✅ Option Market Update – September 8, 2025

Option Market Update – September 8, 2025


🇪🇺 EUR/USD (EUR-denominated)

  • 1.1600: €2.1bn

  • 1.1700: €2.2bn

  • 1.1750: €2.3bn ✅ largest

  • 1.1800: €1.5bn

  • 1.1835: €1.2bn

Focus:

  • Very heavy concentration between 1.1700–1.1750 (total €4.5bn).

  • 1.1750 is the single largest strike (€2.3bn).

  • Likely to act as a ceiling/magnet zone on topside moves.


🇺🇸 USD/JPY (USD-denominated)

  • 145.75: $912m

  • 146.00: $1.4bn

  • 149.00: $1.5bn ✅

Focus:

  • 146.00 ($1.4bn) is the near-term magnet.

  • 149.00 ($1.5bn) stands out as a heavy resistance level.

  • Market likely to be capped within a 146–149 range into the NY cut.


🇨🇭 USD/CHF (USD-denominated)

  • 0.8030: $636m

Focus:

  • Single mid-sized strike.

  • May act as a short-term pivot (support/resistance).


🇬🇧 GBP/USD (GBP-denominated)

  • 1.3500: £789m

Focus:

  • Psychological round number with medium-sized concentration.

  • Could act as a magnet during event-driven volatility.


🇦🇺 AUD/USD (AUD-denominated)

  • 0.6475: A$902m ✅

  • 0.6525: A$541m

  • 0.6625: A$599m

Focus:

  • 0.6475 is the heaviest strike (~A$902m).

  • Likely to serve as a downside floor in the short term.


🇨🇦 USD/CAD (USD-denominated)

  • 1.4000: $665m

Focus:

  • Round number 1.4000 has moderate concentration.

  • Psychological resistance on the topside.


📌 Strategic Takeaways

  • EUR/USD (1.1700–1.1750, €4.5bn) and USD/JPY (146.00 & 149.00) are today’s key magnets into the NY cut.

  • Other pairs (AUD/USD 0.6475, GBP/USD 1.3500, USD/CAD 1.4000) mark notable technical floors/ceilings but with less weight.


🔄 15-min Power Balance (relative strength snapshot)

NZD > AUD = CHF > EUR > GBP = CAD > JPY > USD

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