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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 10th June 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for June 10 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.1300 1.0b
  • 1.1390 714m

The EURUSD pair is in a consolidation period having strongly rejected a move below 1.1250 (position A) during yesterdays European and US session. Currently overbought on our one hour chart, but price is currently looking to test the resistance line at 1.1362. The 1.1390 maturity looks more likely, and especially if a candlestick can be formed above the 1.1362 level, which would confirm the resistance becoming a support line. US data and Eurozone policymaker speeches before the cut may affect price action.

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 106.90 530m  
  • 108.20 580m

The USDJPY pair is maintaining a bear trend with pullbacks, but is oversold on our one hour chart and price action is currently fading. 107.00 will act as a strong support barrier. Meanwhile, key support levels at 107.50 and 107.40 have both been breached and the bears remain in control.

– AUD/USD: AUD amounts

  • 0.6900 554m

The AUDUSD pair is in a wedge formation with the 0.7000 level acting as an area of resistance. If a candlestick can be formed above this key level, it will act to move the pair to the previous high at 0.7042 and beyond. The maturity at 0.69 looks to be out of play.

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage. Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 9th June 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for June 9 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.1300 802m

The EURUSD pair is in a sideways consolidation channel and oversold on our one hour chart. However, the support line is currently being tested and it looks like the bull traders are about to throw the towel in on the 1.1300 key level where our option maturity is today. Important Eurozone data including unemployment and GDP will be an acid test for the Euro and is due out soon.

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 107.85 390m

USDJPY has found support at the level of the option maturity. However, the bear move was strong. Expect more downward pressure. The option expiry remains in-play.

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 5th June 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for June 5 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.1235 900m
  • 1.1250 892m
  • 1.1300 600m

The EURUSD pair is overbought on the one hour chart but we are in uncharted waters up at this multi-month high of 1.1370 at the time of writing. Potential for a pullback/consolidation phase as the market takes stock of these new levels and general weakness in the US Dollar. Yesterday’s saw a flat refusal to pull under the 1.1200 key round number for the pair. The next big test will be US Non-Farm payrolls and associated data release before the New York Cut at 10 AM. Eastern time. Until then the 1.1300 maturity is in play.


– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 108.80 1.0bn

USDJPY is in a bull trend which remains true of yesterday’s analysis where we suggested the price action had more upside to run. Price action is subdued and the one hour chart is overbought. US data out later applies just as much here also. The maturity at 108.80 looks unlikely but is only 46 pips away from the current price action. Watch for a break under the lower trend line to confirm downside and a break in the trend to the maturity.


– USD/CAD: USD amounts

  • 1.3400 969m
  • 1.3500 2.3bn

USDCAD is in a descending wedge formation with pressure building to the downside. The narrow trading range of late tells us the market is unsure of directional bias. Overall US dollar weakness is the main driving factor in the strength of the Loonie. Again, US and Canadian employment data due out before the New York cut will define the next trend in price action. The 1.3400 maturity looks the most likely candidate in current conditions.

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 4th June 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for June 4 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.1205 727m
  • 1.1215 603m
  • 1.1245 617m

The EURUSD pair is off of its highs and in a downward channel but oversold on the one hour chart. A slew of data out later including ECB interest rate decision and initial jobless claims in the US could see market volatility. Current maturities are in play, but the data release may well push these into the shade as the day progresses and data is taken on board post-release.

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 107.85 435m
  • 108.00 578m
  • 108.10 475m

The USDJPY pair is in an upward channel where a previous key area of resistance has become an area of support. The option expiries are out of play. Expect more upside.

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 3rd June 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for June 3 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.1100 667m
  • 1.1135 701m
  • 1.1175 805m
  • 1.1180 567m
  • 1.1210 770m
  • 1.1215 582m
  • 1.1220 597m


EURUSD pair is overbought on our one hour chart but remains well bid. There are several option maturities just above the key 1.12 level and with Eurozone and US data due over the next few hours expect a pullback before the 10 AM New York cut.

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts        

  • 1.2560 603m 


GBPUSD is approaching an area of resistance just above the key 1.26 level and the maturity at 1.2560 is large in size at £603M. UK and US data out before the cut. Expect a reversal in the current bullish price action.

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 108.06 446m
  • 108.50 445m
  • 108.70 355m


USDJPY is in a consolidation phase after the bull push during yesterday’s European session. US data out may well influence the next breakout from the current price range. The 2 red options at 108.70 and 108.50 will likely act as a magnet until then.

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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Expiry Options Weekly Review! How Forex Academy Is Helping Traders Profit!

FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries. A weekly retrospective review

Hello everybody and thank you for joining us for the daily FX Options Market Combined
Volume Expiries review for the trading week ending on Friday 29th May 2020. Each week we will bring you a video taking a look back at the previous week’s FX option expiries and how they may have attributed to price action leading up to the maturities which happen at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, USA.

If it is your first time with us, the FX currency options market runs in tandem with the spot FX market, but where traders typically place Call and Put trades on the future value of a currency exchange rate and these futures contracts typically run from 1 day to weeks, or even months.


