EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 60/100 GREED
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 58/100 GREED
ONE WEEK AGO: 48/100 NEUTRAL
ONE MONTH AGO: 18/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR
Put and Call Options: NEUTRAL During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 28.99% 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 15.29. This is a neutral reading and indicates that market risks appear low.
Stock Price Strength: EXTREME GREED The number of stocks hitting 52-week lows is slightly higher than the number hitting highs but is at the upper end of its range, indicating extreme greed.
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 – IT’S THE JERKS [60]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
AET NOV 99 PUT Activity 2500 block @$2.45
T JAN 31 PUT Activity 20k @$.35 on offer
VALE OCT WEEKLY4 4.5 CALL Activity 9766 block @$.18
MU Oct WEEKLY4 Call Activity 17.5 4900 @$.16 on offer
WGBS SC 13G Filed by Empery Asset Management, LP 5.19%
RIT 10% Owner P 10,115 A $ 13.166 P 1,300 A $ 13.19
HEADLINES
Congress, White House make progress on budget deal --Politico
BoC Deputy Governor Cote To Retire At End-January 2016 - BoC
First Bank of England hike now not expected until second quarter 2016: Reuters poll
ECB to ease in December but deposit rate cut unlikely: Reuters Poll
PBOC's Yi: Rate Liberalisation Is Not A One-Off Move - WSJ
US New Home Sales Sep: 468K (est 550K; rev prev 529K)
ICE To Buy Interactive Data For $5.2bln In Cash & Stock - CNBC
Duke Energy To Acquire Piedmont Natural Gas For $4.9bln - NYT
Bridgestone to buy US auto parts retailer Pep Boys - Rtrs
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Congress, White House make progress on budget deal --Politico [62]
Moody's: Failure to lift debt ceiling, although unlikely, would not mean impending US Debt Default [63]
BoC Deputy Governor Cote To Retire At End-January 2016 - BoC [64]
Bundesbank Monthly Report: Despite Slower Q3, German Economic Growth Is Quite Strong [65]
First Bank of England hike now not expected until second quarter 2016: Reuters poll [66]
ECB to ease in December but deposit rate cut unlikely: Reuters Poll [67]
PBOC's Yi: Rate Liberalisation Is Not A One-Off Move - WSJ [68]
FIXED INCOME
U.S. Government Bonds Rise Before Fed's Policy Meeting --WSJ [69]
ECB: Buys EUR 12.254bln in PSPP (Total EUR 383.07bln) [70]
ECB: Buys EUR 200mln in ABSPP (Total EUR 14.665bln) [70]
ECB: Buys EUR 2.032bn in CBPP (Total EUR 128.133bln) [70]
U.K.-German Bond Yield Spread Touches Widest Mark Since June --BBG [71]
Municipal Bond Sales Poised to Decelerate as Redemptions Rise --BBG [72]
FX
Dollar falls on lower U.S. yields, home sales data --Rtrs [73]
AUD/USD: Aussie Advances on Data & Technical Support --WBP [74]
USD/CAD slips lower after U.S. housing data --Investing [75]
EUR/USD: Euro Continues Recovery After US Data Disappoint --WBP [76]
GBP/USD: Sterling Snaps Bearish Streak, Enhanced After US Data --WBP [77]
COMMODITIES
Crude oil down, extending two-week slide on product glut worry ?Rtrs [78]
WTI crude futures settle lower by $0.62 (-1.39%) at $43.98 [79]
Brent crude futures settle at $47.54/bbl, down 0.94% [80]
Natural gas pounded by supply, warm weather --CNBC [81]
Gold regains recent loss as weak housing data pressures dollar --MktWatch [82]
Gold rally brings out options bulls --Rtrs [83]
EQUITIES
INDICES: Stocks struggle for gains; Apple weighs on Dow --CNBC [84]
INDICES: EZ Equity markets dip after weeks of gains; Fed meeting ahead --Rtrs [85]
M&A: ICE To Buy Interactive Data For $5.2bln In Cash & Stock - CNBC [86]
M&A: Duke Energy To Acquire Piedmont Natural Gas For $4.9bln - NYT [87]
M&A: Bridgestone to buy US auto parts retailer Pep Boys - Rtrs [88]
M&A: China online travel firm Ctrip in tie-up with rival Qunar - Rtrs [89]
M&A: Starwood Capital to buy apartment units worth $5.37bln - Rtrs [90]
EARNINGS: LabCorp's sales soar after Covance acquisition - MktWatch [91]
EARNINGS: Xerox Stumbles to Loss, Looks Into New Strategies - WSJ [92]
EARNINGS: Roper Technologies to Buy CliniSys Group; Profit Edges Higher - WSJ [93]
SERVICES: FedEx sees record holiday shipments on rising retail, e-commerce - Rtrs [94]
PHARMA: Valeant Forms Board Committee to Review Philidor Arrangement - WSJ [95]
EMERGING MARKETS
China's rate liberalization won't trigger deposit war --BBG [96]
India hosts biggest Africa summit; plays catch up with China [97]
Brazilian Minister of Trade Visits Iran to Expand Cooperation [98]
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