Follow The Market Madness with Voice and Text on FinancialJuice EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 10/100 EXTREME FEAR PREVIOUS CLOSE: 9/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE WEEK AGO: 5/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE MONTH AGO: 22/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE YEAR AGO: 42/100 FEAR Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 25.22% 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: NEUTRAL The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 26.09. This is a neutral reading and indicates that market risks appear low. 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) CRUDE OIL (CL) | GOLD (GC) MEME OF THE DAY – DUBAI GOLD DEALER OLYMPICS UNUSUAL ACTIVITY MU SEP 20 CALL ACTIVITY @$.11 on OFFER 2400+ Contracts FAST SEP 38 PUT ACTIVITY ON OFFER @$.70 2500+ Contracts TWTR DEC 50 CALLS 1500+ @$.15 .. also activity in the DEC 40 calls APLE EVP, Chief Legal Counsel P 5,592 A $ 17.88 MTZ 10% Owner Purchase 10,000 A $15.98 and Purchase 5,000 A $15.63 More Unusual Activity… HEADLINES Fed's Beige Book: Economic activity continues to expand modestly US ADP Employment Change Aug: 190K (est 200K; rev. 177K, prev 185K) Gross Says Fed Move May Be Too Little Too Late Amid Turmoil EU's Moscovici calls for comprehensive debate in Eurozone reform Greece to miss 2015 privatisation sales target: agency chief Obama secures Iran nuclear deal with Barbara Mikulski vote DOE US Crude Oil Inventories (WoW) Aug-28: 4667K (est 900K; prev -5452K) Baxalta Said to Abandon Takeover Talks With Drugmaker Ariad Spielberg's DreamWorks to split from Disney GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS Fed's Beige Book: Economic activity continues to expand modestly --Fed Gross Says Fed Move May Be Too Little Too Late Amid Turmoil --BBG EU's Moscovici calls for comprehensive debate in Eurozone reform --Welt [Transalted] Greece to miss 2015 privatisation sales target: agency chief --Rtrs Merkel Ally Spahn Sees IMF Joining Greek Bailout, Lauds Tsipras --eKathimerini IMF Hopes For Orderly Transition For China To Internationalize Yuan --Rtrs China regulator says punishes three stock trading platforms --Rtrs China futures exchange further tightens rules on stock index futures trading --Rtrs Polish Central Bank Base Rate Left Unchanged At 1.50%, As Expected --Nasdaq GEOPOLITICS Obama secures Iran nuclear deal with Barbara Mikulski vote --CNN Russian Northern Fleet to practise nuclear-powered submarine rescue in Barents Sea --TASS China and South Korea agree to seek a 3-way summit with Japan in Oct. or Nov. --BBG FIXED INCOME Bond yields higher after Fed's Beige Book --CNBC US bond yields head higher as jobs data looms --FT Sudden Dry Spell for Bond Sales --WSJ European banks fight back in fixed income --FT FX Dollar gains strength while EM currencies tumble heavily --FT Euro Falls Before ECB Policy Meeting --BBG USD/JPY Meanders in Shallow Range Around 120.00 --WBP Ruble Falls Second Day as Citigroup Sees Further Weakness on Oil --BBG China's yuan slips on pre-holiday dollar demand despite intervention --Rtrs ENERGY/COMMODITIES WTI settles up 1.85%, at $46.25 a barrel --CNBC Gold eases after 4-day gain, awaiting signal on U.S. rates --Rtrs Copper rebounds as Chinese stock market pares losses --Rtrs DOE US Crude Oil Inventory Change (WoW) Aug-28: 4667K (est 900K; prev -5452K) DOE US Distillate Inventory Change (WoW) Aug-28: 115K (est 1000K; prev 1436K) DOE Cushing OK Crude Inventory Change (WoW) Aug-28: -388K (est 400K; prev 256K) OPEC oil output in Aug falls from record on Iraq disruption --Rtrs survey Shell Nigeria lifts force majeure on Bonny Light Crude --Rtrs Gold demand from China and India picks up --FT El Nino expected to take toll on sugar and rice prices --FT EQUITIES Wall St up 1 pct as China fears ease --Rtrs European stocks stage modest pre-ECB rebound --FT FTSE closes positive, follows Wall Street gains --RTRS Baxalta Said to Abandon Takeover Talks With Drugmaker Ariad --BBG Spielberg's DreamWorks to split from Disney --Hollywood Reporter Citi Joins Bid For GBP 13bln Taxpayer Bank Assets --Sky News Tesco Prefers Buyout Firm MBK's Bid For South Korea Unit --Rtrs Online Gambling Firm GVC 'Not Prepared To Walk Away' From Bwin --Rtrs Rebekah Brooks to return to News UK as CEO --MktWatch EU regulators clear Shell purchase of BG Group --RTRS Vivendi Earnings Rise, Boosted By Sale of Brazilian Unit --WSJ Fitch Downgrades E.ON to 'BBB+', Stable Outlook EMERGING MARKETS South Africa Doesn't Warrant Negative Outlook, Moody's Says --BBG China Futures Exchange: To Further Tighten Rules On Stock Index Futures Trading --Rtrs Puerto Rico Electric Says Agreement Reached With Bondholders --BBG