Each morning, from the FA website, our analyst, Kevin O’Sullivan, will bring you details of the notable FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries, where they have an accumulative value of a minimum of $100M + and where quite often these institutional size expiries can act as a magnet for price action in the Spot FX arena leading up to the New York 10 a.m. cut, as the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly.

Kevin also plots the expiration levels on to the relevant charts at the various expiry exchange rates and colour codes them in red, which would have a high degree of being reached, or orange which is still possible and where these are said to be in-play. He also labels other maturities in blue and where he deems it unlikely price action will be reached by 10 a.m. New York, and thus they should be considered ‘out of play.’ Kevin also adds some technical analysis to try and establish the likelihood of the option maturities being reached that day. These are known as strikes.
Please bear in mind that Kevin will not have factored in upcoming economic data releases, or policymaker speeches and that technical analysis may change in the hours leading up to the cut.
So let’s look at a few of last week’s option maturities to see if they affected price action.


So on Monday 25th, there were two maturities for the EURUSD pair with a red one at 1.0895 for €559M. And we can see that the technical analysis as provided by Kevin was, and I quote what he put on the website at around 8 a.m.: The EURUSD pair is in a bear channel but is oversold on our one hour chart. We should expect subdued price action due to a lack of market data out today and the fact that it is a public holiday in the UK and the USA. The option maturity at 1.0895 is currently in close proximity to the exchange rate, and we may see a pull-back to the level later in the session. However, at the moment, the bears are in control.


Now let’s turn to the one hour chart at 10 a.m. New York time. The pair was an official

Strike at 1.0895.
The second maturity was labelled in blue and was considered to be out of play.


On Tuesday 26th May, we brought you a couple of options expiries for EURUSD at 1.0900 and 1.0945, and this is the original price action and technical analysis chart where the pair had been trading at 1.0915 at the time Kevin wrote the analysis.


Now let’s take a look at the price action at the time of the New York cut. Price action continued as per the technical analysis throughout the European trading session and ended up at 1.0979, which was just 33 pips above the maturity of 1.0945. Options traders who bought a premium Put option for this expiry level would have been in the money.
Retail forex traders who had bought the pair during the European sessions based on Kevin’s analysis would have been in profit by over 63 pips.

 


On Wednesday 27th, there were two option maturities for the EURUSD pair. At the time of the cut, the FX exchange rate was 1.0986. This was just four pips away from the huge €1 B option at 1.0990


And here is the original analysis from Kevin at just after 8 a.m. BST. Pretty much spot on to what happened at the time of the cut.

 


There were three option expiries for USDJPY on Wednesday, and price action at around 8 a.m. suggested consolidation with a continuation to the downside. However, the 107.86 maturity was too much of a pull. The FX pair was at 107.83 at 10 a.m. New York time. That was just a few pips either way for the two maturities Kevin marked in orange.


We have a similar story with the AUDUSD pair on Wednesday, which had a large maturity at 0.6600 and where the FX exchange rate hit 0.652, which was just 17 pips shy of the maturity.


Of the notable option expiries for Thursday 28, we brought you one for USDJPY, where there was an expiry at 107.75, which was just one pip away from the exchange rate at the cut or 107.74. Remember, other brokers may be a pip out either side, in case this was as good as a strike.
We also had an expiry for the EURUSD pair at 1.0990 and 1.1020, and where the exchange rate at the cut was 1.1031. just 11 pips away from the latter.

 


On Friday 29th, we had an option at 107.50 for the USDJPY pair, which Kevin labeled in red, the maturity was just a couple of pips higher at the cut.


Several option expiries for the GBPUSD pair, but only one labeled in red at 1.2355 again, at the cut the exchange rate was just five pips short.

And the AUDUSD pair had a red maturity at 0.6650, and at the new york cut, the price was just 15 pips short.

Please remember, Kevin’s technical analysis is based on exchange rates, which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities.
We suggest you get into the habit of visiting the FA website each morning just after 8 a.m. BST and take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.
Remember, the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.
For a detailed explanation of FX options and how they affect price action in the spot forex market, please follow the link to our educational video.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 2nd June 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for June 2 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.1010 1.0bn
  • 1.1100 1.1bn


EURUSD price action is muted and caught in a wedge shape. The break out from here will add impetus for the next trend. The 1.1100 maturity is in play.

– NZD/USD: NZD amounts

  • 0.6280 229m

NZDUSD the recent bull run has stalled and the pair is in a bear channel on our one hour chart. The 0.6280 maturity remains in play as the pair is showing signs of being oversold.

 

– EUR/GBP: EUR amounts

  • 0.8985 425m


EURGBP pair is in a bear trend with the Pound showing strength across the board. The maturity is out of play.

