EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 35/100 FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 38/100 FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 37/100 FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 13/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 2/100 EXTREME FEAR
Put and Call Options: FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 27.55% 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 18.03. This is a neutral reading and indicates that market risks appear low.
Stock Price Strength: FEAR The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 18.03. This is a neutral reading and indicates that market risks appear low.
PIVOT POINTS
EURUSD [27] | GBPUSD [28] | USDJPY [29] | USDCAD [30] | AUDUSD [31] | EURJPY [32] | EURCHF [33] | EURGBP [34]| GBPJPY [35] | NZDUSD [36] | USDCHF [37] | EURAUD [38] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [40] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [41] | DOW 30 (YM) [42] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [43]| Euro (6E) [44] |Pound (6B) [45]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [46] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [47] | BOBL (FGBM) [48] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [49] | BUND (FGBL) [50]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [51] | GOLD (GC) [52] | 10 YR T NOTE [53] | 2 YR T NOTE [54] | 5 YR T NOTE [55] | 30 YR TREASURY BOND [56]| SOYBEANS [57] | CORN [58]
MEME OF THE DAY – WHEN DR. T SPEAKS… [59]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
VXX [60] OCT WEEKLY4 21.5 CALLS7K+ @$.58
LOCK [61] NOV 8 PUT Activity on the BID side
LULU [62] NOV 55 CALL Activity 2500 block @$1.20 on offer
EDGE [63] SC 13D Filed by NEW LEAF Ventures .. 8.2%
TROX [64] .. SC 13G Filed by Putnam Investments .. 13.2%
HEADLINES
PBOC dismisses talk its engaging in QE --Sec Journal
Fed's Beige Book: Economic activity continued to expand modestly
Atlanta Fed GDPNow Tracker: 0.9% (prev. 1.0%)
US CBO: Extraordinary measures seen lasting until H1 of Nov
US House Bill raising debt ceiling possible before Boehner retirement --Rtrs
US 10-year yields fall below 2% amid weak economic data
Walmart: Our profits are going to fall next year
Bank of America Swings to 3rd-Quarter Profit
Wells Fargo Profit Edges Up for Quarter
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Fed's Beige Book: Economic activity continued to expand modestly [66]
Atlanta Fed GDPNow Tracker: 0.9% (prev. 1.0%) [67]
Fed rake hike bets disappear further into 2016 --FT [68]
US House Bill raising debt ceiling possible before Boehner retirement --aide cited by Rtrs [69]
COMMENT: What a vanishing Fed hike means for the ECB, BoJ --FT [70]
PBOC dismisses talk its engaging in QE [71]
Germany cuts 2015 GDP forecast to 1.7% vs 1.8% prev --ForexLive [72]
UK FCA issues warning against unauthorized FX firm SMP Forex --ForexLive [73]
Japan's Amari says it's too soon to be speaking about new stimulus --ForexLive [74]
FIXED INCOME
US 10-year yields fall below 2% amid weak economic data --CNBC [75]
Bonds rally as US consumers have sluggish September --FT [76]
UBS Sees Sovereign Assets Shrinking by $1.2 Trillion --BBG [77]
NY Fed Blog: Dealers play important role in the intertemporal intermediation of Treasury supply [78]
FX
USD: Pain for dollar bulls as US retail sales underwhelm --FT [79]
EUR, JPY: EUR, JPY strengthen vs USD after Fed's beige book --ForexLive [80]
GBP: Pound boosted by strong jobs data --BBC [81]
SGD: Singapore Central Bank Eases Policy by Adjusting Currency Band --BBG [82]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
CRUDE: Oil down again; global glut worry offsets US output drop --Rtrs [83]
METALS: Gold rises to 3 month high --cnbc [84]
EQUITIES
EARNINGS: Walmart: Our profits are going to fall next year --BI [85]
EARNINGS: Bank of America Swings to 3rd-Quarter Profit --NYT [86]
EARNINGS: Wells Fargo Profit Edges Up for Quarter --NYT [87]
EARNINGS: BlackRock Reports Lower Profit as Assets, Fees Drop --WSJ [88]
EARNINGS: Delta Beats Profit Estimates With Boost From Falling Fuel --BBG [89]
BANKS: US authorities examine Goldman Sachs role in 1MDB transactions --WSJ [90]
BANKS: Moody's: 5 US regional banks' credit pressured by low oil and gas prices; outlook negative [91]
BANKS: M&A boom still a bright spot for US banks --FT [92]
BANKS: UK banks may need billions of pounds in added capital --Sky [93]
TECH: Twitter names ex-Google executive Kordestani chairman --Rtrs [94]
Acquisitions bring Canon's 5 trln-yen sales target back into view --Rtrs [95]
CONS DISC: PriceLine agrees to room-booking deal with TripAdvisor --Rtrs [96]
M&A: US yearbook maker Jostens sold for $1.5bn --FT [97]
JOBS: France asks Air France to drop job cut plans --BBG [69]

