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EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 15/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 10/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 10/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 46/100 NEUTRAL
Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 19.10% 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 23.20. 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 [36] | GBPUSD [37] | USDJPY [38] | USDCAD [39] | AUDUSD [40] | EURJPY [41] | EURCHF [42] | EURGBP [43]| GBPJPY [44] | NZDUSD [45] | USDCHF [46] | EURAUD [47] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [49] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [50] | DOW 30 (YM) [51] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [52]| Euro (6E) [53] |Pound (6B) [54]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [55] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [56] | BOBL (FGBM) [57] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [58] | BUND (FGBL) [59]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [60] | GOLD (GC) [61]
MEME OF THE DAY – HEY GIRL… [62]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
RHT [63] @$.75 .. SEP 72.5 CALL Activity 3300+ Contracts
IP [64] SEP WEEKLY2 42.5 CALLS @$.62 on offer 1300+ Contracts
KHC [65] SEP 70 PUT ACTIVITY 2K+ @$.50 on offer
KRO [66] Director Purchase 967 @$6.905 Purchase 1,033 @$6.909
TTS [67] SC 13G/A .. Tremblant Capital Group .. 11.69%
HEADLINES
ECB's Bonnici: It's 'Too Early' To Decide On New Stimulus -- Market News
ECB Sees Euro Governance As Not Fit For Purpose As Action Urged -- BBG
ECB's Weidmann: Data Shows The Need For A Steady Hand -- Forexlive
EU's Dijsselbloem: Euro-Zone Must Share More Banking Risks -- RTRS
Meimarakis Targets Upset Over Tsipras In Greek Election -- WSJ
ECB Review Of Greek Banks Under Way, Could Be Done End-October -- BBG
Germany's Schaeuble: European Deposit Guarantee Plan Must Wait -- BBG
IMF's Lagarde Says French Reforms On Track, But More Needed -- RTRS
EU Fin Min. Agree 'Principles' Of Future Relations With Britain -- RTRS
BoE's Weale: Rates Will Rise Relatively Soon -- RTRS
Riksbank Gov Ingves Sees Flaws In Crisis-Busting Tools -- FT
UK PM Cameron: Corbyn Is A 'Threat To National Security' -- Independent
PBOC's Ma: Economy Will Do Better Than Market Expectations -- Forexlive
Sources See The BoJ On Hold This Week -- RTRS
Australian PM Abbott Told He Should Step Aside – BBG
US Tsy Sec Lew warns Beijing over currency policy
US House rejects Obama's Iran deal
ECB Coeure: Eurozone growth not creating enough jobs
BoE Forbes: Rates could rise sooner rather than later
BoE Forbes: Strong GBP mightn't have lasting effect on inflation
BOE/GfK: UK 1-Year Inflation Expectations Slip In August
Japan PM Adviser: BOJ must ease policy further at some point
Germany FinMin Schaueble warns of market bubble
IMF Brekk: Prospects of EMs and DMs 'subdued'
Eurogroup not unanimous on Greece debt talks timing
S&P: Greece affirmed at CCC+, stable outlook
HEADLINES
ECB's Bonnici: It's 'Too Early' To Decide On New Stimulus -- Market News [69]
ECB Sees Euro Governance As Not Fit For Purpose As Action Urged -- BBG [70]
ECB's Weidmann: Data Shows The Need For A Steady Hand -- Forex Live [71]
EU's Dijsselbloem: Euro-Zone Must Share More Banking Risks -- RTRS [72]
German FinMin Schaeuble: European Deposit Guarantee Plan Will Have To Wait -- BBG [73]
IMF's Lagarde Says French Reforms On Track, But More Needed -- RTRS [74]
EU Finance Ministers Agree 'Principles' Of Future Relations With Britain -- RTRS [75]
ECB Review Of Greek Banks Under Way, Could Be Done End-October -- BBG [76]
BoE's Weale: Rates Will Rise Relatively Soon -- RTRS [77]
Riksbank Gov Ingves Sees Flaws In Crisis-Busting Tools -- FT [78]
Meimarakis Targets Upset Over Tsipras In Greek Election -- WSJ [79]
UK PM Cameron: Jeremy Corbyn Is A 'Threat To National Security' -- Independent [80]
PBOC's Ma: Chinese Economy Will Do Better Than Market Expectations -- Forexlive [81]
China Industrial Production (YoY) Aug: 6.1% (exp 6.5% prev 6.0%) -- WSJ [82]
China Retail Sales (YoY) Aug: 10.8% (exp 10.6% prev 10.5%) -- Xinhua [83]
Sources See The BoJ On Hold This Week -- RTRS [84]
Japan Industrial Production (MoM) Jul, F: -0.8% (flash -0.6%) -- FXStreet [85]
Australian PM Abbott Told He Should Step Aside -- BBG [86]
Bank Of America Officials Worried About Moynihan Vote -- WSJ [87]
Oil Search Turns Down Woodside's $8 Billion Takeover Plan -- RTRS [88]
China's Sinopec To Shut Hotels, Ditch Cars In Graft Crackdown -- RTRS [89]
Alibaba Shares Could Fall Another 50% -- RTRS [90]
