EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 30/100 FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 32/100 FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 13/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 10/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 5/100 EXTREME FEAR
Put and Call Options: NEUTRAL During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 30.48% as investors make bullish bets in their portfolios. This is a lower level of put buying than has been the norm during the last two years and is a neutral indication.
Market Volatility: NEUTRAL The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 19.40. 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 [28] | GBPUSD [29] | USDJPY [30] | USDCAD [31] | AUDUSD [32] | EURJPY [33] | EURCHF [34] | EURGBP [35]| GBPJPY [36] | NZDUSD [37] | USDCHF [38] | EURAUD [39] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [41] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [42] | DOW 30 (YM) [43] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [44]| Euro (6E) [45] |Pound (6B) [46]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [47] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [48] | BOBL (FGBM) [49] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [50] | BUND (FGBL) [51]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [52] | GOLD (GC) [53] | 10 YR T NOTE [54] | 2 YR T NOTE [55] | 5 YR T NOTE [56] | 30 YR TREASURY BOND [57]| SOYBEANS [58] | CORN [59]
MEME OF THE DAY – BEIJING AFTER VOLKSWAGEN [60]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
FOLD [61] .. JAN 9 and 10 CALLS on the offer
MDT [62] activity in the NOV 72.5 CALLS
FUND [63] Senior Portfolio Manager P 18,231 A $ 5.9175
LPCN [64] - President and CEO P 2,000 A $ 12 P 700 A $ 11.6799 P 1,300 A $ 11.676
HEADLINES
IMF warns on worst global growth since financial crisis
IMF: Fed should wait for firmer inflation before hiking
IMF sees China slowdown risks, urges Beijing to float yuan
EIA raises 2015 global oil demand forecast
Opec sees oil market stabilising, says low prices will not persist
CA Ivey Purchasing Managers Index SA Sep: 53.7 (est 54; prev 58)
ECB Liikanen: ECB should avoid hasty QE action, stay patient
Fonterra dairy prices +9.9%
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
IMF warns on worst global growth since financial crisis --FT [66]
IMF: Fed Shld Await 'Firmer Signs' Infl Rising Before Liftoff --MNI [67]
Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast 1.1% (prev 0.9%) [68]
ECB Liikanen: ECB shouldn't take hasty policy response to recent inflation decline --BZ [69]
Ifo: Eurozone Recovery Driven By Domestic Demand [70]
EU to close tax loopholes for multinationals --CNBC [71]
UK FCA Introduces New Rules On Whistleblowing [72]
Fitch: Portugal Vote Means Policy Continuity but Some Risks [73]
RBA satisfied Australia's economy 'weathering the storm' --AFR [74]
TPP : With deal's details still a mystery, Japan parliament unlikely to meet --Nikkei [75]
FIXED INCOME
US sells 3-year notes at 0.895% vs 0.901% WI --ForexLive [76]
Treasury yields turn lower after IMF cuts global-growth outlook --MW [77]
FX
EUR: EURUSD shows first 55DMA/200DMA Golden Cross in 16 mths --Laidi [79]
SWIFT: Yuan overtakes Japanese Yen as world?s 4th largest payment currency --People [80]
IDR: Indonesia?s Rupiah Logs Biggest One-Day Gain In Over Six Years --WSJ [81]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
WTI futures settle +4.9% at $48.53 per barrel [82]
Brent futures settles +5.4% at $51.92 per barrel [82]
Oil rises, as market eyes less U.S. output, Saudi-Russia talks --Rtrs [83]
Opec chief: Could See 2016 Non-OPEC Supply Growth Of Zero Or Negative --Rtrs [84]
Opec: Global Oil to Cut Spending by $130 Billion --WSJ [85]
EIA: Crude Output to Fall Through mid 2016, Price Outlook Same --MNI [86]
IEA's Birol: Oil upstream investment drop is biggest in history --Rtrs [87]
EQUITIES
EARNINGS: PepsiCo revenue beats as North America sales rise --CNBC [88]
EARNINGS: Strong dollar drags on SABMiller earnings --FT [89]
M&A: AmerisourceBergen buys Pharmedium Healtchare for $2.575bn --Biz Wire [90]
M&A: Suncor seeking to win over investors on Canadian Oil Sands bid --BBG [91]
M&A: Johnson Controls is in early stage talks to buy EnerSys --DJ [82]
GREECE: Greece's Piraeus Port Sale Delayed A Few Weeks --Rtrs [92]
FUNDS: Bain to liquidate $2.2bln absolute return capital fund --BBG [82]
CONSUMER: Tesco And Fraud Office Hold Talks Over Deal --Sky [93]
TECH: EU says Facebook Data Transfer Deal Invalid --Sky [94]
AUTOS: VW scandal: staff told all carmaker's investments are under review --Guardian [95]
C&E: Shell boss sees signs of oil price recovery but warns of 'spike' --Guardian [96]
C: DuPont Co. chief Ellen Kullman will retire at mid-month, company says --NJ [97]
M&A: Irish central bank opposes takeover of forex broker Avatrade --ForexLive [98]
LetterOne in talks to acquire Eon oil and gas assets --FT [99]
Bombardier offered to sell majority stake in troubled CSeries program to Airbus, sources say [100]
EMERGING MARKETS
IMF sees China slowdown risks, urges Beijing to float yuan --Rtrs [101]
Polish Central Bank Holds Rates, As Expected --Nasdaq [102]
Fitch: Lower Russian Bank Capital Ratio Would Be Credit Negative [103]
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