Follow The Market Madness with Voice and Text on FinancialJuice EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR PREVIOUS CLOSE: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE WEEK AGO: 3/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE MONTH AGO: 20/100 EXTREME FEAR ONE YEAR AGO: 42/100 FEAR Put and Call Options: EXTREME FEAR During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 26.67% 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: FEAR The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 28.43, 71.89% above its 50-day moving average and indicates that investors are concerned about the near-term values of their portfolios. 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 – I JUST LOVE MY NEW SWEATER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY MU SEP 20 CALL ACTIVITY @$.11 on OFFER 2400+ Contracts FAST SEP 38 PUT ACTIVITY ON OFFER @$.70 2500+ Contracts TWTR DEC 50 CALLS 1500+ @$.15 .. also activity in the DEC 40 calls APLE EVP, Chief Legal Counsel P 5,592 A $ 17.88 MTZ 10% Owner Purchase 10,000 A $15.98 and Purchase 5,000 A $15.63 More Unusual Activity… HEADLINES OIl Surges as OPEC Stands Ready To Talk Other Producers US EIA Reports Decline In Monthly Oil Output G20 Said To Not See Currency War As Major Issue US Chicago PMI (Aug): 54.4 (est. 54.5, prev. 54.7) US Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity (Aug): -15.8 (est. -3.8, prev. -4.6) Global Stocks Extend On Rout Seen Through August Europe: stocks cap worst month since 2011 with drop Apple, Cisco Unveil Business Partnership Google, Sanofi join forces on Diabetes monitoring and treatment GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS G20 Said To Not See Currency War As Major Issue --BBG No 'viable' alternative to QE seen for the ECB --Reuters poll Greece's 'invisible negotiator' may assuage bailout fears in election run-up --Rtrs FIXED INCOME German and US Bonds Drop as Inflation Expectations Show Recovery Sign --BBG ECB Bought EUR 1.937Bln Under Covered Bond Programme --ECB ECB Sold EUR 106mln under ABS purchase programme --ECB ECB Bought EUR 9.776bln under public sector purchase programme --ECB CURRENCIES, COMMODITIES, METALS Oil ends up 8.8%, at $49.20 a barrel; highest since July 21 --CNBC OPEC stands ready to talk to other producers about market --ForexLive Oil futures spike sharply higher after EIA reports monthly output declines --MktWatch Citi: Crude price rally to be short-lived; prices should post another fresh leg lower - RTRS USD: Euro, yen on track to post monthly gains vs. dollar --MarketWatch GBP: Pound Slips Near 3-Mth Low Against USD --WBP EUR: Buck Lacks Momentum After Unremarkable Chicago PMI --WBP JPY: Dollar Pares Morning Losses Amid Momentum Struggle --WBP Gold Prices Fall as Traders Mull U.S. Monetary Policy --WSJ EQUITIES Global Stocks Extend August Rout--BBG Europe: stocks cap worst month since '11 with a drop --FT China funds cut equity allocations to lowest on record- Reuters Poll Google, Sanofi join forces on Diabetes monitoring and treatment --MktWatch Apple, Cisco Unveil Business Partnership --WSJ Netflix passes on Epix content deal, Hulu steps in --MktWatch Fiat Chrysler's Marchionne says 'unconscionable' to give up on GM deal --Rtrs Fiat Chrysler US is recalling approx. 206K vehicles --Detroit News GT Advanced Technologies to cut staff, operating expenses by about 40% --MktWatch Pemex Investors Face Crude Reality With Credit Downgrade Threat --BBG EMERGING MARKETS China eases housing investment rules again to boost economy --Rtrs China Markets End Volatile August in Continued Slide --BBG Argentine Central Bank Assets Can?t Be Seized by Bondholders --BBG