FX Option Expiries Overview – April 29, 2026

FX Option Expiries Overview – April 29, 2026


Spot Levels

  • EUR/USD: 1.1698
  • USD/JPY: 159.66
  • GBP/USD: 1.3505
  • USD/CHF: 0.7895
  • USD/CAD: 1.3688
  • AUD/USD: 0.7160
  • NZD/USD: 0.5860
  • EUR/GBP: 0.8662

■ Wednesday (April 29)


EUR/USD

  • 1.1600 (0.89B)
  • 1.1625 (0.54B)
  • 1.1635 (0.88B)
  • 1.1650 (1.7B)
  • 1.1660 (1.4B)
  • 1.1670 (0.68B)
  • 1.1675 (0.64B)
  • 1.1695 (1.0B)
  • 1.1700 (1.7B) ★ Major
  • 1.1725 (1.2B)
  • 1.1750 (1.4B)
  • 1.1795 (0.55B)
  • 1.1800 (0.63B)
  • 1.1825 (0.75B)

👉 Spot: 1.1698

→ Price is fully pinned to:

1.1700

👉 The main theme is:

A pure pin market around 1.1700


AUD/USD

  • 0.7120 (0.69B)
  • 0.7125 (0.68B)
  • 0.7150 (0.9B) ★ Largest

👉 Spot: 0.7160

→ Natural pullback toward:

0.7150


NZD/USD

  • 0.5730 (0.52B)

■ Thursday (April 30)


EUR/USD

  • 1.1655 (0.59B)
  • 1.1675 (0.99B)
  • 1.1700 (0.65B)
  • 1.1725 (1.5B) ★ Largest
  • 1.1800 (1.1B)

👉 Thursday’s main level is:

1.1725

👉 From Wednesday’s 1.1700 →
Thursday’s magnet shifts slightly higher


USD/JPY

  • 158.55 (0.54B)
  • 159.00 (1.3B) ★ Largest
  • 159.50 (0.82B)
  • 160.50 (0.8B)
  • 161.00 (2.1B) ★ Massive

👉 Short-term focus:

159.00

👉 If upside breaks:

161.00 becomes the major magnet


GBP/USD

  • 1.3575 (0.7B)

USD/CAD

  • 1.3635 (0.72B)

AUD/USD

  • 0.7100 (0.89B)
  • 0.7200 (1.7B) ★ Largest
  • 0.7250 (1.9B) ★ Massive
  • 0.7285 (1.2B)

👉 Very strong upside attraction

→ Key zone:

0.7200 – 0.7250


NZD/USD

  • 0.5830 (0.54B)

EUR/GBP

  • 0.8575 (1.0B)

■ Summary

Core Theme This Week 👇


Wednesday

EUR/USD → 1.1700

Thursday

EUR/USD → 1.1725

👉 The magnet shifts slightly upward


AUD/USD

Strong upside pull toward:

0.7200 – 0.7250

Very strong upward attraction


USD/JPY

Centered around:

159.00

If upside extends:

161.00

becomes the major target


■ Trading Strategy


EUR/USD

👉 Buy dips near 1.1700

Targets:

1.1725 → 1.1800


AUD/USD

👉 Buy-the-dip strategy favored

Targets:

0.7200 → 0.7250


USD/JPY

👉 Short-term fade trades around 159

👉 If price approaches 161,
it becomes a strong sell candidate

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