EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 63/100 GREED
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 60/100 GREED
ONE WEEK AGO: 51/100 NEUTRAL
ONE MONTH AGO: 18/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 13/100 EXTREME FEAR
Put and Call Options: GREED During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 30.42% as investors make bullish bets in their portfolios. However, this among the lowest levels of put buying seen during the last two years, indicating greed on the part of investors.
Market Volatility: NEUTRAL The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 15.43. 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 | 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
RAD NOV 10 Call Activity on the name
CHK OCT WEEKLY5 Put Activity 14960 block @$.40 on offer
BABA 25120 block PUT Activity @$.25 on offer
TSN JAN 50 CALL ACTIVITY 9K+ @$.65 on offer
JAKK 10% Owner Oasis Management Co Ltd. P 245,000 @ $ 8.08
FLWS SC 13D Filed by Matthew McCann 2005 Trust 6.1%
HEADLINES
Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast: 0.8% (prev. 0.9%)
White House, Congress reach tentative U.S. budget deal
House Speaker Boehner: House To Vote On 2-Yr Budget Deal Tmrw
BoC's Lane: Bar for any change to inflation targeting framework is high - BoC
ECB's Nowotny: QE To Last At Least Until Inflation Is Close To Target
US Durable Goods Orders (MoM) Sep: -1.2% (est -1.5%; rev prev -3.0%)
US Consumer Confidence Index Oct: 97.6 (est 102.9; prev 103, rev 102.6)
Markit US Services PMI Oct P: 54.4 (est 55.5; prev 55.1)
Pfizer Tops Expectations, Lifts Outlook
Ford doubles profits on booming US sales
Comcast's Earnings Get Some Help from 'Minions'
UPS Reports Surprise Revenue Decrease
BP shrinks again to weather extended oil slump
GOVERNMENT/CENTRAL BANKS
Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast: 0.8% (prev. 0.9%)
Fed's Yellen to appear before congressional committee Nov. 4 --Rtrs
White House, Congress reach tentative U.S. budget deal --Rtrs
US House Speaker Boehner: House To Vote On 2-Year Budget Agreement Tomorrow - Yahoo
BoC's Lane: Bar for any change to inflation targeting framework is high - BoC
ECB's Nowotny: QE To Last At Least Until Inflation Is Close To Target - ForexLive
EU's Dombrovskis: Inflation in the Euro area is still significantly below ECB target: BBG
ECB almost certain to ease in Dec by boosting QE, cutting deposit rate - Rtrs poll
ECB: FX Reserves Fell To EUR 262.7bln, Down EUR 100mln
Greek Bank Recapitalisation Law To Be Submitted To Parliament By Friday - Banking Source, Rtrs
German trade body sees record exports in 2015 despite China, VW --Rtrs
Portuguese President Agrees To Coelho's Government Proposal - Diario
IMF: Japan Needs 2017 Sales Tax Hike For Fiscal Sustainability - RTRS
FIXED INCOME
U.S. Government Bonds Climb on Weak Economic Data --WSJ
Treasury Bill Rates Slide Below Zero After Debt-Ceiling Deal --BBG
Procter & Gamble Sells Euro-Denominated Bond --WSJ
Arch Coal Ends Debt Exchange, Restructuring Talks Continue --BBG
Debt Totaling $345 Billion Says ECB to Cut Deposit Rate to -0.3% --BBG
FX
Dollar steady ahead of Wednesday's Fed statement --Rtrs
AUD/NZD: Aussie Posts Steep Losses Against Kiwi --WBP
USD/CAD rises to nearly 1-month highs --Investing
USD/CHF: Dollar Spikes to 2-Mth High, Seeks Even More --WBP
Sterling remains lower after UK growth slows --Investing
EUR/JPY: Euro Plummets Further Against Strengthening Yen --WBP
COMMODITIES
Oil falls to multi-week lows on persistent supply glut --Rtrs
US crude futures settle at $43.20/bbl, down 1.77%
Brent crude futures settle at $46.81/bbl, down 1.54%
U.S. natural gas falls below $2 for the first time in three years --BBG
Iran's Rouhani: Sees Nuclear Sanctions Lifted By End-2015 - Rtrs
Gold steadies above $1,160/oz ahead of Fed meeting
EQUITIES
INDICES: Wall Street drifts lower as earnings, crude weigh --Rtrs
INDICES: Europe Stocks Fall for a Second Day as Earnings Miss, Oil Drops --BBG
M&A: Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Lancope - Cisco
M&A: SABMiller Said to Seek More Time for AB InBev's Formal Bid --BBG
M&A: DuPont in M&A talks with rivals for farm unit - Rtrs
EARNINGS: DuPont's profit nearly halves on strong dollar - CNBC
EARNINGS: Baxter profit declines, but beats expectations - MktWatch
EARNINGS: Merck Profit Jumps, Prompting Higher Annual Forecast - WSJ
EARNINGS: Pfizer Tops Expectations, Lifts Outlook - WSJ
EARNINGS: Reynolds American meets 3Q profit forecasts - CNBC
EARNINGS: Ford doubles profits on booming US sales - FT
EARNINGS: Comcast's Earnings Get Some Help from 'Minions' - WSJ
EARNINGS: Coach Rises as Profit Tops Estimates, Showing Revival on Track - BBG
EARNINGS: Gorilla Glass maker Corning's revenue falls 5 pct - Rtrs
EARNINGS: Bristol-Myers Tops Estimates on Cancer, Hepatitis C Sales - BBG
EARNINGS: UPS Reports Surprise Revenue Decrease - WSJ
EARNINGS: Cummins to cut jobs as weak global economy hurts sales - Rtrs
ENERGY: BP shrinks again to weather extended oil slump --Rtrs
FINANCIALS: Netherlands gives go-ahead to ABN Amro flotation, likely by year-end --Rtrs
FINANCIALS: Deutsche Bank reviews future of Italian business --Rtrs
TECH: IBM is under S.E.C. investigation over accounting --Fortune
TECH: IBM announce quarterly cash dividend of $1.30/share and a $4bln stock repurchase plan - ZDNet
EMERGING MARKETS
Angry China shadows U.S. warship near man-made islands --Rtrs
New Brazil rules key for any merger, Telecom Italia CEO says --Rtrs
Saudi Stocks Tumble as Government Studies Cutting Fuel Subsidies --BBG
IMF Says Africa Must Enable Weak Currencies to Absorb Shocks --BBG
Israeli Bonds Gain to Five-Month High as Flug Signals Rate Cuts --BBG