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 1st June 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for June 1 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.1000 3.8bn
  • 1.1100 1.7bn
  • 1.1250 2.5bn


EURUSD pair is overbought on the one hour chart and showing signs of running out of steam to the upside with a double top formation and with Markit PMI’s and US data out before the New York cut. The 1.1100 maturity is very much in play. The 1.1000 maturity should not be discounted due to its massive size.

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts        

  • 1.2210 428m
  • 1.2220 471m

GBPUSD pair is approaching an area of resistance but moving in an upward channel. The 2 maturities look to be out of play. UK and US data out later.

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 107.40 525m
  • 107.80 820m
  • 108.05 881m
  • 108.10 450m
  • 108.25 375m
  • 108.30 680m


USDJPY pair is in a bear channel but oversold on our one hour chart. The 107.40 maturity looks to be the most likely candidate for a strike. Look out for US PMI data later.

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 29 May 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 29 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.1050 547m 

The EURUSD pair is overbought on the one hour chart and there is a good chance of a pullback due to profit-taking as price begins to fade. Eurozone and US data out later.

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts        

  • 1.2200 259m
  • 1.2225 463m
  • 1.2300 475m
  • 1.2355 257m
  • 1.2375 225m
  • 1.2450 349m

Cable has run into an area of resistance at 1.2350 and is currently overbought on our one hour chart. Likely to find support at 1.23. US data up during the US session and an important announcement from Pres. Trump regarding China. This will likely cause market turmoil.

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 107.50 361m
  • 108.25 526m
  • 108.50 520m

USDJPY pair is oversold on our one hour chart. Yesterday we pointed out that price action had previously stalled at the 5 areas we marked. Indeed that happened again yesterday. Expect some upside where the 107.50 maturity looks to be in play.

– AUD/USD: AUD amounts

  • 0.6600 1.1bn 
  • 0.6650 666m
  • 0.6700 1.5bn

AUDUSD is in a bull retracement having found support at 0.6600. Currently looking to break out of a wedge formation. The upside looks as if it still has more room on our one hour chart which is overbought. The pair is likely to conform with the US$ so watch out for news and data due out later.

– EUR/GBP: EUR amounts

  • 0.8900 455m

The EURGBP pair is well bid with Euro’s getting bought across the board. This option at 0.8900 is out of play.

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 28 May 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 28 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0995 612m
  • 1.1020 673m


EURUSD pair on our one hour chart has begun to find a firm footing above the key 1.10 exchange rate. Currently oversold and trapped in a wedge formation the 1.1020 maturity is looking attractive. However, we have a slew of data coming out of the Eurozone area during the European session, including, inflation and personal spending and other data including initial claims due from the US before the 10 AM cut.

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts        

  • 1.2160 701m 


The GBPUSD pair saw a sharp bear reversal yesterday to the key 1.22 level, which was rejected. Price action is currently muted and consolidating as traders seek the next break out. Again, this may be dependent on the US data due out at 1.30 (BST). We could see another push lower due to uncertainties and tension regarding the trade EU trade talks. The 1.2160 maturity looks to be out of play.

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 106.95 360m
  • 107.00 535m
  • 107.10 369m
  • 107.75 400m
  • 107.90 1.8bn
  • 108.33 446m

USDJPY is currently trading in a tight consolidation range on our one hour chart. The 107.90 maturity is large at $1.8 Bn and will prove to be a strong magnet for price action up to the release of the US data and then on to the New York Cut. 5 previous attempts at similar high levels have resulted in a push lower.

– NZD/USD: NZD amounts

  • 0.6230 209m 


NZDUSD is in a tight bullish channel where the price action is somewhat muted. The pair will likely conform with the general trend in the US Dollar (long US dollar short NZ $ or vice versa) during the European and US session. The 0.6230 maturity is in play.

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 27 May 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 27 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0930 871m
  • 1.0990 1.0bn

The EURUSD pair has found some support overnight at the 1.0950 level and is currently oversold on our one hour chart. Price action was capped just under the key 1.10 level in yesterday’s European and US session but a large €1B option expiry at 1.0990 will act as a magnet. Caution should be noted as there are key ECB policymaker speeches due this morning, including Ms Lagarde.

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts

  • 1.2500 460m

 

Cable is coming off a bull run where it ran into resistance at 1.2362 after HM Gov announced an easing of lockdown measures and where the ECB policymakers eased their stance on fishery rights which might open the way to more successful trade talks next month. Even so, the 1.25 option looks well out of play as the pair remains in a bear channel due to profit-taking.

 

– USD/JPY: USD amounts

  • 107.80 868m
  • 107.90 889m
  • 108.15 1.0bn

 


After a corrective double top downturn, the USDJPY pair is in a consolidation phase. A breakout is imminent, the likely candidate is a continuation to the bear move.

– AUD/USD: AUD amounts

  • 0.6600 1.1bn
  • 0.6650 633m

The AUSUSD pair is stuck in a low volume sideways action and the 0.6650 cut is right in the middle. Expect a continuation in this motion as price action is thin.

