📊 FX Option Expiries – March 16, 2026

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■ Spot Levels

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■ Monday (March 16)

EUR/USD

• 1.1350 (570M)

• 1.1375 (600M)

• 1.1450 (540M)

• 1.1500 (1.6B)

• 1.1550 (730M)

• 1.1575 (820M)

• 1.1600 (1.9B) ★ Largest

👉 Spot 1.1439

• 1.1450 acts as a short-term magnet

• Above that, strong option barriers at 1.1500 → 1.1600

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USD/JPY

• 160.00 (950M)

👉 Spot 159.39

• 160.00 is the key magnet

• Possible pull toward this level into the NY cut

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GBP/USD

• 1.3425 (1.0B)

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USD/CAD

• 1.3630 (710M)

• 1.3900 (540M)

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AUD/USD

• 0.6850 (780M)

• 0.6900 (940M)

• 0.6950 (710M)

• 0.6975 (580M)

• 0.6985 (570M)

• 0.7000 (1.6B) ★ Largest

• 0.7150 (680M)

👉 Spot 0.7007

• 0.7000 forms a large pin structure

• Strong option gravity around this level

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■ Tuesday (March 17)

EUR/USD

• 1.1500 (1.4B)

• 1.1550 (760M)

• 1.1600 (2.2B)

• 1.1625 (970M)

• 1.1650 (2.3B) ★ Largest

👉 Major option cluster between 1.1600 – 1.1650

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USD/JPY

• 158.40 (820M)

• 158.50 (550M)

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USD/CAD

• 1.3645 (540M)

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AUD/USD

• 0.7100 (510M)

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■ Overall Structure

✔ EUR/USD

• Short-term magnet: 1.1450

• Upper barriers: 1.1500 → 1.1600

✔ USD/JPY

• 160.00 key pin level

✔ AUD/USD

• 0.7000 major option gravity

✔ USD/CAD

• Option concentration around 1.36 area

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■ Market Implication

At the start of the week, the option structure suggests:

• USD/JPY gravitating toward 160

• EUR/USD rallies likely to face resistance

• AUD/USD anchored near 0.7000

• USD/CAD supported around 1.36

In short, early-week price action may resemble a “JPY 160 magnet + EUR rebound-sell zone” structure driven by option positioning.