FX Option Expiries Overview – April 15, 2026

Spot Levels

• EUR/USD: 1.1791
• USD/JPY: 158.91
• GBP/USD: 1.3569
• USD/CHF: 0.7810
• USD/CAD: 1.3770
• AUD/USD: 0.7140
• NZD/USD: 0.5905
• EUR/GBP: 0.8687

■ Wednesday (April 15)

EUR/USD

• 1.1600 (1.0B)
• 1.1610 (1.5B)
• 1.1650 (1.6B)
• 1.1655 (0.64B)
• 1.1660 (0.97B)
• 1.1685 (0.60B)
• 1.1700 (0.73B)
• 1.1750 (2.2B) ★Largest
• 1.1800 (1.7B)
• 1.1750 (0.79B)

👉 Spot: 1.1791

✔ 1.1750 is the strongest magnet (2.2B)
✔ 1.1800 also significant

👉 Upper pin zone: 1.1750 – 1.1800

USD/JPY

• 158.00 (1.1B)
• 158.25 (0.56B)
• 158.55 (0.62B)
• 158.85 (1.4B) ★Core
• 159.20 (0.81B)
• 160.00 (1.8B) ★Upper barrier
• 161.00 (0.59B)

👉 Spot: 158.91

✔ 158.85 acting as central pin

👉 Very clean range structure

AUD/USD

• 0.7000 (0.82B)
• 0.7025 (0.91B)
• 0.7125 (1.7B) ★Largest
• 0.7130 (0.63B)

👉 Spot: 0.7140

✔ Largest interest at 0.7125

👉 Break above → downside mean reversion pressure

NZD/USD

• 0.5800 (0.58B)

■ Thursday (April 16)

EUR/USD

• 1.1650 (0.79B)
• 1.1660 (0.68B)
• 1.1665 (1.4B)
• 1.1675 (0.58B)
• 1.1700 (1.7B) ★Largest

👉 Magnet shifts to 1.1700

USD/JPY

• 158.40 (1.3B)
• 159.00 (0.54B)
• 160.00 (0.62B)
• 160.30 (0.72B)

👉 Range structure continues

AUD/USD

• 0.7035 (0.62B)
• 0.7050 (0.70B)
• 0.7075 (0.52B)

👉 Center of gravity shifting lower

■ Summary

EUR/USD

✔ Wednesday: 1.1750–1.1800 pin zone
✔ Thursday: Magnet shifts down to 1.1700

👉 Top → Downward shift

USD/JPY

✔ Center: 158.85
✔ Upper cap: 160.00

👉 Range-bound market continues

AUD/USD

✔ Wednesday: 0.7125
✔ Thursday: Around 0.7050

👉 Downward shift

■ Trading Strategy

EUR/USD

👉 Short bias near 1.1800
👉 Target: 1.1700

USD/JPY

👉 Continue range trading
👉 Sell/Buy reversals between 158.8 – 159.5

AUD/USD

👉 Sell on rallies from 0.7140
👉 Downside bias