EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR PREVIOUS CLOSE: 12/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE WEEK AGO: 9/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE MONTH AGO: 32/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE YEAR AGO: 26/100 EXTREME FEAR Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 29.04% 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 13.79. 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 – NYSE GOES DOWN UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IDTI Vol weakness SEP 19 PUT ACTIVITY @$1.25 on offer 4500+ Contracts SLB SEP 80 PUT ACTIVITY @$1.31 on offer 4000+ Contracts PYPL SEP WEEKLY4 PUTS on the BID @$1.35 3700 Contracts SPLS DEC 15 CALLS on the OFFER @$.90-.95 6000 Contracts SEMI - CEO Purchased $300k+ total AVHI Director Purchase 1,920 @$ 13.9989 Purchase 1,280 @$13.99 More Unusual Activity… HEADLINES PBOC injects $48bn into China Development Bank --Xinhua Fitch Affirms Canada at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable Fonterra GDT Price Index Rises +14.8% (prev -9.3%) ECB balance sheet expanded by EUR 5.31bn in latest week ECB lowers ELA cap for Greek banks to EUR89.7bn –Rtrs Tsipras, Advisors Consider Delaying Call For Confidence Vote - kathimerini Greek Finance Ministry Makes 7 Changes To Capital Controls - enikos Merkel To Press Dissenting Lawmakers To Support Bailout – ekathimerini IMF Calls On Saudi Arabia To Rely Less On Oil - MarketWatch Walmart Cuts Full Year Earnings Guidance After Disappointing Results - FT Home Depot Q2 EPS In-Line; Comps Outpace Expectations - Street Insider Lindt Half-Year Results Helped By Russell Stover Buy - RTRS Deutsche Bank AG 'BBB+/A-2' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable - S&P Austria, Spain parliaments approve Greek aid deal 56 Merkel lawmakers to reject bailout deal --BBG GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS Atlanta Fed GDPnow (Q3): 1.3% (prev 0.7% on 13 August 2015) Fitch Affirms Canada at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable COMMENT: Hilsenrath: Dallas Fed Gets a Non-Economist with a Controversial Resume ECB balance sheet expanded by EUR 5.31bn euros last week --Rtrs BoE analyzes whether Twitter can help predict a bank run --WSJ Irish cbank appoints advisers to beef up credit union regulation --Examiner GREECE ECB cuts Greek bank ELA cap to E89.7bn after Bank of Greece request --Rtrs Austria, Spain parliaments approve Greek aid deal --Livesquawk Greece eases capital controls for students and payments --Rtrs Merkel to Press Dissenting Lawmakers to Back Greece Bailout --BBG Dutch PM Rutte to Face Dutch Criticism Over Broken Greek-Aid Promise --BBG EU Spokeswoman: ESM Will Cover Greek Aid Without 'New National Money' --Livesquawk Greece Moves Forward With First Privatization Since Bailout Deal --BBG GEOPOLITICS Ukraine Says Separatist Attacks Ease for First Time in Week --BBG Putin Escalates Again in Ukraine --WSJ FIXED INCOME European Bonds Decline After Global Economic Data Beat Forecasts --BBG Corporate bond and equity market confidence diverging --FT NTMA Cancels EUR500 Mln Of The Irish Floating Rate Treasury Bond 2038 --NTMA High-grade leverage rose in Q2 --IFR Russian domestic dollar debt binge prompts liquidity fears --IFR Iraq Hires Banks Including Citigroup for $6bn bond Sale --BBG FX USD - Dollar buoyed by US housing data, Fed ahead --Investing.com GBP - Sterling rallies after UK inflation beats expectations --Rtrs TRY - Turkish lira hits record low after bank holds rates --CNBC IDR - Indonesia Cbank to Change Dollar Purchase Rules --WSJ RUB - Russians Feel Ruble's Fall --NYT CLP - Chilean peso takes turn in EM filing line --FT ENERGY/COMMODITIES WTI futures settle 1.8% higher at $42.62 per barrel Brent futures settle 0.1% higher at $48.81 per barrel O&G - UK fracking industry set for a boost --FT AGS - Fonterra GDT Price Index Rises +14.8% (prev -9.3%) AGS - Fonterra chief bullish on dairy prices --FT METALS - Copper tumbles below $5,000 to fresh 6-year low --FT EQUITIES EARNINGS - Walmart profit misses expectations, lowers guidance --BBC EARNINGS - Home Depot Inc Q2 16 Adj EPS: $1.71 (est $1.71) --USAToday COMMODS - Rio considers Hunter coal break-up --AFR COMMODS - Noble Group Plunges to Seven-Year Low as CEO Defends Finances --BBG COMMODS - Glencore examines closure of platinum mine --FT COMMODS - Cairn Energy expects to begin drilling in Q4 TECH: Sprint CEO escalates Twitter war with T-Mobile CEO --CNBC BANKS - Deutsche Bank's Fingeroot Said to Take Credit Suisse Equity Role --BBG BANKS - S&P: Deutsche Bank AG 'BBB+/A-2' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable BANKS - RBS sells Luxembourg fund business --FT BANKS - BNY Mellon to pay $14.8m to settle US SEC bribery charges --Rtrs EM - India's Snapdeal raises $500m from Alibaba, Foxconn --FT EMERGING MARKETS CHINA - PBOC injects $48bn into China Development Bank --Xinhua CHINA OVERNIGHT - China's central bank injects 120 bln into market --Xinhua CHINA COMMENT - Top analyst says Chinese authorities to maintain stability of the equity market --BI TURKEY - Turkey's CBank Leaves Rates Unchanged --WSJ INDONESIA - Indonesia central bank holds key rate at 7.50% as expected --ST