EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 13/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 10/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 9/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 10/100 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 22.74% 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 24.88. 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 exceeds the number hitting highs and is at the lower end of its range, indicating extreme fear.
PIVOT POINTS
EURUSD [26] | GBPUSD [27] | USDJPY [28] | USDCAD [29] | AUDUSD [30] | EURJPY [31] | EURCHF [32] | EURGBP [33]| GBPJPY [34] | NZDUSD [35] | USDCHF [36] | EURAUD [37] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [39] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [40] | DOW 30 (YM) [41] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [42]| Euro (6E) [43] |Pound (6B) [44]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [45] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [46] | BOBL (FGBM) [47] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [48] | BUND (FGBL) [49]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [50] | GOLD (GC) [51]
MEME OF THE DAY – DUBAI GOLD DEALER OLYMPICS [52]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
RHT @$.75 .. SEP 72.5 CALL Activity 3300+ Contracts
IP SEP WEEKLY2 42.5 CALLS @$.62 on offer 1300+ Contracts
KHC SEP 70 PUT ACTIVITY 2K+ @$.50 on offer
KRO Director Purchase 967 @$6.905 Purchase 1,033 @$6.909
TTS SC 13G/A .. Tremblant Capital Group .. 11.69%
HEADLINES
US LMCI Change (Aug): 2.1 (est 1.5, rev prev 1.8)
US NFIB Small business Optimism (Aug): 95.9 (est 96.0, prev 95.4)
US Consumer Credit (Jul): $19.1bn (est $18.6bn, prev rev 27.02bn)
World Bank warns Fed to delay rate rise
Democrats have enough Senate votes to stifle Iran opposition
OECD: Stable growth momentum in OECD area
UK FinMin Osborne: UK debt To GDP uncomfortably high
France to nominate former BNP banker as BOF governor
EZ GDP SA (QoQ) (Q2 P): 0.4% (Est 0.30%, Prev 0.30%)
GE Current A/c Balance (Jul): EUR 23.4 Bln (exp 21.5 Bln, prev 24.4 Bln)
GE Exports SA (MoM) Jul: 2.4% (exp 1.0%, prev rev -1.1%)
GE Imports SA (MoM) Jul: 2.2% (exp 0.7%, prev rev -0.8%)
Indonesia gets green light to rejoin OPEC
Global M&A hit the $3 trillion mark
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
World Bank warns Fed to delay rate rise --FT [54]
OECD: Stable Growth Momentum Confirmed In OECD Area [55]
UK FinMin Osborne: UK Debt To GDP Ratio Uncomfortably High --MNI [56]
France to nominate Francois Villeroy de Galhau as BOF governor --MNI [57]
Riksbank's Jochnick: Sees Rapid SEK Strengthening As A Risk To Inflation [58]
Fitch: Euro Zone Ratings May Not Return To Pre-Crisis Levels --Rtrs [59]
Greek cbank: Banks' AQR to finish this month --Rtrs [60]
GEOPOLITICS
Democrats have enough Senate votes to stifle Iran opposition [61]
FIXED INCOME
US sells 3-year notes at 1.056% vs 1.055% WI --ForexLive [62]
ECB Calls for Common EU Approach on Debt Write-Offs --NYT [63]
ECB: German Law Disqualifies Bank Bonds as Collateral --BBG [64]
Italian Bonds Rise as Traders Increase Odds for More QE From ECB --BBG [65]
Credit ratings bolster risky bank bonds --FT [66]
FX
USD: Dollar mixed as reviving risk appetite drags on yen, euro --Rtrs [67]
EM currency defences hold against sell-off--FT [68]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
WTI futures settle 0.25% lower at $45.94 per barrel [69]
Brent futures settle 4% higher at $49.52 per barrel [69]
CRUDE: Indonesia gets green light to rejoin OPEC --FT [70]
CRUDE: WTI, Brent diverge --WSJ [71]
CRUDE: WTI Falls Again Due to Oversupply Concerns --MW [72]
CRUDE: Brent rises on data, but oversupply concerns weigh --ET [73]
METALS: Copper Prices Jump Higher on Supply Cuts, China Data --WSJ [74]
METALS: Gold bounces after 4-day losing streak --FXstreet [75]
EQUITIES
S&P 500 unofficially closes +2.5% [69]
DJIA unofficially closes +2.4% [69]
Nasdaq unofficially closes +2.7% [69]
M&A: global M&A hit the $3 trillion mark --WSJ [76]
M&A: Media General to buy media company Meredith for $2.34bn [77]
M&A: Potash might be prepared to make hostile K+S bid --Handelsblatt [78]
M&A: Mylan Says It Will Launch $27.14B Bid for Perrigo --ABC [79]
M&A: GE wins EU approval to buy Alstom's power unit --Rtrs [80]
M&A: Microsoft finalizes Adallom deal --Forbes [81]
M&A: Blackstone Agrees to Buy Strategic Hotels for About $4bn --WSJ [82]
BANKS: European Banks May Face EUR26Bln Capital Shortfall On New Rules - JPMorgan [83]
BANKS: Buffett banks BoA's Moynihan --MW [84]
TECH: Berkshire's Buffett says bought some IBM shares in Q3 --ET [85]
TECH: Verizon to test 5G in 2016 --FW [86]
EMERGING MARKETS
PBOC: Forex Reserve Drop Partly Due to Intervention --WSJ [87]
China Plans to Reform SOEs Through Mergers, Share Sales-Document [88]
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