE: IEA's Birol: Oil prices to remain low --SZ [57]
COPPER: Glencore cuts give copper a leg up --FT [79]
EQUITIES
C&E: Glencore swings $10bn axe to cut debt --FT [80]
M&A: Tesco agrees to sell South Korean business for ?4bn --BBC [81]
M&A: Microsoft poised to buy Israeli cybersecurity firm --CNBC [82]
DEALS: Goldman group buys Barclays secured lending unit --FT [83]
C&E: Rio: expect partnerships, not M&A amid slump --FT [84]
BANKS: EBA reveals shrinking pool of millionaire bankers --FT [85]
CRA: Moody's revises Mitsubishi's outlook to stable; affirms A1 rating [86]
AUTOS: Fiat Chrysler recalls 8,000 Jeeps amid hacking fears --IBT [87]
EMERGING MARKETS
China cuts 2014 growth rate to 7.3% --WSJ [88]
China Financial Futures Exchange proposes circuit breakers for Chinese stock markets [89]
China to cut dividend taxes for long-term shareholders --Rtrs [90]
China End -Aug Gold Reserve: $61.8B (prev $59.2B) [75]
China End- Aug Forex Reserves: $3.56T (est $3.58T, prev $3.65T) [75]
COMMENT: Is it time to declare an EM crisis? [91]
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