– EUR/GBP: EUR amounts

  • 0.8900 794m

EURGBP is in a sideways move as it consolidates looking for the next breakout. The pound has been firming over the last 24 hours and ECB policymaker speeches due in the next few hours may set the tone for the next move out of this price action phase. The 0.8900 is a large expiry and looks to be very much in play.

 

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 26 May 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 26 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0900 885m
  • 1.0945 732m

The EURUSD pair is caught in an upward trend on our one-hour time frame. Currently pulling back from an overbought position we can expect that the pair will remain bullish during the European and US session. Therefore, both of our maturities remain in play. A slew of US data due out at 1:30 BST, which is before the cut, may have a significant impact on price action.

 

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts        

  • 1.2125 255m

The GBPUSD pair has caught a bid tone having failed to breach the support line. The pair is near an area of previous resistance and may see a pullback before the 10 AM New York cut. However, the maturity at 1.2125 is out of play.

 

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 107.25 440m
  • 107.90 403m


The USDJPY pair is continuing in its bull trend and the 107.90 Cut is very much in play. The pair is overbought on our one hour chart but seems to be holding up and aside from the US data due out as previously mentioned, the pair should remain bid.

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 25th May 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 25 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0795 628m
  • 1.0895 559m

The EURUSD pair is in a bear channel but is oversold on our one hour chart. We should expect subdued price action due to a lack of market data out today and the fact that it is a public holiday in the UK and USA. The option maturity at 1.0895 is currently in close proximity to the exchange rate and we may see a pull-back to the level later in the session. However, at the moment the bears are in control..

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 1.0795 628m
  • 1.0895 559m

The USDJPY pair is in a pull-back phase of a bull trend on our one hour chart. The 107.95 option maturity is very much in play. Again, a lack of economic data and public holiday in the USA may see subdued price action. However, the pair has been known for extra volatility during US public holidays and caution should be taken around the time of the New York cut.

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 22 May 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 22 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0855 2.0bn
  • 1.0860 590m
  • 1.0875 1.6bn
  • 1.0880 667m
  • 1.0885 520m
  • 1.0900 532m
  • 1.0950 747m
  • 1.1000 1.2bn
  • 1.1035 574m
  • 1.1040 775m

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts        

  • 1.2200 754m

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 106.75 1.1bn
  • 106.85 906m
  • 107.00 1.4bn
  • 107.45 440m
  • 107.50 910m
  • 107.75 410m

– NZD/USD: NZD amounts

  •  0.6100 380m


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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

Categories
Forex Options

FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 21 May 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 21 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts        

  • 1.2275 389m

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 107.69 484m

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 20 May 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 20 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0930 629m 

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts        

  • 1.2150 332m
  • 1.2250 216m

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 106.89 507m
  • 107.00 416m
  • 107.70 595m
  • 108.00 934m
  • 108.70 500m

– USD/CAD: USD amounts

  • 1.3750 710m 

– NZD/USD: NZD amounts

  • 0.6060 267m

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or keynote speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

Categories
Forex Options

FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 19 May

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries due at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0845 755m
  • 1.0860 1.0bn
  • 1.0890 595m

 

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts        

  • 1.2200 261m
  • 1.2300 429m

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 106.50 351m
  • 106.65 460m
  • 106.75 1.3bn
  • 107.00 532m
  • 107.35 640m
  • 107.65 418m
  • 107.75 1.1bn
  • 108.00 452m

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or key note speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

Although we have added some technical analysis we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

Categories
Forex Options

FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries for 18 May 2020

Thank you for visiting the Forex Academy FX Options market combined volume expiries section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large combined maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ with a good chance of a strike if labelled in red, still in play and a possible strike if labelled in orange and ‘out of play’ and an unlikely strike if labelled in blue, with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX Options Market Combined Volume Expiries due at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0700 793m
  • 1.0800 529m
  • 1.0875 564m
  • 1.0900 1.1bn

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts

  • 1.2050 227m
  • 1.2200 292m

– USD/JPY: USD amounts

  •   107.50 2.2bn

– AUD/USD: AUD amounts

  • 0.6495 634m

– NZD/USD: NZD amounts

  • 0.6000 733m

 

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled in red, orange and blue. Therefore, if you see option expiry exchange rates labelled in red these should be considered in-play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. There is still a lesser possibility of a strike if they are in orange and so these are ‘in-play’ too. However, if we have labelled them in blue, they should be considered ‘not in-play’ and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the 10 AM New York cut.

Our technical analysis is based on exchange rates which may be several hours earlier in the day and may not reflect price action at the time of the maturities. Also, we have not factored in economic data releases or key not speeches by policymakers, or potential market volatility leading up to the cut.

We have added some technical analysis but we suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, the maturities will look more or less likely to become a strike at 10 AM NY time due to exchange rate fluctuations resulting in a different perspective with regard to technical analysis, and also due to upcoming economic data releases for the associated pairs.

