FX Option Expiries Overview – April 16, 2026
Spot Levels
- EUR/USD: 1.1806
- USD/JPY: 158.81
- GBP/USD: 1.3569
- USD/CHF: 0.7809
- USD/CAD: 1.3719
- AUD/USD: 0.7188
- NZD/USD: 0.5913
- EUR/GBP: 0.8698
■ Thursday (April 16)
EUR/USD
- 1.1650 (0.79B)
- 1.1660 (0.68B)
- 1.1665 (1.4B)
- 1.1675 (0.58B)
- 1.1700 (1.7B) ★Largest
- 1.1895 (0.78B)
👉 Spot: 1.1806
✔ 1.1700 is the core magnet (largest)
👉 Price is significantly above the magnet
👉 Strong downside mean-reversion pressure
USD/JPY
- 158.40 (1.3B)
- 159.00 (0.54B)
- 160.00 (0.62B)
- 160.30 (0.72B)
👉 Spot: 158.81
✔ Range centered around 158.4 – 159.0
AUD/USD
- 0.7035 (0.62B)
- 0.7050 (0.70B)
- 0.7075 (0.62B)
👉 Spot: 0.7188
👉 Clearly stretched to the upside
👉 High probability of downside reversion
■ Friday (April 17)
EUR/USD
- 1.1650 (0.97B)
- 1.1750 (0.92B)
- 1.1800 (0.52B)
- 1.1815 (0.83B)
- 1.1850 (0.61B)
👉 Distributed both above and below
👉 Short-term range structure
USD/JPY
- 158.00 (1.9B) ★Largest
- 160.00 (0.97B)
👉 Strong magnetic pull toward 158
USD/CAD
- 1.3570 (0.64B)
■ Summary
EUR/USD
👉 Thursday: Strong pull back toward 1.1700
👉 Friday: Transition into range
USD/JPY
👉 Strong attraction toward 158
AUD/USD
👉 Overextended to the upside
👉 Strong downside reversion expected
■ Trading Strategy
EUR/USD
👉 Sell on rallies above 1.1800
👉 Target: 1.1700
USD/JPY
👉 Short bias toward 158
👉 Favor selling rallies
AUD/USD
👉 Best trading opportunity
👉 0.7180 – 0.7200 zone
→ Strong sell-on-rallies setup
