EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 42/100 FEAR PREVIOUS CLOSE: 37/100 FEAR ONE WEEK AGO: 18/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE MONTH AGO: 13/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE YEAR AGO: 4/100 EXTREME FEAR Put and Call Options: GREED During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 31.29% 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 17.42. This is a neutral reading and indicates that market risks appear low. Stock Price Strength: FEAR The number of stocks hitting 52-week lows exceeds the number hitting highs and is at the lower end of its range, indicating 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) | 10 YR T NOTE | 2 YR T NOTE | 5 YR T NOTE | 30 YR TREASURY BOND | SOYBEANS | CORN MEME OF THE DAY – NO HIKE! TOLD YOU FOOL! UNUSUAL ACTIVITY QCOM OCT WEEKLY2 56 PUTS 5500+ @$.55 on offer MJN NOV 75 CALL Activity 3300+ @$2.66-2.80 X NOV 14 CALL Activity continues over 10k+ @$.42 on the offer YUME SC 13D/A Filed by AVI Partners SPRT SC 13D Filed by Vertex Capital More Unusual Activity… HEADLINES FOMC Mins: Many Fed officials expected liftoff later this year FOMC Mins: Fed held off on hike amid worries about low inflation Fed's Kocherlakota: Fed should cut interest rates GOP in disarray as McCarthy drops out of Speaker race ECB Mins: ECB Opted for More Time to Analyze Economic Risks ECB's Praet: Seeping pessimism hindering recovery ECB's Weidmann rejects calls for easier monpol BoE holds policy, signals rate can stay lower BoE's Carney: Timing of Fed hike not decisive for BoE UK Citi/YouGov 1-Year Inflation Expectations (Sept): 1.5% (Prev 1.4%) Germany to press UK for EU negotiation details IMF Lagarde urges global policymakers to support eco growth OECD Leading Indicator: Growth outlook moderating Moody's: China's sovereign rating can withstand slower growth Fitch: Sharp China slowdown is top global rating risk GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS FOMC Mins: Fed held off on hike Amid worries About low inflation --WSJ FOMC Mins: Many Fed officials expected liftoff later this year --ForexLive Kocherlakota: Fed should cut interest rates --Rtrs https://twitter.com/livesquawk/status/652117636814381056!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Republicans in disarray as Kevin McCarthy drops out of House speaker race --Guardian McCarthy exits house speaker race --FT BoJ Kuroda: EM slowdown hitting Japan economy and exports --ForexLive Lagarde urges global policymakers to support economic growth --Guardian OECD Leading Indicator: Outlook Of Moderating Growth In Most Major Economies ECB Minutes: ECB Opted for More Time to Analyze Economic Risks --BBG ECB's Praet: Seeping pessimism hindering recovery --BBG ECB's Praet: Premature to Judge Emerging Market Impact on EMU Growth --MNI ECB's Weidmann: Core EMU Growth Projections Remain Intact --MNI ECB's Weidmann Rejects Calls For Easier MonPol ?-Welt Germany Leading Institutes Cut 2015 GDP Growth view To 1.8% From 2.1% --ForexLive BoE votes 8-1 to hold policy, signals rate can stay lower --ET BoE's Carney: Timing of Fed hike not decisive for BoE --BForexLive Angela Merkel to press David Cameron for EU negotiation details Riksbank Skingsley: Riksbank remains ready to act --FXstreet Pimco updates global growth forecasts FIXED INCOME Treasury yields take a dive after Fed minutes --CNBCz US sells 30-year bonds at 2.914% vs 2.920% WI --ForexLive PBOC to sell up to 5bn yuan of 1y bills in London --Rtrs HSBC: Get set for a chunky rally in bonds --FT ENERGY/COMMODITIES EIA Nat Gas Storage Number (Oct 2): 95 (est 99, prev 98) WTI surpasses $50 for first time since July --FT Saudi Arabia Said to Order Spending Curbs Amid Oil Price Slump --BBG Goldman Sachs makes the case for crude downside --ForexLive https://twitter.com/livesquawk/status/652104703728291840!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); BoE checks commodity exposures of UK banks --FT Gold prices rebound on dovish central banks, silver slumps on China --ForexLive EQUITIES M&A: Blackstone to buy BioMed Realty in $8 bln deal --Rtrs M&A: Dell, EMC in talks to merge --CNBC AUTOS: GM recalls 32k SUVs, says wipers could cause motor to catch fire --AP AUTOS: Volkswagen's U.S. head: individuals did emissions cheating --Beeb LEGAL: Bill Gross to sue PIMCO for $200m --CNBC TELECOMS: Vodafone joins calls for BT to be broken up --FT MEDIA: Sony Is Said to Weigh Sale of Portion of Music Catalog --NYT EARNINGS: Goldman to release results on website, drops BusinessWire --CNBC UNIONS: Fiat, UAW reach deal; union claims 'significant gains' --USAT TRADING: Nasdaq launches tool to monitor dark pool trading --Rtrs EMERGING MARKETS Moody's: China's sovereign rating can withstand slower growth Moody's: Slower growth and rising credit risk are symptoms of China's challenge of structural rebalancing Fitch Radar: Sharp China Slowdown is Top Global Ratings Risk Alibaba's Ma says concerns about China consumption overdone --Rtrs