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FX option expiries for May 15 New York cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot or Warm, or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 15 NY cut

FX option expiries for May 15 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0700 859m
  • 1.0800 569m
  • 1.0900 711m

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts        

  • 1.2085 209m
  • 1.2250 256m 

   

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 106.00 939m
  • 106.25 1.4bn
  • 106.50 1.3bn
  • 107.00 2.4bn
  • 107.50 2.2bn
  • 108.00 2.5bn

– AUD/USD: AUD amounts

  • 0.6400 534m 

– USD/CAD: USD amounts

  • 1.4085 756m 

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled them as cold, warm or hot.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations due to technical analysis trading and upcoming economic data releases of the associated pairs.

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FX option expiries for May 14 New York cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot or Warm, or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 14 NY cut

FX option expiries for May 14 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

EUR/USD

  •  1.0700 918m EUR
  •  1.0750 1.8bn
  •  1.0800 1.2bn
  •  1.0870 655m
  •  1.0900 1.5bn
  •  1.0905 516m
  •  1.0915 718m
  •  1.0925 948m
  •  1.0930 609m

USD/JPY

  • 106.15 389m USD
  • 106.75 565m
  • 106.82 447m
  • 107.00 382m
  • 107.05 797m

 GBP/USD

  • 1.2260 239m GBP
  • 1.2280 280m

 AUD/USD

  • 0.6400 725m AUD
  • 0.6500 1.1bn

 EUR/GBP

  •  0.8750 542m EUR
  •  0.8800 851m  

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled them as cold, warm or hot.

Therefore, if you see exchange rates labelled as warm or hot, these should be considered In-Play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. However, if we have labelled them as Cold, they should be considered Not In-Play and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the New York cut. Please bear in mind that we have not factored in upcoming economic data releases, or policymaker speeches and that technical analysis may change in the hours leading up to the cut.

We suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations due to technical analysis trading and upcoming economic data releases of the associated pairs.

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FX option expiries for May 13 New York cut

Thank you for visiting Forex.Academy’s FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, Forex Academy will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of volumes of $100 million-plus, as these large commutative maturities at the specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic pull on price action, especially in the hours near their maturities. These happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This effect is due to the big institutional players hedging their positions using option derivatives. Each option expiry has to be considered ‘in-the-money’ if labelled as Hot and Warm, or ‘out of the money’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 13 New York cut

FX option expiries for May 13, NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 106.00 429m
  • 107.00 861m
  • 107.40 1.1bn


– GBP/USD: GBP amounts        

  • 1.2440 350m


– AUD/USD: AUD amounts

  • 0.6500 1.0bn 

– USD/CAD: USD amounts

  • 1.4000 1.5bn


– EUR/GBP: EUR amounts

  • 0.8740 420m
  • 0.8750 362m

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As we can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled them as cold, warm or hot.

Therefore, if you spot exchange rates labelled as warm or hot, these should be considered In-Play. That is because we believe there is a greater likelihood of the expiry maturing at these levels based on the technical analysis at the time of this writing. However, if you see them labelled as Cold, they should be considered Not In-Play; thus it would be unlikely that price action could reach these levels, which are referred to as Strikes, at the New York’s cut time. Please consider that upcoming economic data releases are not factored in, nor did we take into account policymaker speeches that may modify the technical analysis outlook in the hours leading up to the expiration.

We suggest you plot these levels onto your own trading charts and combine this information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the volume of interest, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations due to technical analysis trading and upcoming economic data releases of the associated pairs.

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Forex Expiries For The 30th Of April

FX option expiries for Apr 30 NY cut

FX option expiries for Apr 30 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts
• 1.0730 513m
• 1.0750 712m
• 1.0800 2.1bn
• 1.0947 1.1bn
– USD/JPY: USD amounts
• 105.50 645m
• 106.00 569m
• 106.60 640m
• 106.65 521m
• 107.00 645m
• 107.10 413m
• 107.15 573m
• 107.35 1.4bn
• 107.50 2.2bn
• 107.60 640m
– GBP/USD: GBP amounts
• 1.2320 209m
• 1.2375 209m
• 1.2395 269m
• 1.2400 220m
• 1.2430 241m
– AUD/USD: AUD amounts
• 0.6570 2.7bn

INTRO + Hello everybody, and thank you for joining us for the daily FX expiries briefing video for the 10 am New York cut today.
If it is your first time with us, the FX currency options market runs in tandem with the spot FX market, but where traders typically place Call and Put trades on the future value of a currency exchange rate and these futures contracts typically run from 1 day to weeks, or months.
Each day we bring you details of the notable FX option expiries where they have an accumulative value of a minimum of $100M + and where quite often these institutional size expiries can act as a magnet for price action in the Spot FX arena leading up to the 10 am cut.
We will also plot the levels on to the relevant charts at the various exchange rates where there are due to expire, and also identify the levels which are in play, and where we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing based on technical analysis at the time of writing, we will label them as hot, warm or cold.


So today we have four Option Expires for the EUR/USD pair today ………………

Also, there are also 10 Options expiring for the USD/JPY pair…………………….

