✅ FX Options Update (NY Cut | Latest Data)
📅 October 14, 2025
🇪🇺 EUR/USD (Euro-denominated)
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1.1500: €1.6 B
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1.1600: €1.2 B
📌 Key Takeaways
Heavy concentration again between 1.1500–1.1600.
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1.1500 (1.6 B) acts as strong downside support.
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1.1600 (1.2 B) serves as the resistance ceiling.
→ Expect a narrow 1.15–1.16 consolidation zone until the NY cut.
🇺🇸 USD/JPY (Dollar-denominated)
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150.00: $735 M
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151.50: $747 M
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152.00: $1.6 B 🚨
📌 Key Takeaways
The largest cluster is at 152.00 (1.6 B) — aligning with the intervention watch zone.
With spot near the low-150s, even moderate rallies may stall around 152 as
option barriers and policy sensitivity converge.
→ Watch for temporary reversals near NY cut.
🇦🇺 AUD/USD (Aussie-denominated)
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0.6500: A$1.3 B
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0.6600: A$1.1 B
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0.6650: A$956 M
📌 Key Takeaways
Total over A$3.3 B between 0.6500–0.6650.
Strong compression around the 0.66 handle suggests a directionless, range-bound session.
→ Both dip-buy and fade strategies may underperform until post-cut.
🇳🇿 NZD/USD (Kiwi-denominated)
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0.5895: NZ$571 M
📌 A moderate single strike — short-term support/resistance marker.
🇪🇺🇬🇧 EUR/GBP (Euro-denominated)
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0.8505: €667 M
📌 Medium-size strike at 0.85, likely serving as a short-term floor or rebound zone.
📊 Option Floor Summary
Pair | Key Strikes | Trading Implication |
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EUR/USD | 1.1500–1.1600 (€2.8 B total) | Strong consolidation zone; watch post-cut breakout momentum. |
USD/JPY | 152.00 ($1.6 B) | Upper resistance zone; high intervention risk. |
AUD/USD | 0.6500–0.6650 (A$3.3 B total) | Tight range; weak trend conviction. |
NZD/USD | 0.5895 (NZ$571 M) | Minor level, short-term reaction possible. |
EUR/GBP | 0.8505 (€667 M) | Support candidate, potential rebound area. |
👉 Primary Focus: USD/JPY 152.00 Barrier
This level has historically coincided with official intervention and verbal warnings.
With options clustering + policy sensitivity, it’s a high-stakes defense zone.
Meanwhile, EUR/USD and AUD/USD remain in range-control mode, suggesting traders should avoid breakout bets until after NY cut, when volatility often re-emerges.