OPENING (IRA): XLE FEBRUARY 19TH 34 SHORT PUT... for a .71/contract credit.
Notes: Highest background implied on my exchange-traded fund board with 30-day at 40.2%, expiry-specific at 41.6%. I've already got some January stuck out there, so am basically laddering out a smidge by selling the 16 delta out in the February monthly. ROC: 2.13% as a function of notional risk at max; 10.65% annualized at max.