EUR/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.1180 (2360)

$1.1145 (1569)

$1.1092 (782)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.1016

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.0959 (4422)

$1.0933 (7717)

$1.0902 (5141)


Comments:

– Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date November, 4 is 35746 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1300 (3765);

– Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date November, 4 is 44570 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1000 (7717);

– The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.25 versus 1.26 from the previous trading day according to data from October, 17

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.2504 (1077)

$1.2406 (831)

$1.2310 (1117)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.2229

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.2186 (835)

$1.2090 (1465)

$1.1993 (661)


Comments:

– Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date November, 4 is 29101 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2800 (2164);

– Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date November, 4 is 29325 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2300 (1502);

– The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.01 versus 1.00 from the previous trading day according to data from October, 17

* – The Chicago Mercantile Exchange bulletin (CME) is used for the calculation.

** – Open interest takes into account the total number of option contracts that are open at the moment.

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