Also, there are also 5 Options expiring for GBPUSD…………………….

Also, there is also one Option expiring for AUDUSD…………………….

Of the notable option expiries which we brought you yesterday: price action hit the 108.65 level for EURUSD pair, which was an official strike at the 10 am cut. We listed this as Hot.
ERUGBP hit 0.8730 at the cut, which was only 30 pips from the 0.8700 option expiry. We listed this as Hot too.

GBPUSD had an expiry at 1.2425, and where we saw price action hit 124.47 at the cut, just 22 pips from the option expiry. We also listed this as Hot.

We suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember, the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 am Eastern time.
For a detailed explanation of FX options and how they affect price action in the spot forex market, please follow the link to our educational video.

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FX option expiries for May 12 New York cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot, or Warm, or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 12 NY cut

FX option expiries for May 12 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0800 892m
  • 1.0850 1.0bn


– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 106.25 410m
  • 106.40 511m
  • 106.70 588m


– NZD/USD: NZD amounts

  • 0.6050 352m

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we have also labelled them as cold, warm or hot.

Therefore, if you see exchange rates labelled as warm or hot, these should be considered In-Play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. However, if we have labelled them as Cold, they should be considered Not In-Play and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the New York cut. Please bear in mind that we have not factored in upcoming economic data releases, or policymaker speeches and that technical analysis may change in the hours leading up to the cut.

We suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations due to technical analysis trading and upcoming economic data releases of the associated pairs.

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FX option expiries for May 11 New York cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. This is because the big institutional players hedge their positions accordingly. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot, Warm or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 11 New York cut

FX option expiries for May 11 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0800 892m
  • 1.0850 1.0bn


– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 106.25 410m
  • 106.40 511m
  • 106.70 588m


– EUR/GBP: EUR amounts

  • 0.8700 983m
  • 0.8800 902m

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As you can see on the charts we have also plotted the expiration levels at the various exchange rate maturities and we will also labelled them as cold, warm or hot.

Therefore, if you see exchange rates labelled as warm or hot, these should be considered In-Play, because we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing at these levels based on technical analysis at the time of writing. However, if we have labelled them as Cold, they should be considered Not In-Play and therefore price action would be unlikely to reach these levels, which are often referred to as Strikes, at the time of the New York cut. Please bear in mind that we have not factored in upcoming economic data releases, or policymaker speeches and that technical analysis may change in the hours leading up to the cut.

We suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations due to technical analysis trading and upcoming economic data releases of the associated pairs.

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FX option expiries for May 8 New York cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot, Warm or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 8 New York cut

FX option expiries for May 8 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0825 524m
  • 1.0850 1.9bn
  • 1.0885 522m
  • 1.0900 1.3bn
  • 1.0975 579m

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  • 105.00 1.1bn

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If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations due to technical analysis trading and upcoming economic data releases of the associated pairs.

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FX option expiries for May 7 New York cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot, Warm, or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 7 NY cut

FX option expiries for May 7 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0700 1.0bn
  • 1.0750 673m
  • 1.0775 599m
  • 1.0780 783m
  • 1.0800 2.3bn
  • 1.0805 518m
  • 1.0810 523m

– USD/JPY: USD amounts         

  •  105.25 450m
  •  105.40 430m
  •  105.75 700m
  •  106.00 457m
  •  106.50 1.1bn
  •  106.75 705m
  •  107.00 1.1bn

– AUD/USD: AUD amounts

  • 0.6400 698m
  • 0.6415 1.2bn

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If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations due to technical analysis trading and upcoming economic data releases of the associated pairs.

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FX option expiries for May 6 New York cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot, Warm or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 6 New York cut

FX option expiries for May 6 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0860 519m 

 

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts   

  • 1.2325 250m
  • 1.2400 327m

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If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations due to technical analysis trading and upcoming economic data releases of the associated pairs.

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FX option expiries for May 5th New York cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot, Warm or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 5 NY cut

FX option expiries for May 5 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

 EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0955 637m 


– GBP/USD: GBP amounts   

  • 1.2470 274m


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If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations of the associated pairs.

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FX option expiries for May 4 New York cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot, Warm or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 4 NY cut

FX option expiries for May 4 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0870 for 727m
  • 1.0955 for 1bn

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If you want to learn how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market see our educational article by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2VR2Nji

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations of the associated pairs.

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FX option expiries for May 1 New York cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot, Warm or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for May 1 New York cut

FX option expiries for May 1 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0900 630m


– AUD/USD: AUD amounts

  • 0.6530 1.9bn 

AUD/NZD: AUD amounts

  • 1.0600 378m 

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DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations of the associated pairs.

