FX options wrap - FX outlook, big profits, CPI risk, GBP 1.30
FX option implied volatility remains under pressure across all currency pairs and maturity dates, with a lack of FX realised volatility set to be further impeded by the typical summer lull.
EUR/USD is a fine example for the broader FX outlook, with its benchmark 1-month expiry implied volatility testing 3-year lows at 4.9. Near to expiry strikes around current spot are adding to EUR/USD shackles. Sellers of USD/JPY 1-month expiry implied volatility would have already generated big profits amid its recent decline from 10.4 to 8.4. It has more downside potential when compared with fair value historic measures if the BoJ stays away.
GBP/USD 1-month expiry implied volatility eyes its post Brexit lows of 5.5. Overnight implied volatility has seen a bigger increase in GBP/USD than other USD pairs before the U.S. CPI data as its expiry also includes the UK GDP data, where the right mix could help FX toward 1.3000 barriers.
Limited gains for overnight implied volatility compared to previous releases suggest a limited FX reaction is expected to Thursday's U.S. CPI data.
The post-RBNZ hit on NZD has seen a rapid rise in AUD/NZD and traders are covering the risk of further gains toward long term highs with AUD call options and topside digitals.
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EUR/USD FX option strike expiries June 10-19 https://tmsnrt.rs/3SpkpQj
Overnight expiry FXO implied volatility https://tmsnrt.rs/3WdxoGO
1-3-12-month expiry EUR/USD FXO implied volatility https://tmsnrt.rs/3WfytOj
USD/JPY 1-month expiry FXO implied vs 1-month historic volatility https://tmsnrt.rs/3zxMJcl
(Richard Pace is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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