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Oct 2 – Fed’s Lacker: Rate Rise In October Possible
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EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 17/100 EXTREME FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 21/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 22/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 9/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 7/100 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 16.72% 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 22.55. 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+
HEADLINES
Markit US Manufacturing PMI Sep F: 53.1 (est 53; prev 53)
Fed’s Lacker: Rate rise in October possible
Fed’s Williams: Repeats calls for hike sometime later this year
Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q3): 0.9% (prev 1.8%)
ECB’s Weidmann: ECB should follow steady course
ESM’s Regling: Greece should not expect big debt writedown
EG’s Dijsselbloem sees no delay to the Greek aid program
Spanish PM Rajoy: General election will be on December 20th
BoJ Official: Little Immediate Need For Additional Stimulus
EIA Natural Gas Storage Change Sep 25: 98 (est. 100, prev. 106)
Teva Pharmaceuticals To Buy Rimsa For Approx. $2.3bln
US auto sales soar, but Volkswagen down
GM to cut $5.5bln in costs from 2015-2018
Amazon to Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Fed’s Lacker: Rate rise in October possible – WSJ
Fed’s Williams: Repeats calls for hike sometime later this year – StreetInsider
Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q3): 0.9% (prev 1.8%)
ECB’s Weidmann: ECB should follow steady course – Der Spiegel
ECB’s Jazbec: No Need To Adjust QE Programme At The Moment – Fiscal Times
ECB’s Nouy: Global Financial Conditions Remain Volatile In Some Respects – Economic Times
ESM’s Regling: Greece should not expect big debt writedown – FT
Eurogroup chief Dijsselbloem sees no delay to the Greek aid program – BBG
Eurogroup will discuss low interest rate environment – ForexLive
Snr German Govt Official: Germany expects debate about US rate hike at IMF meeting – Rtrs
Spanish PM Rajoy: General election will be on December 20th – Rtrs
Moody’s: EU’s budget management and strong member support underpin credit strength
SNB Zurbrugg: CHF is particularly overvalued, will continue to intervene as required
BoJ Official: Little Immediate Need For Additional Stimulus Seen – BBG
FIXED INCOME
US Treasuries fluctuated in afternoon trading – BBG
Spain’s Yields At Four-Month Low After Nation Sells Debt – BBG
FX
EUR: EUR/USD hovering near 1.1200, on pre NFP mode – FXStreet
CAD: USD/CAD recovery capped by 1.3280 – FXStreet
USD: Dollar slips lower vs. rivals after downbeat U.S. data – Investing.com
USD: Heads Dollar Wins, Tails It Rises: It’s All Good for Greenback – BBG
GBP: Sterling’s bright plumage begins to fade – FT
Currencies Trading Needs Further Cleanup, Regulators Say – WSJ
COMMODITIES/ENERGY
U.S. crude inches down as inventory build, Iran deal remain in focus – Investing.com
Gold futures settle with a loss after a volatile day – MktWatch
Copper Drops Most in a Week as U.S. Manufacturing Stagnates
Natural Gas Trading at Seasonal Low from Heavy Surpluses – WSJ
EIA Natural Gas Storage Change Sep 25: 98 (est. 100, prev. 106)
EQUITIES
Wall St dip led by utilities, factory activity slows – MktWatch
FTSE outperforms Europe but Wall Street fall trims gain – Yahoo
M&A: Teva Pharmaceuticals To Buy Rimsa For Approx. $2.3bln – FastFT
M&A: EU regulators query Ball’s proposed Rexam takeover – MktWatch
M&A: Vivendi has boosted Telecom Italia stake to around 19% from 15.5% – Sources on Rtrs
AUTOS: US auto sales soar, but Volkswagen down – USA Today
AUTOS: VW seeks to boost finances to meet emission scandal costs – Rtrs
AUTOS: GM to cut $5.5bln in costs from 2015-2018 – Seattle Times
BANKS: JPMorgan Said Mulling $18bln Loans Bid to Rival Goldman – BBG
BANKS: Bank of England says might raise top-up capital buffer for banks – Rtrs
TECH: Amazon to Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices – BBG
TECH: Toshiba may axe TV & PC workers, seek partner for nuclear operations-CEO
ENERGY: Repsol To Cut 6% Workforce Over Next 3 Yrs: Europa Press – ABC
CONS GOODS: ConAgra to cut 1,500 jobs – MktWatch
EMERGING MARKETS
Russia launches fresh strikes in Syria – BBC
World Bank Pres: Shared Prosperity: Equal Opportunity for All
Source: http://silveristhenew.com/2015/10/01/oct-2-feds-lacker-rate-rise-in-october-possible/
