EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 60/100 GREED PREVIOUS CLOSE: 58/100 GREED ONE WEEK AGO: 48/100 NEUTRAL ONE MONTH AGO: 18/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE YEAR AGO: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR Put and Call Options: NEUTRAL During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 28.99% 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 15.29. 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 AET NOV 99 PUT Activity 2500 block @$2.45 T JAN 31 PUT Activity 20k @$.35 on offer VALE OCT WEEKLY4 4.5 CALL Activity 9766 block @$.18 MU Oct WEEKLY4 Call Activity 17.5 4900 @$.16 on offer WGBS SC 13G Filed by Empery Asset Management, LP 5.19% RIT 10% Owner P 10,115 A $ 13.166 P 1,300 A $ 13.19 More Unusual Activity… HEADLINES Congress, White House make progress on budget deal --Politico BoC Deputy Governor Cote To Retire At End-January 2016 - BoC First Bank of England hike now not expected until second quarter 2016: Reuters poll ECB to ease in December but deposit rate cut unlikely: Reuters Poll PBOC's Yi: Rate Liberalisation Is Not A One-Off Move - WSJ US New Home Sales Sep: 468K (est 550K; rev prev 529K) ICE To Buy Interactive Data For $5.2bln In Cash & Stock - CNBC Duke Energy To Acquire Piedmont Natural Gas For $4.9bln - NYT Bridgestone to buy US auto parts retailer Pep Boys - Rtrs GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS Congress, White House make progress on budget deal --Politico Moody's: Failure to lift debt ceiling, although unlikely, would not mean impending US Debt Default BoC Deputy Governor Cote To Retire At End-January 2016 - BoC Bundesbank Monthly Report: Despite Slower Q3, German Economic Growth Is Quite Strong First Bank of England hike now not expected until second quarter 2016: Reuters poll ECB to ease in December but deposit rate cut unlikely: Reuters Poll PBOC's Yi: Rate Liberalisation Is Not A One-Off Move - WSJ FIXED INCOME U.S. Government Bonds Rise Before Fed's Policy Meeting --WSJ ECB: Buys EUR 12.254bln in PSPP (Total EUR 383.07bln) ECB: Buys EUR 200mln in ABSPP (Total EUR 14.665bln) ECB: Buys EUR 2.032bn in CBPP (Total EUR 128.133bln) U.K.-German Bond Yield Spread Touches Widest Mark Since June --BBG Municipal Bond Sales Poised to Decelerate as Redemptions Rise --BBG FX Dollar falls on lower U.S. yields, home sales data --Rtrs AUD/USD: Aussie Advances on Data & Technical Support --WBP USD/CAD slips lower after U.S. housing data --Investing EUR/USD: Euro Continues Recovery After US Data Disappoint --WBP GBP/USD: Sterling Snaps Bearish Streak, Enhanced After US Data --WBP COMMODITIES Crude oil down, extending two-week slide on product glut worry ?Rtrs WTI crude futures settle lower by $0.62 (-1.39%) at $43.98 Brent crude futures settle at $47.54/bbl, down 0.94% Natural gas pounded by supply, warm weather --CNBC Gold regains recent loss as weak housing data pressures dollar --MktWatch Gold rally brings out options bulls --Rtrs EQUITIES INDICES: Stocks struggle for gains; Apple weighs on Dow --CNBC INDICES: EZ Equity markets dip after weeks of gains; Fed meeting ahead --Rtrs M&A: ICE To Buy Interactive Data For $5.2bln In Cash & Stock - CNBC M&A: Duke Energy To Acquire Piedmont Natural Gas For $4.9bln - NYT M&A: Bridgestone to buy US auto parts retailer Pep Boys - Rtrs M&A: China online travel firm Ctrip in tie-up with rival Qunar - Rtrs M&A: Starwood Capital to buy apartment units worth $5.37bln - Rtrs EARNINGS: LabCorp's sales soar after Covance acquisition - MktWatch EARNINGS: Xerox Stumbles to Loss, Looks Into New Strategies - WSJ EARNINGS: Roper Technologies to Buy CliniSys Group; Profit Edges Higher - WSJ SERVICES: FedEx sees record holiday shipments on rising retail, e-commerce - Rtrs PHARMA: Valeant Forms Board Committee to Review Philidor Arrangement - WSJ EMERGING MARKETS China's rate liberalization won't trigger deposit war --BBG India hosts biggest Africa summit; plays catch up with China Brazilian Minister of Trade Visits Iran to Expand Cooperation