EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 17/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 13/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 13/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 11/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 38/100 FEAR
Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 14.81% 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 22.54. 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 [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 – I JUST LOVE MY NEW SWEATER…. [57]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
PAH [58] FEB 25
CALLS .. 2250 @$.50 by offer
HD [59] OCT 115
CALL Activity 3.30 1900+ on offer
RIG [60] OCT 15
CALL Activity on offer
HPQ [61] SEP 28.5
CALL Activity 5k+ @$.22 on offer
HEADLINES
ECB Nowotny hints at extension of QE program
US House plans vote on Bill to lift ban on oil exports
White House doesn't support House Bill to lift crude export ban
Challenger: Holiday retail hiring expected to be flat in 2015
Basel Committee: Global banks reach almost all 2019 capital standards
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Atlanta Fed GDPnow Q3 2015 (15/Sept): 1.5% (prev 1.5% on 3/Sept) [63]
ECB's Nowotny hints at extension of QE program --ForexLive [64]
ECB Nowotny: Emergency liquidity provision should remain with national cbanks --Rtrs [65]
ECB Nouy: European deposit insurance scheme will take time --Rtrs [66]
ECB: Eurozone house prices are rising --FT [67]
BOI Visco: Italy out Of recession, Bad Bank to support NPL sales --MNI [68]
Italy Debt Chief Cannata: ECB is not jeopardizing secondary market liquidity --ForexLive [69]
French economists protest ex-banker's nomination to central bank --Rtrs [70]
EU Dombrovskis: Greek debt relief talks could start next month --MNI [71]
Riksbank's Jansson: Intervention definitely a possibility --ForexLive [72]
BOJ Kuroda: Japan's virtuous economic cycle is working --ForexLive [73]
Australian businesses hail Turnbull toppling of Abbott --FT [74]
GEOPOLITICS
US not planning China cyber sanctions before Xi visit --Rtrs [75]
North Korea restarts main nuclear complex --FT [76]
FIXED INCOME
Two-Year Treasury Yield Approaches Four-Year High Before Fed Meeting --WSJ [77]
Treasury yields rise on mixed economic data ahead of Fed meeting --MW [78]
Political uncertainty in Spain widens bond spreads --FT [79]
Italy Debt Chief Cannata: China turmoil could reduce purchases of Italian debt --MNI [80]
Moody's: European Covered Bonds' Rating Stability Will Strengthen [81]
CORPORATES: Boozy bonds lead flood of euro debt sales --FT [82]
HY: Fitch: US HY ETF Trading Volume, Flows Could Create Disconnects [84]
COMMODITIES AND ENERGY
CRUDE: WTI futures settle +1.3% at $44.59 per barrel [85]
CRUDE: Brent futures settle +0.6% at $46.63 per barrel [85]
CRUDE: House Plans Vote on Bill to Lift Ban on Oil Exports --WSJ [86]
CRUDE: White House does not support House bill to lift ban on US crude exports --CNN [87]
METALS: Gold falls as traders mull data to gauge Fed's next move --MW [88]
METALS: Copper buoyed by China's import window --FT [89]
ENERGY: Britain braced for long, snowy winter as strongest El Nino since 1950 expected --Tele [90]
EQUITIES
S&P 500 provisionally closes +1.3% at 1,978 [85]
DJIA provisionally closes +1.4% at 16,601 [85]
Nasdaq provisionally closes +1.1% at 4,860 [85]
RETAIL: Challenger: Holiday retail hiring expected to be flat in 2015 --WSJ [91]
BANKS: One US banker is ready to raise rates, regardless of Fed --BBG [93]
FUNDS: Fund managers say psychological scars fuel investor jitters --FT [94]
INDUSTRIALS: GE to move turbine jobs to Europe, China due to EXIM bank closure --Rtrs [95]
INDUSTRIALS: Bezos' space startup Blue Origin lifting off in Florida --WSJ [96]
INDUSTRIALS: Lockheed Martin eyes UK submarine hunter competition --Flight Global [97]
SERVICES: UPS to hire up to 95000 workers for holiday season --Rtrs [98]
C&E: Glencore slumps to record low, erasing gains since debt plan --BBG [99]
Glencore launches $2.5bn share placement --FT [100]
C&E: Schlumberger bid for Eurasia stake could face new conditions --RIA [101]
TECH: Cisco router attacks duck cyber defenses, hit 4 countries --CNBC [102]
TECH: ARM sees $200M investing boost to revenue by 2020 --MW [103]
AUTOS: GM executives stick to Europe profit goal for 2016 --BI [104]
AUTOS: BMW chief collapses on stage at motor show --FT [105]
BANKS: Delayed HBOS Probe Inches Towards Conclusion --Sky [107]
BANKS: Portugal ends talks to sell Novo Banco as bids too low --Rtrs [108]
MEDIA: CBS Entertainment Head Nina Tassler to Step Down --WSJ [109]
EMERGING MARKETS
Kyle Bass warns of mounting bad debt in China --MW [110]
China to clear up non-real-name stock accounts --Business News via BBG [85]
BRAZIL: BCB's Tombini says downgrade reinforced need for adjustments --Rtrs [111]
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