📊 FX Option Expiries — March 17, 2026

📊 FX Option Expiries — March 17, 2026

■ Spot Levels

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■ Tuesday (March 17)

EUR/USD

• 1.1500 (1.4B)

• 1.1550 (760M)

• 1.1600 (2.2B)

• 1.1625 (970M)

• 1.1650 (2.3B) ★ Largest

👉 Spot 1.1497

• 1.1500 acts as a pin level

• Strong resistance above: 1.1600–1.1650 option cluster

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USD/JPY

• 158.40 (820M)

• 158.50 (650M)

👉 Spot 159.23

• Options are positioned slightly below

• Suggests mild downside gravitational pull only

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USD/CAD

• 1.3645 (540M)

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AUD/USD

• 0.7100 (510M)

👉 Spot 0.7084

• 0.7100 as a near-term pin candidate

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■ Wednesday (March 18)

EUR/USD

• 1.1375 (560M)

• 1.1400 (830M)

• 1.1450 (1.2B)

• 1.1500 (830M)

• 1.1575 (780M)

• 1.1600 (770M)

• 1.1640 (540M)

• 1.1650 (1.7B) ★ Largest

👉 Range-constraining structure: 1.1450–1.1650
👉 Center of gravity: around 1.1500

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USD/JPY

• 157.50 (760M)

• 158.60 (820M)

• 159.00 (1.0B)

• 159.50 (1.1B)

• 160.00 (510M)

• 160.50 (890M)

👉 Dense cluster between 159–160

• Likely range-bound into NY cut

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GBP/USD

• 1.3200 (580M)

• 1.3300 (2.7B) ★ Largest

• 1.3400 (660M)

👉 1.3300 central pin level

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USD/CAD

• 1.3675 (540M)

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AUD/USD

• 0.7050 (1.2B) ★ Largest

• 0.7050 (820M)

• 0.7100 (850M)

• 0.7150 (560M)

👉 Range fixation: 0.7050–0.7100

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EUR/GBP

• 0.8600 (540M)

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■ Overall Structure

✔ EUR/USD
→ Range-bound around 1.1500 center

✔ USD/JPY
→ 159–160 dense pin zone

✔ GBP/USD
→ Fixed around 1.33

✔ AUD/USD
→ Range 0.7050–0.7100

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■ Market Implication

Today presents a classic option-driven range day:

👉 Broad range-constraining structure (NY cut–driven market)

• Price is likely to be pulled toward key strikes

• Breakouts are less reliable

• Reversions back toward option levels are more likely

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🎯 Trading Insight

This is not a trend-following day.

Instead, the market favors:

👉 “Magnet → Revert” price action

• Fade extensions

• Trade back toward option strikes

• Avoid chasing breakouts

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📌 One-line takeaway

“Range-bound, option-driven market — trade the pullback, not the breakout.”