FX options wrap - JPY aside, it's mostly the FX status quo
Risk aversion reared its head to underpin near-dated G10 FX option implied volatility this week, with USD/JPY at the fore amid its wider intraday ranges/losses. However, JPY aside, FX realised volatility remains limited and that's keeping implied volatility near long-term lows in the major pairings.
EUR/USD 1-week implied volatility is just 4.5 and 1-month a mere 0.2 above last week's 3-year low of 4.9. GBP/USD 1-month expiry implied volatility reached 6.4 from last week's post-Brexit lows ahead of 5.5 and ends at 6.1 on Friday. Even AUD/USD 1-month implied volatility has struggled to hold the low 8's, despite the risk aversion and spot setback.
The long-standing implied volatility premium for USD calls over puts on sub 1-month expiry risk reversals was erased in the likes of GBP/USD and EUR/USD, and benchmark 1-month contracts aren't far behind.
Price action shows that the USD has lost its shine and that realised FX volatility is likely to remain subdued and within ranges, at least for now.
No surprise to see USD/JPY implied volatility well above its G10 FX peers and shorter-dated risk reversals holding a strong JPY call over put (USD/JPY downside strike) premium. Price action clearly reflects the perceived risk of more actual volatility and JPY losses, on top of the simmering threat of more USD/JPY intervention.
FX option strike expiries can have more influence in quiet FX markets, and there are plenty next week.
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Benchmark 1-month expiry FXO implied volatility https://tmsnrt.rs/3SfNdum
(Richard Pace is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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