The week has produced precious little in the way of excitement — only the seemingly relentless drift higher of a market that has fed on easy money and the madness of crowds for too long.  However, we may be able to pick up the pace Friday with some Jackpot Bets. These put-and-call gambits seek to exploit the extreme leverage possible with options that are expiring in mere hours rather than in days weeks or months. For potentially tradable opportunities and specific prices, see my post in the chat room about 30 minutes before the NYSE opens.