We used a potentially important rally target at 172.05 in AAPL to execute an inspired ‘reverse-pattern’ short that must be seen to be appreciated. The expiring at-the-moneys (Mar 25 172.50 puts) were not acessible due to a problem with Tradestation, but for the record, they went from 1.66 to 2.23 in the minutes after the stock topped 18 cents above the target. AAPL has been struggling for loft since, so you should check out its chart when you read this to see how things turned out.