EUR / USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.1424 (2086)

$1.1374 (953)

$1.1331 (452)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.1288

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.1230 (2852)

$1.1180 (3698)

$1.1149 (3326)


Comments:

– Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date May, 6 is 33907 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1600 (3835);

– Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date May, 6 is 48608 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,0900 (4774);

– The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.43 versus 1.46 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 15


GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.4406 (2152)

$1.4309 (1466)

$1.4214 (1168)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.4168

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.4091 (1645)

$1.3994 (2649)

$1.3896 (1300)


Comments:

– Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date May, 6 is 25102 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,4500 (2772);

– Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date May, 6 is 30729 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3850 (4053);

– The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.22 versus 1.23 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 15


* – 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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