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EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 5/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 3/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 11/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 7/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 36/100 FEAR
Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 10.90% 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 extreme fear on the part of investors.
Market Volatility: EXTREME FEAR The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 30.32 and indicates that investors remain concerned about declines in the stock market.
Stock Price Strength: EXTREME FEAR The number of stocks hitting 52-week lows is slightly greater than the number hitting highs and is at the lower end of its range, indicating extreme fear.
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)
MEME OF THE DAY – IT’S THE JERKS
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
LVS SEP 40 PUT ACTIVITY on offer @$.80 4500+ Contracts
GPRO OCT 48 PUT ACTIVITY @$5.00 right by offer 1944 Contracts
HZNP SEP 30 CALLS block @$1.45 on offer 3900 Contracts
CBS OCT 47.5 CALL Activity @$1.20 on offer 3700+ Contracts
ABT SEP 44 CALL ACTIVITY ON THE OFFER @$1.05-1.06 5100+ Contracts
RYAM Director Purchase 5,000 @$6.9
TEP Director Purchase 9,000 @$44.5
ABUS Director Purchase 1,000 @$6.95
CVX Executive Vice President Purchase 2,000 @$ 73.529 Purchase 500 @$72.37
HEADLINES
Fed Dudley: September rate rise less compelling
Fed Dudley: We are a long way from more QE
US July Building permits revised up to -15.5% at 1.130 units
OIS price 30% chance of Sept hike (26% yesterday)
OIS price 62% chance of Dec hike (54% yesterday)
NY Fed Economists say 89% of slack has been wrung out of US economy
Fed increasing Scrutiny of bank payment systems
ECB Praet: Downside risks to inflation path, ECB ready to act
ECB Hansson: Greek outlook brightening
Tsy yields rise after lacklustre 2y FRN and 5y auctions
Monsanto drops $46bn takeover bid for Syngenta
Schlumberger to buy Cameron International in $14.8bn deal
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Fed Dudley: September rate rise less compelling –FT
Fed Dudley: We are a long way from more QE –ForexLive
Fed interest rate hike falls rapidly down the probability scale –FT
NY Fed Economists say 89% of slack has been wrung out of US economy –Liberty Street
Federal Reserve Increasing Scrutiny of Bank Payment Systems –WSJ
BOC COMMENT: Global Fin Mkt Woes Shldn’t Drive A Sept BOC Rate Cut –MNI
ECB Praet: Downside Risks To Infl Path, ECB Ready To Act –MNI
ECB Hansson: Greek outlook brightening –BS
Greece raisis E22.3bn in state revenues (Jan-Jul) vs exp of E25.772bn –KTG
EU’s Dombrovskis expects Greek progress regardless of government –Kathimerini
French FinMin Sapin: Tax Cuts Possible But Lower Deficit A Priority –MNI
GEOPOLITICS
US Pres Obama on cusp of winning Iran nuclear vote –FT
FIXED INCOME
Treasury yields rise as auction gets lukewarm response –CNBC
2Y FRN auction sees small tail as dealer takedown highest since Dec 2014 –Livesquawk
German Yield Falls From 3-Week High as Selloff Seen Excessive –BBG
Abengoa bonds and CDS jump on rights talk –IFR
Philippines mulls project bonds –IFR
FX
USD: Dollar retreats as Fed’s Dudley cautions on rates –FT
JPY: Yen stronger vs dollar on dovish Dudley comments –FXstreet
GBP: Sterling lower after inflation expectations decline –FXstreet
AUD: AUD/USD oscillates above 0.7100 –FXstreet
AUD COMMENT: Westpac: Australian Dollar’s Recent Support is Superficial –Westpac
ZAR: SARB chief rules out defence of rand –FT
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
COMMODS: Commodities fall as China jitters persist –Rtrs
US DOE Crude Oil Inventory Change (WoW) (Aug): -5452K (est 1450K, prev 2620K)
US DOE Distillate Inventory Change (WoW) (Aug):256K (est 600K, prev 326K)
US DOE Cushing OK Crude Inventory Change (WoW) (Aug):1660k (est -950K, prev -2708K)
US DOE Gasoline Inventory Change (WoW) (Aug):1436K (est 1020K, prev 594K)
WTI futures settle 1.8% lower at $30.60 per barrel –Livesquawk
Brent futures settle 0.2% lower at $43.14 per barrel –Livesquawk
Fitch: Low Prices Stretch Small EMEA Oil Companies’ Liquidity
NATGAS: Natural Gas Holds Steady on Warmer Forecasts –WSJ
NATGAS: US natural gas glut prompts price warning –FT
METALS: Base Metals Close Down As China Concerns Return –WSJ
METALS: Gold Lower as Investors Reassured By Upbeat US Data –WSJ
EQUITIES
M&A: Schlumberger to buy Cameron International in $14.8bn deal –FT
M&A: Monsanto drops takeover bid for Syngenta –WSJ
O&G: Oil drop casts cloud over Sinopec profits –FT
BANKS: Bankers bonuses suffer biggest fall in a decade –FT
BANKS: RBC reports higher energy-sector bad loans but profit rises –Rtrs
TECH: PayPal expands One Touch program to new markets in Europe –Rtrs
EMERGING MARKETS
Fitch: Pessimism on China’s Short-Term Macro Outlook Overdone
S&P: Weak company profits fuel China correction