EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 48/100 NEUTRAL
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 47/100 NEUTRAL
ONE WEEK AGO: 44/100 FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 16/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 7/100 EXTREME FEAR
Put and Call Options: FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 26.68% 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 14.98. 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 | GBPUSD | USDJPY | USDCAD | AUDUSD | EURJPY | EURCHF | EURGBP| GBPJPY | NZDUSD | USDCHF | EURAUD | AUDJPY
S&P 500 (ES) | NASDAQ 100 (NQ) | DOW 30 (YM) | RUSSELL 2000 (TF) | Euro (6E) |Pound (6B)
EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) | DAX 30 (FDAX) | BOBL (FGBM) | SCHATZ (FGBS) | BUND (FGBL)
CRUDE OIL (CL) | GOLD (GC) | 10 YR T NOTE | 2 YR T NOTE | 5 YR T NOTE | 30 YR TREASURY BOND | SOYBEANS | CORN
MEME OF THE DAY – IT’S THE JERKS
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
CELG OCT WEEKLY4 CALL Activity 3k+ @$.35
SNDK continued CALL Activity .. NOV 77.5 CALLS Active
JAKK NOV 10 PUT Activity 1100+ @$1.55 on offer
SCHW Director P 7,100 A $ 28.5693
CTRP.. SC13D/A Filed by Priceline .. 12.63%
HEADLINES
Fed's Williams: Decision on October will be taken at the meeting --BBG
Italian newspaper says Fed's Dudley doubts Fed can hike rates this year
Richmond Fed's Lacker cancels speech due to illness - Rtrs
Fed's Brainard urges easing regulatory burden for small banks - Rtrs
US Tsy Sec. Lew: Worries There Could Be A 'Terrible Debt Limit Accident' - CNBC
ECB's Noyer: ECB's QE program is working; running at the proper pace --Yahoo
Treasury-Bill Rate Hits Seven-Month High as Debt Ceiling Looms --BBG
Moody's lowers oil price assumptions on oversupply and weakening demand
Iran Official: Nuclear deal to be implemented this year - Rtrs
Weight Watchers shares soar after Oprah investment --Rtrs
Morgan Stanley shares sink after ugly earnings miss - CNBC
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Fed's Williams: Decision on October will be taken at the meeting --BBG
Italian newspaper says Fed's Dudley doubts Fed can hike rates this year --MktWatch
Richmond Fed's Lacker cancels speech due to illness - Rtrs
Fed's Brainard urges easing regulatory burden for small banks - Rtrs
US Tsy Sec. Lew: Worries There Could Be A 'Terrible Debt Limit Accident' - CNBC
ECB's Noyer: ECB's QE program is working; running at the proper pace --Yahoo
ECB won't take decision on QE program this week --Rtrs Poll
Bundesbank's Nagel: Don't Expect Dramatic Slowdown In China - Fidelity
FIXED INCOME
Treasury-Bill Rate Hits Seven-Month High as Debt Ceiling Looms --BBG
American Demand for Its Own Debt Skyrockets --BBG
ECB ABSPP: +EUR1.071Bn To EUR14.465Bn (Prev +EUR244Mn)
ECB CBPP: +EUR1.474Bn To EUR126.101Bn (Prev +EUR1.824Bn)
ECB PSPP: +EUR12.042Bn To EUR370.816Bn (Prev +EUR12.624Bn)
CURRENCIES
Euro slides ahead of ECB meeting this week; dollar rises -Rtrs
USD/JPY: Pair Fluctuates in Tight Range, Buck Faces Technical Hurdle --WBP
USD/CHF: Buck Prolongs Rebound as Traders Stay Calm on China --WBP
COMMODITIES
Oil down 3 percent; tumbling gasoline adds to China, Iran worries - Rtrs
WTI futures settle at $45.89, down 2.9%
NOC: Libya producing 440,000 bpd of crude oil - Yahoo
Moody's lowers oil price assumptions on oversupply and weakening demand
Iran Official: Nuclear deal to be implemented this year - Rtrs
Natural Gas Rises on Cold Weather --WSJ
Gold Down on Dollar Strength, U.S. Interest-Rate Worries --Nasdaq
Copper Falls on Weaker Chinese Growth Data --WSJ
EQUITIES
INDICES: U.S. stocks decline as energy selloff weighs on indexes
INDICES: DAX Manages to Close in Green on Deutsche Bank's Restructuring --WBP
EARNINGS: Morgan Stanley shares sink after ugly earnings miss - CNBC
EARNINGS: Hasbro Beats Earnings Mark in Latest Quarter - WSJ
EARNINGS: Halliburton Posts Loss on North America Weakness - WSJ
EARNINGS: Valeant raises full-year forecast after Q3 report - MktWatch
EARNINGS: Genuine Parts profit and revenue hit by dollar - MktWatch
BANKS: UK Bank Ring-Fence Unlikely to Cause Material Rating Gaps - Fitch
CONS.DIS: Weight Watchers shares soar after Oprah investment --Rtrs
TECH: China gives conditional approval to Nokia-Alcatel deal -Rtrs
INDUSTRIALS: PWC looking for buyers for steel firm Caparo --Sky
BANKS: Deutsche Bank in $6bn 'fat finger' slip-up --FT
EMERGING MARKETS
S&P Affirms India's 'BBB-' Rating, Outlook Stable - NDTV
Brazil yet to decide on new fiscal target, minister says --Rtrs
Saudi Arabia Seen Raising $32 Billion in 2016, Saudi Fransi Says --BBG
Russian recovery hopes dashed as retail sales plunge --Rtrs
S&P upgrade Ukraine to B- from CCC+; outlook stable from negative
