EUR/USD Analysis: Options clues hint more upside in EUR

Omkar Godbole FXStreet Contributor

Optimism seems to have gripped the market participants as indicated by the rise in the open interest (OI) or open positions in the 1.22 Call expiring on Jan. 6.

EUR/USD EUUF8 Open Interest Change: Current (Dec 4 - Prelim) vs Dec 1

Call Summary
Total		ITM		OTM
OI	Chg	OI	Chg	OI	Chg
42,557	1,157	14,311	53	28,246	1,104

Put Summary
Total		ITM		OTM
OI	Chg	OI	Chg	OI	Chg
34,775	282	5,545	11	29,230	271

Open interest change

Source: CME

The open interest in call options increased by 1157 contracts yesterday, while the OI in puts rose only by 282 contracts.
Also, 1.22 call added 570 contracts, taking the total outstanding positions to 3219 contracts.
Max open interest is seen in 1.19 call and 1.18 put. A significant buildup is also seen in 1.21 call and 1.22 call.

Clearly, this indicates there is room for a rally towards 1.22 levels. The rise in the OI in the 1.22 strike call coincided with the pair's recovery from the weekly 5-MA support yesterday.

Weekly chart

The above chart shows the odds are stacked in favor of a bullish move.

Bullish 5-MA & 10-MA crossover, 5-AM acting as a strong support.
Higher lows pattern as indicated by the rising trendline.
Bullish 50-MA & 100-MA crossover.

View

The spot looks set to revisit 1.20 and possibly extend gains to 1.22 levels.
Two consecutive daily closes below 1.18 would abort the bullish view. This is because the max OI buildup is seen in 1.18 strike put. So a break below the same could force put writers to unwind their shorts, leading to a bigger drop in the spot.

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Omkar Godbole

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Omkar Godbole, editor and analyst, joined FXStreet after four years as a research analyst at several Indian brokerage companies.

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