US TSYS: Late SOFR/Treasury Option Roundup: Low Delta Puts Lead Volume

• RES 4: 171.09 High Jul 23 ‘24 
• RES 3: 170.47 76.4% Fibonacci retracement for Jul - Aug ‘24 downleg  
• RES 2: 169.91 1.236 proj of the Feb 28 - Mar 18 - Apr 7 price swing
• RES 1: 169.71 High Jun 23
• PRICE: 169.17 @ 08:07 BST Jun 23 
• SUP 1: 167.46 Intraday low 
• SUP 2: 165.55 20-day EMA 
• SUP 3: 164.95 Low Jun 13   
• SUP 4: 164.04 50-day EMA   

The trend set-up in EURJPY remains bullish and today’s strong start to this week’s session, reinforces a bullish theme. The cross has recently cleared 166.69, the Oct 31 ‘24 high. This signals scope for an extension towards 170.47, a key Fibonacci retracement point. Note that the cross is overbought, a pullback would unwind this condition. Support to watch lies at 165.55, the 20-day EMA.

Surge in two-way SOFR puts and upside Aug 10Y Tsy calls reported Monday as underlying futures rallied initially muted response by Iran to US bombing over the weekend and after dovish comments on potential rate cuts from Fed VC Bowman and Chicago Fed Goolsbee if inflation remains muted. Projected rate cut pricing gains traction vs. this morning's levels (*), Dec at the highest since May 12: Jul'25 at -5.9bp (-3.6bp), Sep'25 at -25.2bp (-19.5bp), Oct'25 at -32.6bp (-40.7bp), Dec'25 at -58.8bp (-49.9bp).

• SOFR Options:
  • -10,000 SFRU5 97.50/98.00 call spds, 9.0
  • Block, 5,000 SFRQ5 96.00/96.12/96.25/96.37 call condors ref 95.955
  • -10,000 SFRU5 95.75/0QU5 96.25 put spds, 0.0 0QU sold over
  • -20,000 0QZ5 95.87/96.12/96.25/96.50 put condors, 4.0 vs. 96.865/0.05%
  • +16,000 SFRU5 95.62/95.75 put spds, 2.5 ref 95.96/0.14%
  • +7,000 0QN5 96.62/96.75 2x1 put spds 1.5 ref 96.795
  • -4,000 SFRQ5 95.62/95.75 put spds, 1.125 ref 96.23
  • -6,000 SFRV5 95.75/95.87/96.00 put flys, 1.75 ref 96.225
  • -7,000 SFRN5 95.75/95.81/95.87 put flys, 1.0 ref 95.95
  • -7,000 SFRZ5 put fly strip: 95.56/95.68/95.81, 95.75/95.87/96.00, 96.00/96.12/96.25, collects 4.5
  • -10,000 SFRH6 94.62/95.62 put spds, 2.25 ref 96.39
  • -5,000 SFRU5 95.81/96.00 call spds 2.75 over 95.62/95.75 put spds
  • +6,000 SFRZ5 96.25/96.37/96.50/96.62 call condors, 1.25 ref 96.155
  • 2,250 SFRZ5 96.50/96.75/97.00/97.25 call condors ref 96.155
  • Block, 2,500 SFRQ5 95.87/96.12/96.37 call trees, 2.5 ref 95.885
  • 1,750 0QQ5 96.87/97.37 call spds
  • 2,000 SFRU5 96.00/96.25/96.50 call flys ref 95.88
  • 2,400 0QQ5 96.37 puts ref 96.69
  • Block, 2,500 0QZ5 97.00/97.31 call spds, 8.5 vs. 96.765/0.10%
• Treasury Options:
  • Update - over +77,300 TYQ5 112 calls, 28-27 vs 110-29.5/0.26%, appr vol 6.59%
  • over 62,900 TYQ5 112.5 calls, 28 last
  • over 76,200 TYQ5 113 calls, 21 last
  • 4,000 TYQ5 110.5/111.5 put spds,
  • 3,300 FVQ5 109/109.75 2x3 call spds ref 108-20.5
  • 4,950 FVQ5 109.75 calls, 11.5
  • 6,000 TYU5 111 puts, ref 111-17.5
  • +32,000 TYQ5 113 calls, 21 ref 111-15.5/0.20, appr 6.68% vol (exp 7/25)
  • 17,000 TYQ5 109.5/112.5 strangles
  • 1,750 wk4 TY 110.25/111.5 call spds, ref 110-29.5, exp 6/27
  • +20,000 TYQ5 112.5 calls, 20 vs. 110-29.5/0.19%, appr 6.71% vol
  • -2,000 TYQ5 111 calls, 48 vs. 110-28/0.47%

• The EU wants to allow member states to provide targeted subsidies to their energy-intensive industries under certain conditions, Handelsblatt reports.
• An industrial electricity price is currently being planned by the German government - the measure has previously raised questions around compliance with EU law.
• EU Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera plans to present the CISAF on Wednesday, according to HB.
• Full article here: https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/energie-eu-kommission-ermoeglicht-den-industriestrompreis/100136772.html