✅ FX Options Overview (Nov 24)

FX Options Overview (Nov 24)

🟪 Option Expiries for Monday, Nov 24 — Key Strikes

EUR/USD

  • 1.1520 (€690m)

USD/JPY

  • 155.00 ($1.2bn)

GBP/USD

  • 1.3000 (£650m)

USD/CHF

  • 0.7970 ($611m)

USD/CAD

  • 1.3800 ($640m)

No notable large expiries for AUD/USD, NZD/USD, or EUR/GBP (grey cells).


🟪 Option Expiries for Tuesday, Nov 25 — Key Strikes

EUR/USD

  • 1.1400 (€511m)

  • 1.1500 (€563m)

  • 1.1625 (€1.5bn) ※ Major strike

USD/JPY

  • 156.00 ($595m)

NZD/USD

  • 0.5640 (NZ$545m)

  • 0.5720 (NZ$725m)

No large expiries for GBP/USD, USD/CHF, USD/CAD, AUD/USD, EUR/GBP (grey cells).


🔍 Key Takeaways (Beginner-Friendly Explanation)

✔ 1. EUR/USD Has Significant Size on Tuesday

  • The €1.5bn strike at 1.1625 is a large option.
    → When spot approaches, price can act like a magnet, gravitating toward the level.

✔ 2. USD/JPY Watch the 155.00 and 156.00 Levels

  • Mon: 155.00 / $1.2bn

  • Tue: 156.00 / $595m
    → These levels may act as support/resistance due to option-related flows.

✔ 3. NZD/USD Has Two Large Strikes on Tuesday

  • Two strikes above NZ$500m at 0.5640 and 0.5720
    → Price tends to “stick” around these levels as expiry approaches.


🧭 Bottom Line — Key FX Option Highlights for the Week

  1. EUR/USD: Concentrated strikes between 1.1520 → 1.1625, with 1.1625 being the dominant level.

  2. USD/JPY: 155.00 and 156.00 likely to act as major inflection points.

  3. NZD/USD: Strong option gravity around 0.5640 and 0.5720 on Tuesday.

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