Follow The Market Madness with Voice and Text on FinancialJuice EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 13/100 EXTREME FEAR PREVIOUS CLOSE: 10/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE WEEK AGO: 9/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE MONTH AGO: 10/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE YEAR AGO: 47/100 NEUTRAL Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 22.74% 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 24.88. 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 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 – DUBAI GOLD DEALER OLYMPICS UNUSUAL ACTIVITY RHT @$.75 .. SEP 72.5 CALL Activity 3300+ Contracts IP SEP WEEKLY2 42.5 CALLS @$.62 on offer 1300+ Contracts KHC SEP 70 PUT ACTIVITY 2K+ @$.50 on offer KRO Director Purchase 967 @$6.905 Purchase 1,033 @$6.909 TTS SC 13G/A .. Tremblant Capital Group .. 11.69% More Unusual Activity… HEADLINES US LMCI Change (Aug): 2.1 (est 1.5, rev prev 1.8) US NFIB Small business Optimism (Aug): 95.9 (est 96.0, prev 95.4) US Consumer Credit (Jul): $19.1bn (est $18.6bn, prev rev 27.02bn) World Bank warns Fed to delay rate rise Democrats have enough Senate votes to stifle Iran opposition OECD: Stable growth momentum in OECD area UK FinMin Osborne: UK debt To GDP uncomfortably high France to nominate former BNP banker as BOF governor EZ GDP SA (QoQ) (Q2 P): 0.4% (Est 0.30%, Prev 0.30%) GE Current A/c Balance (Jul): EUR 23.4 Bln (exp 21.5 Bln, prev 24.4 Bln) GE Exports SA (MoM) Jul: 2.4% (exp 1.0%, prev rev -1.1%) GE Imports SA (MoM) Jul: 2.2% (exp 0.7%, prev rev -0.8%) Indonesia gets green light to rejoin OPEC Global M&A hit the $3 trillion mark GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS World Bank warns Fed to delay rate rise --FT OECD: Stable Growth Momentum Confirmed In OECD Area UK FinMin Osborne: UK Debt To GDP Ratio Uncomfortably High --MNI France to nominate Francois Villeroy de Galhau as BOF governor --MNI Riksbank's Jochnick: Sees Rapid SEK Strengthening As A Risk To Inflation Fitch: Euro Zone Ratings May Not Return To Pre-Crisis Levels --Rtrs Greek cbank: Banks' AQR to finish this month --Rtrs GEOPOLITICS Democrats have enough Senate votes to stifle Iran opposition FIXED INCOME US sells 3-year notes at 1.056% vs 1.055% WI --ForexLive ECB Calls for Common EU Approach on Debt Write-Offs --NYT ECB: German Law Disqualifies Bank Bonds as Collateral --BBG Italian Bonds Rise as Traders Increase Odds for More QE From ECB --BBG Credit ratings bolster risky bank bonds --FT FX USD: Dollar mixed as reviving risk appetite drags on yen, euro --Rtrs EM currency defences hold against sell-off--FT ENERGY/COMMODITIES WTI futures settle 0.25% lower at $45.94 per barrel Brent futures settle 4% higher at $49.52 per barrel CRUDE: Indonesia gets green light to rejoin OPEC --FT CRUDE: WTI, Brent diverge --WSJ CRUDE: WTI Falls Again Due to Oversupply Concerns --MW CRUDE: Brent rises on data, but oversupply concerns weigh --ET METALS: Copper Prices Jump Higher on Supply Cuts, China Data --WSJ METALS: Gold bounces after 4-day losing streak --FXstreet EQUITIES S&P 500 unofficially closes +2.5% DJIA unofficially closes +2.4% Nasdaq unofficially closes +2.7% M&A: global M&A hit the $3 trillion mark --WSJ M&A: Media General to buy media company Meredith for $2.34bn M&A: Potash might be prepared to make hostile K+S bid --Handelsblatt M&A: Mylan Says It Will Launch $27.14B Bid for Perrigo --ABC M&A: GE wins EU approval to buy Alstom's power unit --Rtrs M&A: Microsoft finalizes Adallom deal --Forbes M&A: Blackstone Agrees to Buy Strategic Hotels for About $4bn --WSJ BANKS: European Banks May Face EUR26Bln Capital Shortfall On New Rules - JPMorgan BANKS: Buffett banks BoA's Moynihan --MW TECH: Berkshire's Buffett says bought some IBM shares in Q3 --ET TECH: Verizon to test 5G in 2016 --FW EMERGING MARKETS PBOC: Forex Reserve Drop Partly Due to Intervention --WSJ China Plans to Reform SOEs Through Mergers, Share Sales-Document