EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 42/100 FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 37/100 FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 18/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 13/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 4/100 EXTREME FEAR
Put and Call Options: GREED During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 31.29% as investors make bullish bets in their portfolios. However, this among the lowest levels of put buying seen during the last two years, indicating greed on the part of investors.
Market Volatility: NEUTRAL The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 17.42. 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 – NO HIKE! TOLD YOU FOOL! [60]
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
FOMC Mins: Many Fed officials expected liftoff later this year
FOMC Mins: Fed held off on hike amid worries about low inflation
Fed's Kocherlakota: Fed should cut interest rates
GOP in disarray as McCarthy drops out of Speaker race
ECB Mins: ECB Opted for More Time to Analyze Economic Risks
ECB's Praet: Seeping pessimism hindering recovery
ECB's Weidmann rejects calls for easier monpol
BoE holds policy, signals rate can stay lower
BoE's Carney: Timing of Fed hike not decisive for BoE
UK Citi/YouGov 1-Year Inflation Expectations (Sept): 1.5% (Prev 1.4%)
Germany to press UK for EU negotiation details
IMF Lagarde urges global policymakers to support eco growth
OECD Leading Indicator: Growth outlook moderating
Moody's: China's sovereign rating can withstand slower growth
Fitch: Sharp China slowdown is top global rating risk
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
FOMC Mins: Fed held off on hike Amid worries About low inflation --WSJ [62]
FOMC Mins: Many Fed officials expected liftoff later this year --ForexLive [63]
Kocherlakota: Fed should cut interest rates --Rtrs [64]
Moody's Zandi: Fed to hike In December, sees four hikes in 2016 --Rtrs [65]
Republicans in disarray as Kevin McCarthy drops out of House speaker race --Guardian [66]
McCarthy exits house speaker race --FT [67]
BoJ Kuroda: EM slowdown hitting Japan economy and exports --ForexLive [68]
Lagarde urges global policymakers to support economic growth --Guardian [69]
OECD Leading Indicator: Outlook Of Moderating Growth In Most Major Economies [70]
ECB Minutes: ECB Opted for More Time to Analyze Economic Risks --BBG [71]
ECB's Praet: Seeping pessimism hindering recovery --BBG [72]
ECB's Praet: Premature to Judge Emerging Market Impact on EMU Growth --MNI [73]
ECB's Weidmann: Core EMU Growth Projections Remain Intact --MNI [74]
ECB's Weidmann Rejects Calls For Easier MonPol ?-Welt [75]
Germany Leading Institutes Cut 2015 GDP Growth view To 1.8% From 2.1% --ForexLive [76]
BoE votes 8-1 to hold policy, signals rate can stay lower --ET [77]
BoE's Carney: Timing of Fed hike not decisive for BoE --BForexLive [78]
Angela Merkel to press David Cameron for EU negotiation details [79]
Riksbank Skingsley: Riksbank remains ready to act --FXstreet [80]
Pimco updates global growth forecasts [81]
FIXED INCOME
Treasury yields take a dive after Fed minutes --CNBCz [82]
US sells 30-year bonds at 2.914% vs 2.920% WI --ForexLive [83]
PBOC to sell up to 5bn yuan of 1y bills in London --Rtrs [84]
HSBC: Get set for a chunky rally in bonds --FT [85]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
EIA Nat Gas Storage Number (Oct 2): 95 (est 99, prev 98) [86]
WTI surpasses $50 for first time since July --FT [87]
Saudi Arabia Said to Order Spending Curbs Amid Oil Price Slump --BBG [88]
Goldman Sachs makes the case for crude downside --ForexLive [89]
Gartman says commodity prices have bottomed --BBG [90]
BoE checks commodity exposures of UK banks --FT [91]
Gold prices rebound on dovish central banks, silver slumps on China --ForexLive [92]
EQUITIES
M&A: Blackstone to buy BioMed Realty in $8 bln deal --Rtrs [93]
M&A: Dell, EMC in talks to merge --CNBC [94]
AUTOS: GM recalls 32k SUVs, says wipers could cause motor to catch fire --AP [95]
AUTOS: Volkswagen's U.S. head: individuals did emissions cheating --Beeb [96]
LEGAL: Bill Gross to sue PIMCO for $200m --CNBC [97]
TELECOMS: Vodafone joins calls for BT to be broken up --FT [98]
MEDIA: Sony Is Said to Weigh Sale of Portion of Music Catalog --NYT [99]
EARNINGS: Goldman to release results on website, drops BusinessWire --CNBC [100]
UNIONS: Fiat, UAW reach deal; union claims 'significant gains' --USAT [101]
TRADING: Nasdaq launches tool to monitor dark pool trading --Rtrs [102]
EMERGING MARKETS
Moody's: China's sovereign rating can withstand slower growth [103]
Fitch Radar: Sharp China Slowdown is Top Global Ratings Risk [105]
Alibaba's Ma says concerns about China consumption overdone --Rtrs [106]
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