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FX Option Expiries Overview – April 22, 2026

FX Option Expiries Overview – April 22, 2026

Spot Levels

  • EUR/USD: 1.1751
  • USD/JPY: 159.16
  • GBP/USD: 1.3522
  • USD/CHF: 0.7796
  • USD/CAD: 1.3647
  • AUD/USD: 0.7168
  • NZD/USD: 0.5913
  • EUR/GBP: 0.8690

■ Wednesday (April 22)

EUR/USD

  • 1.1600 (0.71B)
  • 1.1625 (0.56B)
  • 1.1700 (0.52B)
  • 1.1750 (0.85B)
  • 1.1760 (1.0B)
  • 1.1770 (0.74B)
  • 1.1790 (1.1B)
  • 1.1800 (1.3B) ★Major
  • 1.1805 (0.77B)
  • 1.1850 (2.5B)
  • 1.1875 (0.54B)

👉 Spot: 1.1751

👉 Strong upside magnets between 1.1760 – 1.1800

Especially short-term:
1.1760 → 1.1790 → 1.1800

USD/JPY

  • 156.00 (0.99B)
  • 158.00 (1.0B)
  • 158.35 (0.75B)
  • 158.70 (0.57B)
  • 160.00 (0.63B)

👉 Spot: 159.16

👉 Strong downside attraction toward 158.00 – 158.70

USD/CHF

  • 0.7830 (0.88B)

USD/CAD

  • 1.3700 (0.53B)

AUD/USD

  • 0.7040 (1.0B)
  • 0.7050 (0.57B)
  • 0.7300 (0.58B)

👉 Strong downside magnets below

→ Be careful chasing highs

■ Thursday (April 23)

EUR/USD

  • 1.1595 (1.5B)
  • 1.1600 (0.96B)
  • 1.1610 (1.7B)
  • 1.1615 (0.82B)
  • 1.1625 (1.1B)
  • 1.1640 (1.3B)
  • 1.1650 (0.44B)
  • 1.1675 (1.5B)
  • 1.1700 (1.7B)
  • 1.1710 (0.59B)
  • 1.1795 (0.58B)
  • 1.1800 (1.4B)
  • 1.1825 (4.9B) ★Massive Magnet
  • 1.1850 (1.8B)

👉 The dominant level is clearly:

1.1825 (4.9B)

👉 This is the clear main event for the NY cut

USD/JPY

  • 156.80 (0.66B)
  • 157.00 (0.52B)
  • 159.00 (0.73B)
  • 161.00 (0.62B)

👉 Pin around 159

GBP/USD

  • 1.3420 (0.89B)
  • 1.3620 (0.65B)
  • 1.3690 (0.65B)

USD/CAD

  • 1.3650 (1.0B)
  • 1.3875 (1.0B)

👉 Balanced both sides

AUD/USD

  • 0.7200 (2.1B) ★Largest
  • 0.7250 (0.84B)

👉 Very strong upside attraction toward 0.7200

■ Summary

Biggest Theme This Week👇

EUR/USD → 1.1825 (4.9B)

This is extremely strong.

→ The biggest
“Super Magnet”
of the week

Also important:

✔ AUD/USD → 0.7200
✔ USD/JPY → 158–159
✔ USD/CAD → 1.3650

■ Trading Strategy

EUR/USD

👉 Buy dips favored

Targets:

1.1790 → 1.1800 → 1.1825

USD/JPY

👉 Selling rallies in the 159s is valid

But be cautious of pull toward the 158 zone

AUD/USD

👉 Continued upside toward 0.7200

→ Buy bias remains

■ Professional View

This market is highly likely to become:

“Everything gets pulled toward EUR/USD 1.1825”

Especially Thursday’s NY cut
could be extremely powerful.

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