FX options wrap - Nowhere fast, election bid, USD hedge
Shorter term expiry FX option implied volatility remains depressed to highlight a lack of short-term realised volatility expectations, with overnight/next day expiry option premiums hitting their lowest levels since July.
Premium/break-even prices taken from overnight expiry implied volatility in EUR/USD, GBP/USD and AUD/USD, were at/below 25 USD pips on Monday's U.S. market open. Implied volatility in 1-2- week expiry options was under pressure, too.
Benchmark 1-month expiry implied volatility was also losing ground on Monday, but those losses remain harder fought since expiry included the U.S. election. One month expiry USD/JPY has fully retraced its post-U.S. election inclusion gains from 12.5 to 13.75 and is now below 12.0, despite current levels of 1-month historic realised volatility now suggesting value.
USD/MXN 1-month implied volatility retains the biggest U.S. election-related gains of any other currency pair, with estimates for overnight implied volatility on Nov. 5 being around 79.0 versus current 18.0, which in premium terms is around 3.3% of USD versus 0.75% of USD.
There was a minimal USD/CNH reaction to the underwhelming stimulus details, but the 1-month expiry implied volatility retains its highest level since late 2022 at 8.2.
Price action in many of the USD versus major currencies shows increased premium and demand for USD call options that would benefit from post-election USD gains.
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Overnight expiry FXO implied volatility https://tmsnrt.rs/4f1yV9I
1-month expiry USD/MXN FXO implied volatility https://tmsnrt.rs/3BF9f46
1-month expiry FXO implied volatility https://tmsnrt.rs/4dGkqHj
(Richard Pace is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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