📅 Major Currency Option Levels – May 9, 2025 (Friday)

📅 Major Currency Option Levels – May 9, 2025 (Friday)

🇪🇺 EUR/USD (Euro / US Dollar)

• 1.1150: €1.1 billion

• 1.1200: €2.4 billion

• 1.1250: €918 million

• 1.1260: €1.1 billion

• 1.1275: €1.5 billion

• 1.1300: €2.2 billion

• 1.1350: €975 million

• 1.1400: €1.1 billion

• 1.1410: €1.5 billion

🔹 Key Zone:
Heavy concentration between 1.1200–1.1300 → Likely to suppress price movement in both directions short-term.

🇺🇸 USD/JPY (US Dollar / Japanese Yen)

• 141.00: $3.1 billion (very large)

• 142.50: $1.1 billion

• 143.00: $1.0 billion

• 145.00: $2.9 billion

• 145.50: $972 million

• 146.00: $1.0 billion

🔹 Key Zone:
141.00 / 145.00 are major barriers → Inside this range, expect range-bound trading or hedge-driven rebounds.
A breakout may lead to short-term trend formation.

🇬🇧 GBP/USD (British Pound / US Dollar)

• 1.3125: £760 million

• 1.3375: £959 million

🇦🇺 AUD/USD (Australian Dollar / US Dollar)

• 0.6300: A$792 million

• 0.6400: A$1.2 billion

🇨🇦 USD/CAD (US Dollar / Canadian Dollar)

• 1.3700: $1.6 billion

• 1.3750: $1.7 billion

• 1.4000: $710 million

🧭 Strategy Notes (Short-Term View)

• EUR/USD: With dense options between 1.1200–1.1300, fading moves near the boundaries may be more effective than breakout plays.

• USD/JPY: Caught between large barriers at 141.00 and 145.00 — breakout of this zone may trigger trend-following entries.

• USD/CAD: Clustered option levels at 1.3700–1.3750 could act as temporary reversal or congestion points.

📊 15-Minute Power Balance (Relative Strength):
EUR = GBP = JPY = USD > CAD > AUD > CHF > NZD