EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 15/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 13/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 11/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 9/100 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 23.39% 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 24.37. 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 [34] | GBPUSD [35] | USDJPY [36] | USDCAD [37] | AUDUSD [38] | EURJPY [39] | EURCHF [40] | EURGBP [41]| GBPJPY [42] | NZDUSD [43] | USDCHF [44] | EURAUD [45] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [47] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [48] | DOW 30 (YM) [49] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [50]| Euro (6E) [51] |Pound (6B) [52]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [53] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [54] | BOBL (FGBM) [55] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [56] | BUND (FGBL) [57]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [58] | GOLD (GC) [59]
MEME OF THE DAY – HEY GIRL… [60]
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 Import Price Index (MoM) (Aug): -1.80% (est -1.60%, prev -0.90%)
US Import Price Index (YoY) (Aug): -11.40% (est -11.10%,rev prev -10.50%)
US DOE Crude Inventories (WoW) (Sep 04): 2570K (est 900K, prev 4667K)
US DOE Cushing Inventories (WoW) (Sep 04): -897K (est 400K, prev -388K)
US EIA Natural Gas Storage Change (Sep 04): 68 (est 77, prev 94)
US Wholesale Inventories (MOM) (JUL): -0.1% (EST 0.30%, prev 0.90%)
US Wholesale Trade Sales (MoM) (Jul): -0.3% (est 0.10%, prev 0.40%)
US Initial Jobless Claims (Sep 05): 275K (est 275K, rev prev 281K
US Continuing Claims (Aug 29): 2.26m (est 2.253m, rev prev 2.259m)
US Kansas City Fed LMCI Index (Aug):-0.12(Prev -0.23)
CA New Housing Price Index (YoY) (Jul): 1.3% (est 1.30%, prev 1.30%)
CA Capacity Utilization Rate (Q2): 81.3%% (est 81.70%, rev prev 82.60%)
BoE leaves rates unchanged, McCafferty dissents again in 8-1 vote
ECB Liikanen: Bond purchases will be extended if needed
ECB Praet: Recovery hinges on full implementation of QE
David Tepper: Good time to take money off the table
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
US's Boehner: Fall Budget Talks To Discuss Disc Spending Hike --MNI [62]
BoE leaves rates unchanged; McCafferty dissents again in 8-1 vote --Rtrs [63]
ECB Liikanen: Bond purchases will be extended if needed --ForexLive [64]
ECB Praet: Cyclical recovery hinges on full implementation of QE --ForexLive [65]
Riksbank's Skingsley: Economic activity is improving --Riksbank [66]
Reuters poll sees RBNZ cutting interest rates again in October --ForexLive [67]
Greek Interim FinMin: There will be no bail-in of Greek bank deposits --BBG [68]
GEOPOLITICS
Putin To address Syria and ISIS in UN speech later this Month --Rtrs [69]
FIXED INCOME
US sells 30-year bonds at 2.980% vs 2.990% WI --ForexLive [70]
Apple and Shell sell over E1bn of debt --FT [71]
European banks flock to issue dollar bonds --FT [72]
FX
USD: USDJPY shows a reluctance above the 200 day MA --ForexLive [73]
GBP: BoE Minutes see considerable uncertainty over impact of GBP on inflation --ForexLive [74]
GBP: BoE Minutes see considerable uncertainty over impact of GBP on inflation --ForexLive [74]
EUR: EUR/JPY onto 136 handle on strong rally --FXstreet [75]
CNY: PBoC Adviser Huang: Yuan should not be pegged to USD --BBG [76]
CNY: PBoC Lowers Criteria For Cross Boarder Yuan Pooling --Business News [77]
CNY: China Premier Li: No basis for persistent yuan depreciation --FXStreet [78]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
WTI futures settle +4% at $45.92 per barrel [76]
Brent futures settle +2.75% at $48.89 per barrel [76]
US DOE Crude Oil Inventory Change (WoW) (Sep 04): 2570K (est 900K, prev 4667K) [79]
US DOE Cushing Crude Inventory Change (WoW) (Sep 04): -897K (est 400K, prev -388K) [79]
US DOE Gasoline Inventory Change (WoW) (Sep 04): 384K (est -150K, prev -271K) [79]
US DOE Distillate Inventory Change (WoW) (Sep 04): 952K (est 900K, prev 115K) [79]
US DOE Refinery Utilization (WoW) (Sep 04): -1.90% (est -0.50 %, prev -1.70%) [79]
US EIA Natural Gas Storage Change (Sep 04): 68 (est 77, prev 94) [80]
CRUDE: Saudi Arabian oil output down 100k bpd in August [81]
CRUDE: Kuwait: OPEC Not Keen To Shoulder Impact Of Price Decision [76]
AGS: World food prices fall sharply in August, extending slide --Rtrs [82]
LNG: LNG pipeline project could see more delays --Washington Times [83]
US shale giants turn to 2016 with somber outlook --RTRS [84]
EQUITIES
S&P 500 unofficially closes up 0.5% at 1,952 [76]
DJIA unofficially closes up 0.45% at 16,327 [76]
Nasdaq unofficially closes up 0.8% at 4,795 [76]
David Tepper: Good time to take money off the table --CNBC [85]
M&A: GE plans to sell asset management arm --FT [86]
M&A: EU to rule on $16.7bn Intel/Altera deal by 14/Oct --Rtrs [87]
M&A: Avon shares surge on deal report --FT [88]
BANKS: EU's Vestager Confident' of reaching agreement with Italy on bad bank --Rtrs [89]
INSURANCE: Lloyd's of London H1 profit drops as competition bites --Rtrs [90]
TECH: Google rolls out Android Pay in US --Rtrs [91]
TECH: Dell says to invest $125 bln in China over five years --CNBC [92]
INDUSTRIALS: GE to decide on new location for HQ in Q4 --CNBC [93]
TECH: 3M to could spin off or sell its health information systems business --MW [94]
CRA: Moody's affirms Glencore's Baa2 ratings with negative outlook [95]
EMERGING MARKETS
China is a source of global growth, not risk, says Li Keqiang --FT [96]
Fitch: US Money Market Funds' Exposure to China Slowing [97]
Brazil Rousseff Promises New Fiscal Effort; Analysts Skeptical --MNI [98]
Brazil credits resilient after junk rating --Rtrs [99]
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