Follow The Market Madness with Voice and Text on FinancialJuice EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 12/100 EXTREME FEAR PREVIOUS CLOSE: 12/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE WEEK AGO: 31/100 FEAR ONE MONTH AGO: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE YEAR AGO: 15/100 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 13.19% 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 26.83. 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 – BEIJING AFTER VOLKSWAGEN UNUSUAL ACTIVITY APPS Director purchase 127K @ 1.57 JOY Director purchase 12,200 A $ 14.77 , 4,346 A $ 14.8 , 2,854 A $ 14.81 , 2,265 A $ 14.82 , 2,435 A $ 14.83 Z NOV 30 Puts @ 4.70 on the offer 1600 contracts MU Jan 5 Put Activity @ 0.18 on the offer BDSI NOV 6 Calls on the offer @ 0.80 1800+ More Unusual Activity… HEADLINES Fed's Mester: US can handle rate hike this year Moody's: Govt shutdown doesn't directly affect creditworthiness of US ECB's Weidmann: Deflation Concerns Have Dissipated Villeroy Cleared to Become Next Governor of Bank of France Wells Fargo cuts S&P 500's year-end target to 2,025-2,125 InBev Said to Line Up BofA, Santander on SABMiller Financing Glencore says it is 'operationally and financially robust' Bank of America to Lay Off Employees in Banking, Markets Twitter is getting ready to drop its 140-character limit Ukraine group agrees on plan to pull back tanks and weapons GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS Fed's Mester: US can handle rate hike this year - Nikkei Moody's: Govt. shutdown doesn't directly affect creditworthiness of US government - Rtrs ECB's Weidmann: Deflation Concerns Have Dissipated - NASDAQ ECB's Makuch: Would Be Speculative To Consider Adjustments To QE - ForexLive ECB's Nowotny: Risk Overstretching Mandate Without Monetary Union - FXStreet Villeroy Cleared to Become Next Governor of Bank of France - BBG Bank of France Nominee Villeroy: Mario Draghi's current MonPol is the right one - Rtrs Japanese PM Abe: Japan has successfully shrugged off the 'deflation mindset' - BBG Abe adviser calls for extra stimulus in Japan - FT RBA under pressure to cut rates - AFR FIXED INCOME Treasury yields fall to lowest level in a month - MktWatch European Yields Reflect Slow Inflation Adding to Pressure on ECB - BBG Market liquidity warning from IMF - FT FX USD: Dollar slips as commodity currencies steady - Rtrs CAD: Canadian dollar hit fresh 11-year lows before rebounding - CBC EUR: US Dollar Pares Gains, Euro Off Daily Lows - WBP ECB: Forex Reserves Rise To EUR 264.7bln, Up EUR 400mln ENERGY/COMMODITIES Crude futures jump nearly 2%, ahead of weekly API Supply Report - Investing.com Gold ends lower for third straight session - MktWatch Copper Ends Longest Slump in a Month as Demand Concerns Subside - BBG EQUITIES Wall Street mixed in choppy trade - Courier Mail Europe closes lower as Glencore soars 16.9%, oil up 2% - CNBC FTSE 100 falls, with Wolseley hit by weaker revenue outlook - BBC Wells Fargo cuts S&P 500's year-end target to 2,025-2,125 range - MktWatch M&A: InBev Said to Line Up BofA, Santander on SABMiller Financing - BBG M&A: Axel Springer to Purchase Majority Stake in Business Insider for $344.1mln - WSJ MINERS: Glencore says it is 'operationally and financially robust' - BBC AUTOS: VW chief Matthias Mueller pledges fix for emissions faults - FT AUTOS: Porsche board to name new CEO on Wednesday - source on Rtrs FINANCIALS: Bank of America to Lay Off Employees in Banking, Markets - WSJ FINANCIALS: Societe Generale considers closing a fifth of retail branches - FT FINANCIALS: RBS CEO: Could Buy Back Shares To Speed Up Govt. Exit - Rtrs FINANCIALS: GE And MS Said To Delay Deadline On Commercial Assets Bid - AFR TOBACCO: Reynolds American to sell some assets to Japan Tobacco for $5bln - MktWatch INDUSTRIALS: Boeing to Start Delivering Military Helicopters to India in 2018 - WSJ TECH: Twitter is getting ready to drop its 140-character limit - Re/Code TECH: Google unveils two Nexus phones, 5X and 6P - CNBC EMERGING MARKETS India's Central Bank Cuts Key Interest Rate More Than Expected - WSJ Ukraine group agrees on plan to pull back tanks and weapons - IFX