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FX option expiries for Apr 30 NY cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot, Warm or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for Apr 30 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

1.0730 513m

1.0750 712m

1.0800 2.1bn

1.0947 1.1bn

– USD/JPY: USD amounts

105.50 645m

106.00 569m

106.60 640m

106.65 521m

107.00 645m

107.10 413m

107.15 573m

107.35 1.4bn

107.50 2.2bn

107.60 640m

 

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts

1.2320 209m

1.2375 209m

1.2395 269m

1.2400 220m

1.2430 241m

 

– AUD/USD: AUD amounts

0.6570 2.7bn 

 

Of the notable option expiries which we brought you yesterday: price action hit the 108.65 level for EURUSD pair, which was an official strike at the 10 AM cut. We listed this as Hot

ERUGBP hit 0.8730 at the cut, which was only 30 pips from the 0.8700 option expiry. We listed this as Hot too.

GBPUSD had an expiry at 1.2425 and where we saw price action hit 124.47 at the cut, just 22 pips from the option expiry. We also listed this as Hot

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DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations of the associated pairs.

 

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FX option expiries for Apr 29 NY cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM Eastern time. Each option expiry should be considered ‘in-play’ if labelled as Hot, Warm or ‘out of play’ if labelled Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for Apr 29 NY cut

FX option expiries for Apr 29 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0800 1.0bn
  • 1.0815 531m
  • 1.0865 1.1bn 


– USD/JPY: USD amounts

  • 107.30 555m

– GBP/USD: GBP amounts

  •  1.2415 268m


– EUR/GBP: EUR amounts

  • 0.8675 526m
  • 0.8700 600m

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DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes. Also, heat levels may change throughout the day in line with the exchange rate fluctuations of the associated pairs.

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Forex Option Expiries Over $100,000,000 – The 10AM New York Cut!

 FX Expiries 27 04 2020

Hello everybody, and thank you for joining us for the daily FX expiries briefing video for the 10 a.m. New York cut today.

If it is your first time with us, the FX currency options market runs in tandem with the spot FX market, but where traders typically place Call and Put trades on the future value of a currency exchange rate and these futures contracts typically run from 1 day to weeks, or months.
Each day we bring you details of the notable FX option expiries where they have an accumulative value of a minimum of $100M + and where quite often these institutional size expiries can act as a magnet for price action in the Spot FX arena leading up to the 10 a.m. cut.

We will also plot the levels on to the relevant charts at the various exchange rates where there are due to expire, and also identify the levels which are in play, and where we believe there is a greater chance of the expiry maturing based on technical analysis at the time of writing, we will label them as hot, warm or cold.


So today we have Option Expires for the EURUSD Pair The levels are all in Euro amounts and are as follows:
• 1.0760 599m
• 1.0800 1.1bn
• 1.0820 504m


Also, there are also Options expiring for USDJPY pair!

The levels are all in US Dollar amounts:
USD/JPY: USD amounts

• 106.75 457m
• 107.00 1.2bn
• 107.50 874m
• 107.55 410m
• 107.60 668m
• 108.00 1.3bn
• 108.35 788m
• 108.40 521m
• 108.50 632m


Also, there are also Options expiring for EURGBP pair Just one key level which is in EURO amount

• 0.8700 775m

As stated, we have color-coded the levels on the chart from COLD WARM HOT with regard to the likelihood of the exchange rate reaching these levels at the 10 a.m. cut based on technical analysis at the time of writing.
We suggest you take the levels and plot them onto your own trading charts and incorporate the information into your own trading methodology in order to use the information to your advantage.

Remember, the higher the amount, the larger the gravitational pull towards the exchange rate maturity at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.
For a detailed explanation of FX options and how they affect price action in the spot forex market, please follow the link to our educational video.

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How do forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market?

In this video presentation, we are going to be looking at how forex option expiries affect price action in the spot FX market.
We will be exploring how forex options work, although we will not be concentrating too much on the technicalities of how they are traded because we are more interested in how FX options expiries can be of great benefit to traders in the spot FX arena.

So what are FX Options, and what is the significance of their expiries?
FX options are essentially another way of trading forex. In effect, they are different branches of the same entity. One is traded on the spot FX, thus known as the Spot FX market, which most of you will be familiar with, and the one we are discussing today is the Future’s FX Options market, where trades are made based upon the price of a currency exchange rate at some point in the future.

So what are FX options? Options traders purchase what is called a premium, which is a contract and which gives them the right, but not an obligation to buy or sell an FX currency exchange rate at a specified price. This exchange rate is called a strike. Typically these contracts will be purchased for a future date, typically days, weeks, or even months in advance and where the contract is purchased from a market maker, which is usually an institution that offers futures contracts trading, unlike banks and brokers which offer spreads in spot forex. Contracts expire on the date that the trader chose and always at 10:00 a.m. in New York, USA. This is known as the New York Cut.


If a trader wishes to purchase a premium, for a future date, for an FX Option, where he or she believes that a chosen currency pair’s exchange rate will be above that at the time of the purchase, he or she buys a Call Option. This is an option to buy. Alternatively, if the trader wishes to purchase a premium for an option where he or she believes that the future currency pair’s exchange rate would be below that at the time of the purchase, he or she buys a put option. This is an option to sell.

