EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 44/100 FEAR PREVIOUS CLOSE: 44/100 FEAR ONE WEEK AGO: 32/100 FEAR ONE MONTH AGO: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE YEAR AGO: 1/100 EXTREME FEAR Put and Call Options: NEUTRAL During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 29.76% as investors make bullish bets in their portfolios. This is a lower level of put buying than has been the norm during the last two years and is a neutral indication. Market Volatility: NEUTRAL The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 16.17. 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 MCK OCT 190 CALLS 2k+ @$1.66-1.70 CI OCT 140 Call Activity 1500 @ 0.40 on the offer RIT 10% Owner P 4,860 A $ 12.6705 P 16,700 A $ 12.8423 FXCM .. SC 13G .. Franklin Resources .. 13.5% NSR .. SC13G Filed .. William Blair Investment Management, LLC .. 11.38% More Unusual Activity… HEADLINES S&P sees 2015 U.S. growth at 2.5%, 2016 at 2.8%, and 2017 at 2.7% S&P sees U.S. Q3 15 CPI at -0.2%, +0.5% in Q4, +2% in Q1 and Q2 Fed's Evans's expects 3 hikes by end of 2016 Fed's Lockhart repeats: Appropriate to hike in 2015, but Fed data-dependent Fed's Fischer says central bank 'cautious' about next rate hike US NABE Outlook Survey: Expect 2.5% to 2.8% Growth Though 2016 PBOC's Yi: China's Stock-Market Correction Almost Over PBOC to let commercial banks use loan assets as collateral ECB's Coeure Says Too Early To Decide On More Stimulus ECB's Vasiliauskas: For the Moment, No Need to Fine-Tune QE BoC Poloz: BoC examining ties between financial stability and monpol BOE Weale Optimistic Western European Productivity To Rebound Opec: Oil Market To Rebalance As US Supply Hit Vix tumbles in longest losing streak since '09 AB InBev raises bid for SABMiller to $103bn Dell agrees $67bn EMC takeover Italy plans EUR2.2bn rescue of three small banks GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS Fed's Evans's expects 3 hikes by end of 2016 --ForexLive Fed's Lockhart repeats: Appropriate to hike in 2015, but Fed data-dependent --Rtrs Fed's Fischer says central bank 'cautious' about next rate hike --MW S&P sees 2015 U.S. growth at 2.5%, 2016 at 2.8%, and 2017 at 2.7% S&P sees U.S. Q3 15 CPI at -0.2%, +0.5% in Q4, +2% in Q1 and Q2 US NABE Outlook Survey: Expect 2.5% to 2.8% Growth Though 2016 --MNI ECB's Coeure Says Too Early To Decide On More Stimulus --CNBC ECB's Vasiliauskas: For the Moment, No Need to Fine-Tune QE --WSJ EU: Spain's Budget Plans Would Break Spending Rules --WSJ BoC Poloz: BoC examining ties between financial stability and monpol --Rtrs BOE Weale Optimistic Western European Productivity To Rebound --MNI UK draws up plan of key demands to stay in EU --Tele HSBC sees BOE hiking rates by 0.5% in 2016 --ForexLive U.K. Europe Minister Casts Doubt on Late-2017 Referendum Date --BBG Riksbank's Floden: Not certain that inflation will rose as forecast --DI via BBG FIXED INCOME Bonds biding time for Fed interest rate hike --FT Dell to add $50bn in debt to acquire EMC --BBG FX USD: Fed keeps US dollar on the defensive --Rtrs GBP: Pound Gains Versus Dollar as Traders Await Signs From BOE, Data --BBG EUR: Euro Approaches 1.14 vs the dollar --WSJ AUD: Aussie rises for ninth day on commodities rebound --Age COMMODITY FX: Resurgent commodity prices push dollar down --Livemint ENERGY/COMMODITIES CRUDE: WTI futures settle 5.1% lower at $47.10 per barrel CRUDE: Brent futures settle 5.3% lower at $49.86 per barrel CRUDE: Opec: Oil Market To Rebalance As US Supply Hit --FT CRUDE: Kuwait Oil Minister Says No Calls Within OPEC For Policy Change --CNBC METALS: Rio Tinto won't follow Glencore in cutting copper output --Australian METALS: Chile Mining Minister: Not enough copper output cuts to balance the market --BBG NATGAS: Natural Gas Prices Rise on Colder Forecasts --WSJ NATGAS: Gazprom Restarts Gas Deliveries to Ukraine --WSJ EQUITIES VOL: Vix tumbles in longest losing streak since '09 --FT M&A: Dell agrees $67bn EMC takeover --BBC M&A: AB InBev raises bid for SABMiller to $103bn --FT M&A: SABMiller's fourth largest investor rejects AB InBev offer --Rtrs M&A: GE nears deal to sell over $30 billion of loans to Wells Fargo --Rtrs M&A: Allianz sells vending machine operator Selecta to KKR --Rtrs C&E: Oil Price Slide Puts a Lid on Gains in Other Sectors --WSJ BANKS: Barclays Close To Naming Jenkins Successor --Sky BANKS: Italy plans EUR2.2bn rescue of three small banks --Rtrs BANKS: Three groups bid for $20 bln book of ex-Northern Rock loans --Rtrs BANKS: DB plans Abbey Life sale to focus on core biz --WSJ AUTOS: Volkswagen has announced the recall of 1,950 diesel vehicles in China --Sky AUTOS: S&P Downgrades Volkswagen?s Credit Rating --WSJ PHARMA: Eli Lilly and China's Innovent Expand Partnership --WSJ PHARMA: Fitch Affirms Roche at 'AA'; Outlook Stable Twitter Slides After Report of Potential Layoffs CON DISC: Tobacco Firms Tried to 'Delay and Derail' UK Plain Packaging Law --WSJ TECH: Facebook launches new advert gizmo --Rtrs EMERGING MARKETS PBOC's Yi: China's Stock-Market Correction Almost Over --MW PBOC to let commercial banks use loan assets as collateral as a way to boost lending --WSJ Chinese FinMin Lou Says US Shouldn't Raise Rates Yet --MW Fitch Affirms Roche At 'AA'; Outlook Stable