EUR/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.1173 (2337)

$1.1135 (1747)

$1.1077 (736)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.0976

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.0928 (7664)

$1.0899 (5029)

$1.0865 (2665)


Comments:

– Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date November, 4 is 35829 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1300 (3764);

– Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date November, 4 is 43688 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1000 (7664);

– The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.22 versus 1.25 from the previous trading day according to data from October, 18

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.2506 (1048)

$1.2409 (859)

$1.2314 (1107)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.2261

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.2190 (922)

$1.2094 (1466)

$1.1996 (694)


Comments:

– Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date November, 4 is 29054 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2800 (2111);

– Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date November, 4 is 29463 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2250 (1511);

– The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.01 versus 1.01 from the previous trading day according to data from October, 18

* – 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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