Technical Analysis October 20, 2026

Technical Analysis October 20, 2026 Overview The main themes today are euro weakness, strength in CAD/JPY and crude oil, and selling pressure across equity indices. In FX, EUR/USD and USD/CAD are rated strong sell across all timeframes. EUR/GBP and EUR/CHF are also strong sell from the 15-minute chart through the daily chart, confirming broad-based relative […]

Today’s Options Situation October 20, 2026

Today’s Options Situation October 20, 2026 Spot Rates EUR/USD: 1.1231 USD/JPY: 158.23 GBP/USD: 1.3328 USD/CHF: 0.8248 USD/CAD: 1.4082 AUD/USD: 0.6983 NZD/USD: 0.5673 EUR/GBP: 0.8422 Today — October 20 EUR/USD 1.1250: €790 million 1.1265: €4.1 billion — largest 1.1275: €573 million 1.1300: €521 million 1.1350: €791 million Spot is 1.1231. Today’s largest option is €4.1 billion […]

Technical Analysis October 19, 2026

Technical Analysis October 19, 2026 Overview Today’s main themes are strength in AUD/JPY and CAD/JPY, improving conditions in major currencies against the U.S. dollar, weakness in gold, and short-term corrections in equity indices. AUD/JPY and CAD/JPY are Strong Buy across all timeframes. GBP/USD, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, GBP/JPY, and NZD/JPY also show buy signals through the daily […]

FX Options Overview October 19, 2026

FX Options Overview October 19, 2026 Spot Rates at the Time of Publication EUR/USD 1.1230 USD/JPY 158.06 GBP/USD 1.3333 USD/CHF 0.8243 USD/CAD 1.4121 AUD/USD 0.6974 NZD/USD 0.5659 EUR/GBP 0.8422 Today — October 19 EUR/USD 1.1175 — EUR 547 million 1.1180 — EUR 640 million 1.1200 — EUR 1.50 billion 1.1225 — EUR 671 million 1.1260 […]

Why USD/JPY Pip Value Changes

Hypothetical USD 100,000 USD/JPY position: one conventional pip equals JPY 1,000, converting to USD 6.67 at 150.00 or USD 6.25 at 160.00, before conversion costs.

Learn why a fixed USD/JPY pip amount in yen changes value in a dollar account, with a clear 40-pip example and a practical conversion checklist.

Today’s Market Outlook: U.S. Yields Fall, USD/JPY Pulls Back

FX market outlook: U.S. Treasury yields ease and USD/JPY pulls back ahead of retail sales and PPI.

Today’s Market Outlook October 15, 2026 U.S. Yields Fall, Unwinding Dollar Gains; Retail Sales and PPI in Focus Tonight Market Overview The dollar and U.S. yields are lower today, while risk aversion and equity losses have supported the yen. After Wednesday’s U.S. CPI came in above expectations, USD/JPY climbed to 158.95 before reversing. Selling continued […]

Today’s Options Overview October 13, 2026

Today’s Options Overview October 13, 2026 Spot Rates EUR/USD: 1.1178 USD/JPY: 158.24 GBP/USD: 1.3225 USD/CHF: 0.8325 USD/CAD: 1.4265 AUD/USD: 0.6962 NZD/USD: 0.5594 EUR/GBP: 0.8449 Options Expiring Today — October 13 EUR/USD 1.1260 — €978 million 1.1290 — €3.1 billion — Largest 1.1300 — €1.2 billion 1.1315 — €1.1 billion Current spot is 1.1178. The largest […]

Technical Analysis — October 13, 2026

Technical Analysis — October 13, 2026 Overview Today’s main themes are rebounds in major currencies against the dollar, weakness in the hourly charts for USD/JPY and crude oil, and divergence among equity indices. EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, and NZD/USD have improved to strong buys from the short-term charts through the hourly chart. However, all remain bearish […]

Technical Analysis — October 12, 2026

Technical Analysis — October 12, 2026 Overview Today’s main themes are continued dollar strength, weakness in the euro and New Zealand dollar, and improving conditions in crude oil and European equities. USD/JPY is a strong buy across all timeframes. USD/CHF and USD/CAD are also strong buys from the 15-minute chart through the daily chart, showing […]