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FX option expiries for 4 July at the New York cut of 10:00 Eastern Time are detailed. For EUR/USD, there is a EUR amount of 555 million at 1.1850.
For USD/JPY, the USD amounts are 600 million at 143.50 and 712 million at 143.60. USD/CHF has a USD amount of 560 million at 0.7800.
Aud Usd Levels
AUD/USD shows AUD amounts with levels of 995 million at 0.6400, 1.6 billion at 0.6500, and 2.9 billion at 0.6600. This information is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute a recommendation.
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The data outlines the volume and strike levels of FX options expiring at the 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time New York cut on 4 July, offering a point of reference for where spot prices might find increased gravity due to larger open option interest around those strikes. Notably, in AUD/USD, there is a distinct layering of sizeable expiries, beginning at 0.6400 with just under one billion in notional, moving higher to 1.6 billion at 0.6500 and peaking at 2.9 billion at 0.6600. The clustering here sets a fairly defined zone where short-term price attraction could increase, especially if spot drifts close to those levels in the hours leading up to expiry.
Turning attention to EUR/USD, the presence of 555 million at 1.1850 is more modest, but it may still act as a minor draw should spot approach or hover near that layer. Compared to the Australian dollar, the euro positioning is less aggressive in volume, leading us to treat its influence as secondary, especially unless macro-induced EUR flow shocks are at play.
Usd Jpy Levels
More tactically interesting levels appear in USD/JPY. With 600 million and just above 700 million located tightly at 143.50 and 143.60 respectively, pricing near these levels around expiry may see a momentary tug-of-war between market participants holding gamma against writers looking to balance delta exposures. We’ve seen in past weeks that tighter option clusters within a smaller band like this can prompt compressions or artificial stickiness in volatility, especially when coupled with a directional move towards those strikes in the Asia or early London sessions.
As for USD/CHF, the reported position at 0.7800 involving 560 million doesn’t carry the sort of weight that tends to alter intraday flows on its own, but we would still mark it for context when price gets within reach, particularly in quieter markets. While smaller, such levels are not to be completely ignored, especially during thinner liquidity in overlapping sessions.
What this all means for short-term volatility dynamics is fairly straightforward from our view. When expiries swell at or around current spot levels, there’s often a magnetic effect. Market makers managing gamma exposures can be forced to adjust their hedges, particularly as delta grows unbalanced near expiry, leading to reinforced moves or deliberate slowdowns depending on direction. The Australian dollar, for example, now has a layered wall that might reinforce either side of a breakout or contain movements unless broader catalysts override. We expect this tethering to be present unless macro or data releases provide fresh imbalance.
Spot traders may not always place weight on these expiries, but for those operating in the options space or managing intraday directional risk, understanding where concentrations lie essentially equips us with a short-term map. Rather than seeing them as definitive turning points, we treat them like gravitational pulls—they don’t always force price motion, but they shape what’s likely or possible.
Navigating into early July, we will pay particular attention to whether spot is approaching or retreating from these strikes within the final two hours before expiry. That’s when hedging flows can accelerate and reinforce price action. Nothing indicates an edge quite like seeing price crawling toward or away from well-populated option levels during that window. As always, liquidity conditions and macro data overlays can alter these setups quickly, but that does not remove the tactical relevancy of large option expiries. It reinforces the need to layer analysis.