Cyber Insurance To Triple To $7.5Bln By 2020 -- RTRS [91]
Credit Suisse Plans October Strategy Announcement -- BBG [92]
PwC UK Revenues Top GBP 3 Bln For First Time -- FT [93]
Nintendo Names Tatsumi Kimishima As President To Succeed Iwata -- BBG [94]
MARKET DATA
EUR/USD: Euro Bulls Still Dominate Ahead Of Fed - WBP [95]
USD/JPY: Yen Rises On China Worries Ahead Of BoJ - WBP [96]
GBP/USD: Bid Tone Strengthens In Early Europe - FXStreet [97]
USD/CHF: Fourth Consecutive Session Of Losses? - FXStreet [98]
EUR/CHF Sidelined Below 1.1000 - FXStreet [99]
DAX Starts Flat Ahead Of Key Fed Meeting - WBP [100]
Asian Stocks End Mixed, Shanghai Falls Nearly 3% -- WBP [101]
Oil Dips Amid Weaker Demand, Fed To Cause Volatility - WBP [102]
WTI Steadies Above $ 44, Demand Concerns, Fed Weighs - FXStreet [103]
Gold Bullish Bets Dropped For The First Time In 6 Weeks - FXStreet [104]
Copper Falls By 0.4% On Weak Global Cues - Business Standard [105]
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
FFR seen ending 2015 at 0.375% (prev 0.625%) --Reuters Poll via ForexLive [106]
US Treasury warns Beijing over currency policy --FT [107]
ECB Coeure: Eurozone growth not creating enough jobs --MNI [108]
BoE Forbes: Strong pound might not have lasting effect on inflation --Rtrs [109]
BoE Forbes Kristin Forbes: Rates could rise sooner rather than later --Wales Online [110]
BOE/GfK: UK 1-Year Inflation Expectations Slip In August --MNI [111]
Japan PM Adviser Yamamoto: BOJ must ease policy further at some point --FXstreet [112]
Germany FinMin Schaueble warns of market bubble --FT [113]
RBNZ's Wheeler: RBNZ monetary policy decisions are committee-driven --Share Chat [114]
SNB likely to leave rates unchanged through 2016 ? Reuters Poll [115]
IMF Brekk: Long-term prospects Of advanced And emerging economies 'more subdued' --Nasdaq [116]
ESM Regling: Greek debt is sustainable due to low service costs --ForexLive [117]
Greece's Syriza takes five point lead over New Democracy in poll --Globe and Mail [118]
Eurogroup not unanimous on Greece debt talks timing --MNI [119]
S&P: Greece affirmed at CCC+, stable outlook [120]
GEOPOLITICS
House rejects Obama's Iran deal --The Hill [121]
Germany: Talks with France, Russia and Ukraine likely to include Syria --ForexLive [122]
RAF jets scrambled to intercept two Russian aircraft near UK airspace [123]
FIXED INCOME
US government bonds aren't quaking ahead of the Fed --FT [124]
UK reopens long-dated Gilt --FT [125]
ANALYSIS: Foreigners Flee Yuan Bonds After Devaluation --MNI [126]
EM CREDIT: Brics: a great reversal in credit ratings? --FT [127]
FX
CFTC FX COT: JPY position moves closer to square --ForexLive [128]
USD: Dollar on track to finish week higher against yen --MW [129]
USD COMMENT: Get used to 'strong dollar' talk post Fed --FT [130]
CHF: Swiss franc weakens to 8-month low against euro --ET [131]
AUD: Data, stimulus hopes give Aussie best week since 2014 --FT [132]
RUB: Ruble tumbles as Russia cbank stays on hold --CNBC [133]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
WTI futures settle -2.8% at $44.63 per barrel [134]
Brent futures settle -1.5% at $48.14 per barrel [134]
CRUDE: IEA: US oil output collapsing next year on low prices --Rtrs [135]
CRUDE: Goldman warns oil could sink to $20/BBL --FT [136]
METALS: Moody's lowers commodity price assumptions on macro, industry factors [137]
METALS: Copper Pressured by Crude Oil Weakness, China Worries --WSJ [138]
EQUITIES
COMMENT: Ackman: I'm more bullish on the markets than Tepper --CNBC [139]
M&A: Brussels blocks Danish deal in blow to Three's ?10.25bn O2 takeover --Tele [140]
INDUSTRIALS: Kuwait to buy EUR 8bn worth of Eurofighter jets --FT [141]
BANKS: Wall St banks reach settlement on CDS lawsuit --BBG [142]
BANKS: UK challenger banks call for new funding scheme --SKY [143]
BANKS: Citi managers 'flouted' rules, ex FX trader alleges --FT [144]
BANKS: Banks face $1 billion Canadian class action over currency market rigging --FinPo [145]
FUNDS: Equity funds lose $19bn as nerves remain frayed --FT [146]
TECH: WhatsApp hack attack puts 200,000 at risk --CNBC [147]
EMERGING MARKETS
EM: US rate uncertainty drives flight from emerging markets --FT [148]
CHINA: PBOC's Ma Jun: New reserve methods do not equate to a 1ppt cut in RRR --BFW [149]
CHINA: China PBOC Loosens Reserve Requirement Ratio Calculation --MNI [150]
CHINA: China To Further Open Interbank Market To Foreign Investors --MNI [151]
CHINA: Bank lending accelerates in China --FT [152]
MALAYSIA: Malaysia central bank keeps rate on hold --MW [153]
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