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EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 33/100 FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 20/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 12/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 10/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 5/100 EXTREME FEAR
Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 25.65% 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 fear on the part of investors.
Market Volatility: NEUTRAL The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 19.54. This is a neutral reading and indicates that market risks appear low.
Stock Price Strength: FEAR The number of stocks hitting 52-week lows exceeds the number hitting highs and is at the lower end of its range, indicating fear.
PIVOT POINTS
EURUSD [42] | GBPUSD [43] | USDJPY [44] | USDCAD [45] | AUDUSD [46] | EURJPY [47] | EURCHF [48] | EURGBP [49]| GBPJPY [50] | NZDUSD [51] | USDCHF [52] | EURAUD [53] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [55] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [56] | DOW 30 (YM) [57] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [58]| Euro (6E) [59] |Pound (6B) [60]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [61] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [62] | BOBL (FGBM) [63] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [64] | BUND (FGBL) [65]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [66] | GOLD (GC) [67] | 10 YR T NOTE [68] | 2 YR T NOTE [69] | 5 YR T NOTE [70] | 30 YR TREASURY BOND [71]| SOYBEANS [72] | CORN [73]
MEME OF THE DAY – BEIJING AFTER VOLKSWAGEN [74]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
FOLD [75] .. JAN 9 and 10 CALLS on the offer
MDT [76] activity in the NOV 72.5 CALLS
FUND [77] Senior Portfolio Manager P 18,231 A $ 5.9175
LPCN [78] - President and CEO P 2,000 A $ 12 P 700 A $ 11.6799 P 1,300 A $ 11.676
HEADLINES
Fed's Rosengren: Door Still Open For 2015 Fed Rate Hike
BOJ may need to ease again as prospect of Fed rate hike fades --Nikkei
ECB: French, Dutch, Lithuanian cbanks to trial reverse auctions
ECB PSPP: +EUR8.271Bn To EUR346.15Bn (prev +EUR11.161Bn To EUR337.879Bn)
ECB Post-Summer Boost to Bond Purchases Slows Near Month End
US, 11 nations on verge of historic Pacific Rim trade accord
Russia mulls oil talks
Saudis say Opec market share will increase
UK FinMin Osborne: There a lot of risks in world economy
DoJ: BP settlement will cost $20.8bn
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Fed's Rosengren: Door Still Open For 2015 Fed Rate Hike --MW [80]
US, 11 nations on verge of historic Pacific Rim trade accord --WaPo [81]
Ford, others say trade deal lacks currency protections [82]
ISM's Nieves says a slowdown in retail was linked to stocks and confidence --ForexLive [83]
ECB: French, Dutch, Lithuanian C. Banks To Trial Reverse Auctions --BBG [84]
BOJ may need to ease again as prospect of Fed rate hike fades [85]
UK FinMin Osborne: There a lot of risks in world economy --ForexLive [86]
UK FinMin Osborne: We will build a budget surplus in UK --FT [87]
PMI: Eurozone Shows Signs Of Growth Waning At End Of Solid Q3 --Markit [88]
PMI: Weakest Rise In UK Activity In Nearly 2.5-Years In September --Markit [89]
Germany FinMin Schaeuble: Too early to talk about delays in the Greek plan --ForexLive [90]
Portugal Government Re-Elected Despite Painful Austerity --Yahoo [91]
Greek Budget To Forecast EUR3.4 Bln Rev. Shortfall In 2015 --EFSYN [92]
Fitch: EU Bank Resolution Paths Diverge, Coordination Important [93]
FIXED INCOME
ECB PSPP: +EUR8.271Bn To EUR346.15Bn (prev +EUR11.161Bn To EUR337.879Bn) [95]
ECB CBPP: +EUR 2.548Bn To EUR122.803Bn (prev +EUR1.993Bn To EUR120.255Bn) [95]
ECB ABSPP: +EUR385Mn To EUR13.150Bn (prev +EUR759Mn To EUR12.765Bn) [95]
ECB Post-Summer Boost to Bond Purchases Slows Near Month End [84]
Portuguese bonds at five-month high after election --FT [96]
Central Banks Lose Bond-Market Credibility as Woes Mount --BBG [97]
FX
FX: Currency trading volumes pull back in September --FT [98]
USD: Dollar Ticks Down After ISM Non-manufacturing Survey [99]
BANKS: Banks face erosion of business around currency fix --FT [100]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
WTI futures settle +1.6% at $46.26 per barrel [94]
Brent futures settle +2.3% at $49.25 per barrel [94]
Brent crude jumps most in two weeks --FT [101]
Oil prices rise on China stimulus hopes --MW [102]
Russia mulls oil talks --CNBC [103]
Saudi's Naimi says OPEC share of the oil market will increase --ForexLive [104]
More pain ahead for copper - Barclays [105]
EQUITIES
BofA, Deutsche Bank slice S&P 500 forecasts --FT [106]
DoJ: BP settlement will cost $20.8 billion --WaPo [107]
M&A: Potash Corp. Withdraws $8.8bn Offer For German Rival K+S --WSJ [108]
M&A: Suncor makes C$6.6bn bid for Canadian Oil Sands --FT [109]
Canadian Oil Sands unlikely to engage with Suncor on basis of current proposals --Rtrs source [110]
M&A: Nestle in talks to merge international ice cream ops with R&R --Rtrs [111]
ACTIVIST: Trian Takes $2.5bn stake in General Electric --MW [112]
ACTIVIST: Trian buys more Dupont shares --CNBC [113]
TECH: Jack Dorsey back in the flock as permanant Twitter boss --CityAM [114]
TECH: Google takes stake in messaging startup Symphony, valuing company at $650M --BI [115]
BANKS: UK launches Lloyds bank shares sell-off --Daily Mail [116]
BANKS: Banks face erosion of business around currency fix --FT [100]
M&A: Full Takeover Of Glencore Is Not On The Agenda --Telegraph [117]
COMMODS: Glencore Surges In Hong Kong Amid Unit Sale Talks --Rtrs [118]
ECONOMY: UK Firms See Least Certain Outlook In 2.5 Years --Deloitte [119]
BREXIT: Prudential May Quit Britain Over New EU Diktat --Sunday Times [120]
AIRLINES: Air France To Announce Job Cuts Under New Restructuring Plan --BizTimes [121]
TECH: The UK is the e-commerce capital of the EU --CityAM [122]
RETAIL: American Apparel files for bankruptcy protection --FT [123]
TECH: Facebook Says Planned Software Changes Caused Outages --WSJ [124]
BANKS: ANZ limits lending to clean coal --AFR [126]
EMERGING MARKETS
World Bank Trims 2015, 2016 East Asia Forecasts, Cites China, US Rate Risks --Rtrs [127]
Modi and Merkel vow trade talks and 2.25 billion green energy dollars --Rtrs [128]
Nigerian central bank chief hints at import ban end --FT [129]

