DaBoyz have harnessed panic-stricken bears to do in minutes what bulls might not have accomplished in a month — i.e., push a beleaguered Facebook $25 higher without wasting a dime of their own money. I doubt whether even urgent short-covering can spike the stock past the 171.25 target, but we can use it as a minimum upside target for the very near-term nonetheless. Depending on how things open, we might look at expiring puts, tightly stopped, to leverage the target.______ UPDATE (Jan 31, 11:45 a.m.): I bought expiring 165 puts for 0.35, a nickel off their low, when FB topped this morning at 171.68. Several subscribers did likewise when I flagged the opportunity in the chat room. At least one subscriber has already cashed out for a 50% gain on FB’s drop to 168.56. I’m holding onto the puts myself for a swing at the fences. _______ UPDATE (Jan 31, 4:41 p.m.): As posted in the chat room at the time, I doubled out on half of the puts when FB sank minutes before the closing bell. The 0.70 I received for the puts will effectively give me a free short position when trading commences Friday morning.  In the meantime, just in case the stock unexpectedly swoons overnight, I’ve entered a distress bid for stock at 163.70 to lock in a profit on my options. If the order fills I’ll be able to short 165 calls risklessly for good measure on the opening, leaving me with a three-sided “conversion.”  Every subscriber who bought the puts reported making money on them, although it was not possible to tell how many were still holding a position overnight. If you remained short, consider the stock gambit detailed above.