EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 5/100 EXTREME FEAR PREVIOUS CLOSE: 11/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE WEEK AGO: 11/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE MONTH AGO: 20/100 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 23.23% 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 28.03, 93.33% above its 50-day moving average and indicates that investors are concerned about the near-term values of their portfolios. Stock Price Strength: EXTREME FEAR The number of stocks hitting 52-week lows exceeds 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 – IT’S THE JERKS UNUSUAL ACTIVITY HRTX OCT 40 CALL ACTIVITY on the offer @$4.50.. 4850 IMMU Sep 2 CALL Activity on offer @$.25 1500+ Contracts TSM SEP 20 CALL ACTIVITY @$.40 right by offer 5000 Contracts MU AUG WEEKLY 16.5 CALL ACTIVITY 6200+ Contracts TSLA CEO Purchase (1) 82,645.00 @$242.00 MPLX Insider Purchase Executive VP Purchase 3,000 @$51.118 More Unusual Activity… HEADLINES China Shares Give Up This Year's Gains In Brutal Selloff- RTRS Over $1 Trillion Wiped Off Top Europe Shares In August- RTRS US Stock Futures Slide Amid Global Rout, Oil Slumps- WBP Osborne Says Hopes Lloyds Sale To Be Done Within A Year- RTRS Britain Says Iran Sanctions Could Be Lifted Next Spring- RTRS Southern Company To Acquire AGL Resources In $12 Billion Transaction- PR Newswire RWE Names Paul Coffey As CEO Of British Unit Npower- RTRS AIIB Appoints Jin Liqun As President- RTRS IMF Official Says 'Premature' To Speak Of Chinese Crisis- RTRS Germany's Schaeuble: 2015 Surplus Of 5 Bln Euros - MarketWatch UK's Osborne: EU Reforms Would Benefit Other Nations- Guardian Spanish EcoMin De Guindos: To Keep Growing At Around 1% In Q3- RTRS Summers: The Fed Looks Set To Make A Dangerous Mistake - FT 'Decent Growth Ahead,' Says CBI As It Upgrades UK Forecast- BBC North, South Korea Resume Talks Amid Tension- CNN Japan's Abe: Acceptable For BOJ To Miss Price Goal- RTRS Japan's Amari: Expect China's Economy To Stabilize Due To Stimulus- RTRS Japan's Suga: Want To Closely Monitor Japan, Overseas Market Moves- RTRS HK FinSec Tsang Expects A New Round Of Financial Crisis -- SCMP RBNZ Dep Gov Spencer: Investors Adding To Auckland Market Risk -- BBG Singapore PM Lee Boosts Welfare Spending Ahead Of 'Critical' Polls -- AFR ASEAN To Upgrade Free-Trade Deals With China- SCMP UK Cuts Its Stake In Lloyds To Below 13 Percent- RTRS China's Neighbors Step Up Stock Market Support- BBG HEADLINES IMF Official Says 'Premature' To Speak Of Chinese Crisis- RTRS Germany's Schaeuble: 2015 Surplus Of 5 Bln Euros- MarketWatch UK's Osborne: EU Reforms Would Benefit Other Nations- Guardian Spanish EcoMin De Guindos: To Keep Growing At Around 1% In Q3- RTRS Summers: The Fed Looks Set To Make A Dangerous Mistake - FT 'Decent Growth Ahead,' Says CBI As It Upgrades UK Forecast- BBC North, South Korea Resume Talks Amid Tension- CNN Japan's Abe: Acceptable For BOJ To Miss Price Goal- RTRS Japan's Amari: Expect China's Economy To Stabilize Due To Stimulus- RTRS Japan's Suga: Want To Closely Monitor Japan, Overseas Market Moves- RTRS HK FinSec Tsang Expects A New Round Of Financial Crisis -- SCMP RBNZ Dep Gov Spencer: Investors Adding To Auckland Market Risk -- BBG Singapore PM Lee Boosts Welfare Spending Ahead Of 'Critical' Polls -- AFR ASEAN To Upgrade Free-Trade Deals With China, Japan And South Korea- SCMP UK Cuts Its Stake In Lloyds To Below 13 Percent- RTRS China's Neighbors Step Up Stock Market Support- BBG Chipotle Plans One-Day, 4,000-Worker Hiring Binge- WSJ Fortescue Metals Group Profit Plunges 88% Amid Lower Iron Ore Prices- ABC Caltex Australia Profit Jumps On Gains In Refining, Marketing- AFR Bluescope Steel Swings To Full-Year Profit, Revenue Climbs 8.6% -AFR South32 Plans Cost Cuts As Global Commodity Prices Fall Sharply- Herald Sun MARKET DATA GBP/USD Feeling The Heat, Drops To 5-DMA- FXStreet EUR/USD Trims Gains, Trades Below May 2015 High- FXStreet USD/CNY: Onshore & Offshore Yuan Spread Near 4-Yr High- WBP USD/JPY: Decline Allows Further Losses- FXStreet USD/CHF: Swiss Franc Rises To 5-Week Highs On Safe-Haven Appeal- FXStreet AUD/USD: Aussie Hits Fresh 2009 Lows On China's Meltdown- WBP NZD/USD Heavy On China Turmoil, Around 0.6600- FXStreet BoK May Have Intervened In FX Market -- BBG China Stocks Give Up Year's Gains After Central Bank Fails To Act- RTRS European Stocks Set To Extend Selloff- NASDAQ Gold Adds Shine Over Week On Safe-Haven Status- WBP WTI, Brent Crude Oil At Multi-Year Lows On China Fears- WBP China Iron Ore, Steel Futures Tumble In Risky-Assets Rout- RTRS EQUITIES NEWS INDEX: FTSE Falls Sharply As China Worries Rock Global Equities- RTRS INDEX: Over $1 Trillion Wiped Off Top Europe Shares In August- RTRS BANK: UK Cuts Its Stake In Lloyds To Below 13%- RTRS ENERGY: Shell Eyes Iran, To Pay Debt When Sanctions End- RTRS MINING: Anglo American Sells Two Chilean Mines To Audley For $300mln- RTRS M&A: Southern Company To Acquire AGL Resources In $12 Billion Transaction- PR Newswire M&A: UK Insurer Amlin Says Company Not For Sale- RTRS M&A: UTV Media In Talks For Potential Sale Of Television Assets- RTRS M&A: GVC, Bwin Confirm Talks To Iron Out Offer Details- RTRS M&A: Malin Completes Asset Purchases, Confirms Management Changes- RTRS