EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 41/100 FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 35/100 FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 42/100 FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 16/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 1/100 EXTREME FEAR
Put and Call Options: FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 25.06% 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 16.05. 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 [31] | GBPUSD [32] | USDJPY [33] | USDCAD [34] | AUDUSD [35] | EURJPY [36] | EURCHF [37] | EURGBP [38]| GBPJPY [39] | NZDUSD [40] | USDCHF [41] | EURAUD [42] | AUDJPY
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S&P 500 (ES) [44] | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) [45] | DOW 30 (YM) [46] | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) [47]| Euro (6E) [48] |Pound (6B) [49]
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [50] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [51] | BOBL (FGBM) [52] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [53] | BUND (FGBL) [54]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [55] | GOLD (GC) [56] | 10 YR T NOTE [57] | 2 YR T NOTE [58] | 5 YR T NOTE [59] | 30 YR TREASURY BOND [60]| SOYBEANS [61] | CORN [62]
MEME OF THE DAY – IT’S THE JERKS [63]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
VXX [64] OCT WEEKLY4 21.5 CALLS7K+ @$.58
LOCK [65] NOV 8 PUT Activity on the BID side
LULU [66] NOV 55 CALL Activity 2500 block @$1.20 on offer
EDGE [67] SC 13D Filed by NEW LEAF Ventures .. 8.2%
TROX [68] .. SC 13G Filed by Putnam Investments .. 13.2%
HEADLINES
ECB's Nowotny says new measures needed to boost inflation
Fed's Dudley dismisses -ve rates, says economy slowing
Fed's Dudley: Uncertainty about China creates uncertainty about US outlook
Tsy Sec Lew: Extraordinary measures will be exhausted by 3/Nov
ECB's Draghi calls for Greek banks to get aid by 15/Nov
ECB's Constancio: Diverging Fed, Global MonPol a CBank Challenge
BoE's Vlieghe gets nod, but MPs stress need for BoE review
US DOE Crude Inventory (WoW) Oct-09: 7562K (est. 2577K, prev. 3073K)
EIA Natural Gas Storage Change Oct-09: 100 (est. 93, prev. 95)
PBOC researcher sees yuan gains amid global money shortage
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Fed's Dudley: Recent news suggests economy is slowing --ForexLive [70]
Fed's Dudley: Uncertainty about China creates uncertainty about US outlook --FoerxLive [70]
US Tsy Sec Lew: Extraordinary measures will be exhausted no later than 3/Nov --ForexLive [71]
Fed buys $5.7bn MBS in the week, sells $200m [72]
ECB's Nowotny says new measures needed to boost inflation --Rtrs [73]
ECB's Draghi calls for Greek banks to get aid by 15/Nov --WiWo [74]
ECB's Constancio: Diverging Fed, Global MonPol a CBank Challenge --MNI [75]
BoE's Vlieghe gets nod, but MPs stress need for BoE review --FT [76]
Greece Dep FinMin Chouliarakis: Greek govt to ask for lowering annual debt servicing needs --SZ [77]
FIXED INCOME
US Mortgage Rates Drop, But Just Barely, On Downbeat Economic News --Bankrate [78]
Portuguese bonds: Picking up speed (downwards) --FT [79]
Ireland NTMA Sees Lower 2016 Funding Target --MNI [80]
Fitch: Irish Budget Consistent with Improving Public Finances [81]
FX
USD: Dollar sliding on data and policy split --FT [82]
NZD: Kiwi dollar leads USD charge --DL [84]
EM FX: Mexico, Malaysia lead FX reserve falls in emerging markets ex-China --Rtrs [85]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
WTI futures settle 0.6% lower at $46.38 per barrel [72]
US DOE Crude Inventory (WoW) Oct-09: 7562K (est. 2577K, prev. 3073K) [86]
US DOE Distillate Inventory (WoW) Oct-09: -1520K (est. -700K, prev. -2458K) [86]
US DOE Cushing Inventory (WoW) Oct-09: 1125K (est. 200K, prev. 98K) [86]
US DOE Gasoline Inventory (WoW) Oct-09: -2618K (est. -1250K, prev. 1910K) [86]
US DOE Refinery Runs (WoW) Oct-09: 01.50% (est. -0.48%, prev. -2.30%) [86]
EIA Natural Gas Storage Change Oct-09: 100 (est. 93, prev. 95) [72]
CRUDE: BARC says oil prices will recover quickly --MW [87]
UK faces worst energy supply crunch in a decade --FT [88]
COMMENT: How stock and bond indices could signal end of oil rout --FT [89]
Saudi Oil Minister Naimi: That demand for oil globally is improving --Rtrs [72]
Gold erases 2015 losses --BBG [90]
EQUITIES
EARNINGS: Goldman Sachs Posts Weaker Results --WSJ [91]
EARNINGS: Citi beats expectations --CNBC [92]
EARNINGS: Philip Morris beats Q3 estimates --Benzinga [93]
EARNINGS: Blackstone Misses Q3 EPS By 5c --StreetInsider [94]
EARNINGS: US Bancorp profit rises in line with forecasts --MST [95]
EARNINGS: UnitedHealth Revenue Surges, But Bottom Line Flat --WSJ [96]
EARNINGS: Charles Schwab profit up 17 pct in third quarter --Rtrs [97]
BANKS: Deutsche Bank Said to Plan Sale of U.S. Private-Client Brokerage --BBG [98]
BANKS: Deutsche Bank Libor Probe Said to Rise to Former Trading Manager --BBG [99]
BANKS: UK banks to need 3.3 billion pounds more capital under BoE plan --Rtrs [100]
ACTIVIST: TeliaSonera Falls After Muddy Waters Questions Transparency --BBG [101]
LEGAL: EU to rule Starbucks, Fiat benefited from illegal tax deals -?WSJ [102]
LEGAL: Valeant subpoenaed by US prosecutors over drug pricing --Rtrs [103]
M&A: Vivendi takes stakes in Ubisoft and Gameloft --FT [104]
EM: China Construction Bank in talks to buy LME broker Metdist --Rtrs [105]
C&E: Glencore Plans More Debt Cuts to Help Win Upgrade in Credit Rating --WSJ [106]
EMERGING MARKETS
PBOC researcher sees yuan gains amid global money shortage --Shanghai Sec News [72]
CHINA: Lower rates, slow economy spur China bank lending --FT [107]
Indonesia central bank holds key rate at 7.50% --BT [108]

