EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 15/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 16/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 15/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 14/100 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 15.83% 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 21.14. 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 [30] | GBPUSD [31] | USDJPY [32] | USDCAD [33] | AUDUSD [34] | EURJPY [35] | EURCHF [36] | EURGBP [37]| GBPJPY [38] | NZDUSD [39] | USDCHF [40] | EURAUD [41] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [43] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [44] | DOW 30 (YM) [45] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [46]| Euro (6E) [47] |Pound (6B) [48]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [49] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [50] | BOBL (FGBM) [51] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [52] | BUND (FGBL) [53]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [54] | GOLD (GC) [55]
MEME OF THE DAY – I JUST LOVE MY NEW SWEATER…. [56]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
TRC [57] Tejon Ranch Co Towerview LLC Director, 10% Owner 7,816 Purchase at $21.95
CRBP [58] Chief Financial Officer P 5,000 A $ 2.121
LIND [59] Director P 4,900 A $ 9.3424 P 100 A $ 9.335
JD [60] DEC 30 CALL Activity .. 3500+ @$1.30
SDRL [61] Activity JAN 10 PUTS on the BID .. @$3.20 2500+
TAP [62] CALL Activity on the name in the OCT 80 and 85 CALLS
HEADLINES
Fed leaves rates unchanged
Yellen: Hike appropriate when lbr mkt improves further
Yellen: Fed has conf that infl will rise to tgt
Yellen: Concerned about China, and ability of officials to respond
Democrats block Senate vote to bar Obama from lifting Iran sanctions
Senate blocks measure to restrict lifting Iran sanctions
Opec Forecasts Point to Mid Term Rise in Opec Oil
Opec says no $100 oil until 2040
EU ramping up oil benchmark probes
Altice to buy US firm Cablevision for $17.7bn
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Federal Reserve leaves US interest rates unchanged --Guardian [64]
Yellen: First rate hike appropriate when see further labor market improvement --Rtrs [65]
Yellen: First rate hike appropriate when Fed has conf that infl will rise to 2% in m-term --Rtrs [65]
Yellen: I can't give you a recipe for what we are looking to see before hiking --Rtrs [66]
NY Fed: FX swaps with foreign cbanks $145m ($4m with BOJ, $141m with ECB) [67]
Democrats block Senate vote to bar Obama from lifting Iran sanctions --USA Today [68]
Moody's Revises 2015 GDP Growth Forecast For Germany To 1.50% --BBG [69]
UK PM Cameron: EU negotiations going well, confident of being able to recommend staying in --Sky [67]
BoJ's Kuroda: Japan To Continue Moderate Economic Recovery --FXStreet [70]
Italy's Visco: MonPol. Responded Quickly To European Debt Crisis --ForexLive [71]
EU's Moscovici: Greek Haircut Is Not On The Table --ForexLive [72]
FIXED INCOME
U.S. to sell $26 bln 2-yr Notes, $35 bln 5-yr, $29 bln 7-yr, all to settle sept 30 [67]
Primary Dealers Rigged Treasury Auctions, Investor Lawsuit Says --BBG [73]
Fitch: Bond Buyback Supports Lafarge's Credit Profile [74]
FX
CHF: SNB says Franc still overvalued --BBG [75]
EM FX: Brazilian real misses out on dollar retreat ahead of Fed --FT [76]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
CRUDE: Opec Forecasts Point to Mid Term Rise in Opec Oil --Market Pulse [77]
CRUDE: Opec says no $100 oil until 2040 --Rtrs [78]
METALS: Chile earthquake sends London copper up to two-month high --City AM [79]
NATGAS: EIA NatGas Storage Change (11/Sept): 73 BCF (est 73 BCF, prev 68 BCF) [80]
CRUDE: US house energy panel passes bill to repeal US export ban --Rtrs [67]
GEOPOLITICS: Senate blocks measure to restrict lifting Iran sanctions [67]
Energy firms are using more CDS pricing information to monitor counterparty credit risk --IFR [81]
EU said to ramp up oil benchmark probes, asking some companies to redact business secrets --Rtrs [67]
EQUITIES
PROVIONSAL S&P CLOSE: -0.25% at 1,990 [67]
PROVIONSAL DJIA CLOSE: 0.4% at 16,677 [67]
PROVIONSAL NASDAQ CLOSE: -0.1% at 4,894 [67]
Adobe Systems (Q3 15): Adj EPS $0.54 (est $0.50), Rev $1.22bn (est $1.21bn) [67]
M&A: Altice To Buy U.S. Firm Cablevision For $17.7bn --Rtrs [82]
M&A: Perrigo rejects Mylan's tender offer --MW [83]
M&A: S&P puts AB InBev on credit watch as it mulls deal --FT [84]
M&A: Australia watchdog queries Shell-BG ?43bn deal --FT [85]
ENERGY: Glencore In Talks To Sell Copper Mine Production --Rtrs [86]
BANKS: Fitch: Jefferies' Weak Q3 15 Results Extend Challenging 12-Month Stretch [87]
BANKS: Lloyds Fights Forex Whistleblower Case --FT [88]
BANKS: DB closes Russian corporate banking services --IFX [67]
PHARMA: Pfizer faces over 1,000 lawsuits over antidepressant drugs --BBG [67]
RETAIL: Wal-Mart to hire 60k seasonal workers [90]
Amazon reveals new ?50 tablet and new 4K Fire TV box --BBC [91]
AUTOS: GM to pay $900 million fine for criminal charges --MW [92]
Fitch: General Motors' Legal Settlements Remove Uncertainty [93]
MEDIA: Verizon Says Earnings Next Year May Be Flat --WSJ [94]
INDUSTRIALS: GE to build engines in Europe --Rtrs [95]
SPORTS: Manchester Utd explores $826m share sale --FT [96]
RWE no longer chasing Middle East stake sale --FT [97]
EMERGING MARKETS
US Tsy's Sheets: We?re pushing the Chinese to accelerate implementation of reform agenda --Rtrs [67]
China SAFE: To Check On Firms' Forex Buying To Prevent Speculation --Rtrs [98]
Chinese Pres Xi: Economy can maintain L-Term medium-high growth rate --Rtrs [99]
Chinese Pres Xi: Economy Has Room To Manoeuvre, Is Resilient --Rtrs [99]
Analysts Say Brazil's Economic Measures May Not be Enough --RIO TIMES [100]
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