EUR / USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.1470 (2947)

$1.1435 (6002)

$1.1407 (3602)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.1385

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.1329 (2565)

$1.1276 (3531)

$1.1237 (4023)


Comments:

– Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date May, 6 is 41793 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1400 (6002);

– Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date May, 6 is 58607 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1000 (10026);

– The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.40 versus 1.54 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 28


GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.4901 (340)

$1.4802 (994)

$1.4704 (1216)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.4643

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.4592 (241)

$1.4496 (870)

$1.4398 (1463)


Comments:

– Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date May, 6 is 25332 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,4500 (2152);

– Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date May, 6 is 33993 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3850 (4025);

– The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.34 versus 1.31 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 28


* – 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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