EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 37/100 FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 30/100 FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 21/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 10/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 6/100 EXTREME FEAR
Put and Call Options: FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 28.24% 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 18.40. 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 [24] | GBPUSD [25] | USDJPY [26] | USDCAD [27] | AUDUSD [28] | EURJPY [29] | EURCHF [30] | EURGBP [31]| GBPJPY [32] | NZDUSD [33] | USDCHF [34] | EURAUD [35] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [37] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [38] | DOW 30 (YM) [39] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [40]| Euro (6E) [41] |Pound (6B) [42]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [43] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [44] | BOBL (FGBM) [45] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [46] | BUND (FGBL) [47]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [48] | GOLD (GC) [49] | 10 YR T NOTE [50] | 2 YR T NOTE [51] | 5 YR T NOTE [52] | 30 YR TREASURY BOND [53]| SOYBEANS [54] | CORN [55]
MEME OF THE DAY – BEIJING AFTER VOLKSWAGEN [56]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
QCOM OCT WEEKLY2 56 PUTS 5500+ @$.55 on offer
MJN NOV 75 CALL Activity 3300+ @$2.66-2.80
X NOV 14 CALL Activity continues over 10k+ @$.42 on the offer
YUME SC 13D/A Filed by AVI Partners
SPRT SC 13D Filed by Vertex Capital
HEADLINES
Moody's maintains US credit rating and stable outlook
IMF: Risk of global financial crash has increased
ECB's Knot: ECB must maximize effectiveness of QE
PBOC Dep Gov Yi: Yuan 'more or less' close to equilibrium level
IMF: China subscribes to data standard to boost economic statistics
SABMiller rejects Anheuser-Busch's latest offer
Canadian Oil Sands unveils poison pill defense
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Moody's maintains U.S. credit rating and stable outlook --Rtrs [58]
IMF: Risk of global financial crash has increased --Guardian [59]
ECB's Knot: ECB must maximize effectiveness of QE --ForexLive [60]
Industrial production data: German weak, UK strong ?-FXstreet [61]
Riksbank's Floden: 'Lower for longer' expected to continue --FXstreet [62]
Sweden NIER: Economy Seen Strengthening In The Coming Years [63]
BoJ keeps policy steady, more easing still seen at end of month --Rtrs [64]
BoJ's Kuroda Forgoes Stimulus, Citing an Improving Inflation Trend --BBG [65]
Fitch: TPP Would Set Key Precedents for Global Integration [66]
FIXED INCOME
U.S. Government Bonds Recover Some Losses, After Strong 10-Year Treasurys Auction --WSJ [67]
Low Bund yields suppress demand for German 10-year Bund sale --Rtrs [68]
Bond Selloff Abates Amid Signs Europe Infected by Economic Slump --BBG [69]
Junk bonds follow stocks into loss column for the year --MW [70]
Buyers lap up rekindled Danish bonds --FT [71]
FX
PBOC Dep Gov Yi: Yuan 'more or less' close to equilibrium level --Rtrs [72]
USD: Third-quarter EM pain for dollar earners --FT [73]
USD: A strong dollar is hitting earnings from abroad for US multinationals --FT [74]
JPY: Yen strengthens after BoJ stands pat --MW [75]
GBP: GBP outperforms on ind prod, M&A --Investing [76]
COMMODITY FX: Currencies See Strength --Investing [76]
SEK: Swedish Riksbank Calls Krona Strength a Worrisome Development --BBG [77]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
US DoE Crude Oil Inventories (Oct 2): 3073K (Est 2250K, Prev 3955K) [78]
US DoE Distillate Inventories (Oct 2): -2458K (Est -300K, Prev -267K) [78]
US DoE Cushing OK Inventories (Oct 2): 98K (Est -540K, Prev -1068K) [78]
US DoE Gasoline Inventories (Oct 2): 1910K (Est 250K, Prev 3254K) [78]
US DoE Refinery Utilisation (Oct 2): -2.3% (Est -0.5%, Prev -1.1%) [78]
IMF Fiscal Monitor: Commodities Putting Pressure on Fiscal Pol --MNI [79]
Abu Dhabi said to explore asset sales after slump in oil price --BBG [80]
EQUITIES
M&A: SABMiller rejects Anheuser-Busch's latest offer --BBG [81]
M&A: Canadian Oil Sands unveils poison pill defense --FT [82]
ACTIVIST: Icahn associates join Freeport-McMoRan board --CNBC [83]
EARNINGS: Tesco profits tumble by more than half --Guardian [84]
EARNINGS: Constellation Brands shares climb as profit sails past estimates --MW [85]
EARNINGS: Monsanto slashing 2,600 jobs, buying back shares as sales fall --BI [86]
EARNINGS: Yum Executives Take Blame for China Woes --WSJ [87]
BANKS: Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are winning back the trading business of hedge fund clients [88]
BANKS: JPMorgan buys more mortgages from other lenders as market shrinks --Rtrs [89]
TECH: Google speeds up news article downloads on mobile devices --BBC [90]
INDUSTRIALS: GE combines technologies into energy efficiency company --Rtrs [91]
C: TJX Cos says Ernie Herrman to become CEO --WSJ [92]
TECH: Amazon weighing creating live online TV service --BBG [93]
EMERGING MARKETS
IMF: China subscribes to data standard to boost economic statistics --Rtrs [94]
IMF Warns of Growing Emerging-Market Risks as Fed Nears Liftoff --BBG [95]
IMF warns emerging market companies have overborrowed $3 trillion --Rtrs [96]
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