■ Spot Overview
- EUR/USD: 1.1663
- USD/JPY: 160.65
- GBP/USD: 1.3462
- AUD/USD: 0.7115
👉 Overall tone:
USD strength continues + cross pairs entering a correction phase
■ Thursday (April 30) – Options Structure
■ EUR/USD
- 1.1725 (1.5B) ★ largest
- 1.1700 (650M)
- 1.1675 (990M)
- 1.1655 (590M)
👉 Spot: 1.1663
✔ Upside magnet: 1.1725
✔ Downside support: around 1.1650
👉 Upside bias within range structure
■ USD/JPY
- 161.00 (2.1B) ★ largest
- 160.50 (800M)
- 159.50 (820M)
- 159.00 (1.3B)
👉 Spot: 160.65
✔ 161.00 is the dominant magnet
👉 Clear
“pull toward 161” structure
■ AUD/USD
- 0.7200 (1.7B) ★
- 0.7250 (1.9B)
- 0.7285 (1.2B)
👉 Strong upside magnetic zone
👉 Further upside possible (but overextension risk rising)
■ Friday (May 1) – Structural Shift
■ EUR/USD
- 1.1650 (960M) ★ center
- 1.1640 / 1.1645
- 1.1750 (780M)
👉 Thursday: 1.1725
👉 Friday: shift down to 1.1650
✔ Clear downside reversion pressure
■ AUD/USD
- 0.7020 (880M)
👉 New downside magnet
✔ Uptrend exhaustion → correction phase
■ USD/CAD
- Centered around 1.3600
👉 Neutral, but volatility likely
■ Market Structure Summary
🔥 Thursday
- USD/JPY → 161 (upside pull)
- EUR/USD → 1.1725
👉 Bullish bias
❄️ Friday
- EUR/USD → 1.1650
- AUD/USD → downside
👉 Clear shift to bearish pressure
■ Key Focus
■ USD/JPY
👉 161.00 (massive option level)
✔ Main theme of the market
✔ Strong gravitational pull
👉 However:
High probability of reversal after test
■ Trading Strategy
✔ USD/JPY
👉 Sell zone: 160.70 – 161.00
- Target: 159.50 → 159.00
- Logic: Reversal after option magnet test
✔ EUR/USD
- Thursday: Buy dips
- Friday: Switch to sell rallies
👉 Important transition point
✔ AUD/USD
👉 Avoid chasing above 0.7200
- Thursday: Bullish
- Friday: Bearish bias
■ Final Conclusion
This market is:
👉 “Rally on Thursday → Selloff on Friday” structureKey insights:
- USD/JPY → Watch for reversal near 161
- EUR/USD → Shift from bullish to bearish
- AUD/USD → Top formation → correction
👉 This is no longer a market to chase.
It is a “fade the extremes after option-driven moves” market.