So how much does the premium contract cost a trader? This will vary depending on the size of the contract and also so how far the future currency exchange rate is from the current one and the length of the future expiry date. However, futures traders often prefer this type of exposure in the FX market because they take a long term view of where exchange rates will be. And rather than swing trade to these levels in the spot FX market, they prefer to pay the price or premium for the contract upfront, and this then becomes their risk and exposure, unlike spot FX traders whose level of risk fluctuates with price action.

How do options traders make money? If on the day of the maturity of the FX options contract at 10 a.m. for the New york cut the strike rate, or currency exchange rate, Is it at or above the exchange rate for a call option, or at or below the exchange rate for a put option, then the trader is known as being in the money. If a currency exchange rate is not hit, they are out of the money. If they are out of the money, the option expires, and the contract is worthless to the buyer, and he loses the premium.

If, however they are in the money, the buyer will get to exercise the option and create a position in the market. And the seller of the contract will be the counterparty in the ongoing trade. The seller of the contract also gets to keep the premium.

So who trades FX currency options? Anybody can trade FX options, but typically we will find institutions, high net worth individuals, forex traders looking to hedge positions, forward forex traders, speculators, exporters, banks, institutions, companies with exposure in the foreign exchange market generally.

So how do FX currency options affect the spot FX market? Interestingly, when FX options expiries accumulate into large amounts, typically $100 million +, we often find that these accumulated amounts at a set currency exchange rate have somewhat of a magnetic effect to spot FX Trader in the run-up to the 10 a.m. new york cut. Although these huge amounts of options expiring at a particular level occur on an almost daily basis, it does not definitely mean that price action pertaining to a particular pair will hit the strike rate. However, some of the traders who are involved in FX options will also use the Spot FX market to hedge some of their own positions, thus using the Spot market to try and move price to where they need it to be.
Also, these currency options expiry levels with the accumulated amounts are available via certain brokers and commentators before the expiries. Thus this publicly available information is used by Spot FX traders to keep an eye out in the market in the period leading up to the expiry. Remember, the larger the amount of the expiring contracts, the more it would seem that there is a gravitational pull towards these exchange rates.

Forex.Academy will be making these levels available to you, free of charge, and they can be accessed on the options drop-down menu of our home page. For your convenience, as and when option expiries become available almost each day, we will also plot them onto a chart, as per this slide, and you will be able to view them there for your convenience.

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FX option expiries for Apr 28 NY cut

FX option expiries for Apr 28 NY cut

28 April 2020, 08:35
FX option expiries for Apr 28 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  • 1.0820 557m
  • 1.0980 508m


USD/JPY: USD amounts

  • 107.50 3.2bn
  • 107.99 428m


GBP/USD: GBP amounts

  • 1.2400 291m


NZD/USD: NZD amounts

  • 0.6050 352m

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FX option expiries for Apr 27 NY cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happens daily at 10.00 AM, Eastern Time. Each option expiry will be identified as ‘in-play’ or ‘not in-play” and labelled as Hot, Warm or Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for Apr 27 NY cut

27 April 2020, 08:46

FX option expiries for Apr 27 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

EUR/USD: EUR amounts

1.0760 599m

1.0800 1.1bn

1.0820 504m

– USD/JPY: USD amounts

106.75 457m

107.00 1.2bn

107.50 874m

107.55 410m

107.60 668m

108.00 1.3bn

108.35 788m

108.40 521m

108.50 632m

– EUR/GBP: EUR amounts

0.8700 775m

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DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes.

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FX option expiries for Apr 24 NY cut

Thank you for visiting the Forex.Academy FX Options Expiries Section. Each day, where available, we will bring you notable maturities in FX Options of amounts of $100 million-plus, and where these large commutative maturities at specified currency exchange rates often have a magnetic effect on price action, especially in the hours leading to their maturities, which happen daily at 10.00 AM, Eastern Time. Each option expiry will be identified as ‘in-play’ or ‘not in-play” and labelled as Hot, Warm, or Cold with regard to the likelihood of price action meeting the strike price at maturity.

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FX option expiries for Apr 24 NY cut

24 April 2020, 08:21

FX option expiries for Apr 24 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts

  •  1.0845 530m

The current price action is bearish and therefore the strike at 1.0845 is out of play.

– USD/CAD: USD amounts

  •  1.4150 730m 

The current price action is bullish for the pair and therefore the strike at 1.4150 is in play.

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DISCLAIMER: Please note that this information is for educational purposes.

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FX option expiries for Apr 23 NY cut

23 April 2020, 08:17

FX option expiries for Apr 23 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

– EUR/USD: EUR amounts
•1.0750 1.1bn
•1.0790 525m
•1.0800 2.5bn
•1.0810 657m
•1.0830 831m
•1.0845 1.2bn
•1.0865 680m
•1.0900 1.4bn
•1.0905 841m

– USD/JPY: USD amounts
•107.25 1.1bn
•107.30 360m
•107.40 1.1bn
•107.50 1.0bn
•107.90 380m
•107.95 373m
•108.00 468m