Tour v526
MTH
MERITAGE HOMES CORP
$72.86 +0.47%
(8/24 15:06) ◀
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/25 3:05pm) 1
Calls: -- (0%)
Puts: 1 (100%)
Prior (08/24) 59
Calls: 29 (49%)
Puts: 30 (51%)
Current vs Prior -98.31%
Calls: -100.00% (Calls)
Puts: -96.67% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 514
Calls: 309 (60%)
Puts: 205 (40%)
Prior 7-Day Average 73
Calls: 44 (60%)
Puts: 29 (40%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -98.64%
Calls: -100.00%
Puts: -96.59%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/25 3:05pm) $135
Calls: -- (0%)
Puts: $135 (100%)
Prior (08/24) $17.0K
Calls: $15.6K (92%)
Puts: $1.4K (8%)
Current vs Prior -99.21%
Calls: -100.00%
Puts: -90.17%
Prior 7-Day Total $107.1K
Calls: $57.4K (54%)
Puts: $49.7K (46%)
Prior 7-Day Average $15.3K
Calls: $8.2K (54%)
Puts: $7.1K (46%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -99.12%
Calls: -100.00%
Puts: -98.10%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/25 3:05pm) 1.00
Prior (08/24) 1.03
Current vs Prior -3.33%
Prior 7-Day Average 2.08
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -51.82%
Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/25 3:05pm) 3,067
Calls: 953 (31%)
Puts: 2,114 (69%)
Prior (08/24) 3,037
Calls: 949 (31%)
Puts: 2,088 (69%)
Current vs Prior +0.99%
Prior 7-Day Total 49,255
Calls: 22,315 (45%)
Puts: 26,940 (55%)
Prior 7-Day Average 7,036
Calls: 3,187 (45%)
Puts: 3,848 (55%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -56.41%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)
Current 9.33% | 12.15%
Prior 4.94% | 11.68%
Current vs Prior +89.08% | +4.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 5.91% | 11.02%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +57.79% | +10.21%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.94% | 11.68%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +89.08% | +4.00%
Sentiment BEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 60.24% | 36.65%
Calls: 51.59% | 30.00%
Puts: 68.89% | 43.30%
Prior 117.28% | 54.39%
Calls: 66.67% | 60.67%
Puts: 167.88% | 48.10%
Current vs Prior -48.64% | -32.62%
Prior 7-Day Avg 84.12% | 42.53%
Calls: 77.42% | 44.73%
Puts: 94.64% | 40.32%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -28.39% | -13.82%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bearish conviction with 100% of dollar volume in puts ($135) vs calls (--). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 99% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 98% vs prior. Put-heavy open interest (2,114 puts vs 953 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow NEUTRAL
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BEARISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls
💧 Low Volume

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top -- of results (avg --%, best --%)

No options available for this category

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. -- found (avg $--, cheapest $--)

No options available for this category

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 6 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 0.86)

CALLS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$65.00Sep 186.709.70$8.2036.6%--0.8636
$67.50Sep 184.707.30$6.0043.3%--0.8119
$70.00Sep 183.206.00$4.6060.9%--0.6949
$72.50Sep 181.903.20$2.5551.0%--0.5417
PUTS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$77.50Sep 184.607.50$6.0547.9%--0.7726
$80.00Sep 186.709.90$8.3038.6%--0.7711

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. -- active (total vol --, top --)

No options available for this category

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. -- strikes (avg --%, max --%)

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 8 found (best R:R 0.79, avg 5.32)

BULL CALL (4)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$67.50$70.00Sep 18$1.40$1.10$1.4081%0.79$68.90
$72.50$75.00Sep 18$0.92$1.58$0.9254%1.72$73.42
$75.00$77.50Sep 18$0.90$1.60$0.9038%1.78$75.90
$80.00$82.50Sep 18$0.68$1.82$0.6823%2.68$80.68
BEAR PUT (4)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$67.50$65.00Sep 18$0.13$2.37$0.1319%18.23$67.37
$65.00$62.50Sep 18$0.17$2.33$0.1714%13.71$64.83
$70.00$67.50Sep 18$0.62$1.88$0.6231%3.03$69.38
$77.50$70.00Sep 18$4.70$2.80$4.7077%0.60$72.80

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 5 found (best R:R 0.37, avg 0.28)

BEAR CALL (2)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$80.00$82.50Sep 18$0.68$0.68$1.8277%0.37$80.68
$75.00$77.50Sep 18$0.90$0.90$1.6062%0.56$75.90
BULL PUT (3)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$70.00$67.50Sep 18$0.62$0.62$1.8869%0.33$69.38
$65.00$62.50Sep 18$0.17$0.17$2.3386%0.07$64.83
$67.50$65.00Sep 18$0.13$0.13$2.3781%0.05$67.37

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. -- found (avg debit $--, cheapest $--)

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 4 found (cheapest 8.17% of stock, avg 9.91%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$70.00Sep 18$4.60$1.35$5.95$64.05$75.958.17%
$67.50Sep 18$6.00$0.73$6.73$60.77$74.239.24%
$77.50Sep 18$0.73$6.05$6.78$70.72$84.289.31%
$80.00Sep 18$1.13$8.30$9.43$70.57$89.4312.94%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 25 found (cheapest 1.45% of stock, avg 2.44%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$77.50$60.00Sep 18$0.73$0.33$1.06$58.94$78.56
$77.50$62.50Sep 18$0.73$0.43$1.16$61.34$78.66
$85.00$60.00Sep 18$0.88$0.33$1.21$58.79$86.21
$85.00$62.50Sep 18$0.88$0.43$1.31$61.19$86.31
$77.50$65.00Sep 18$0.73$0.60$1.33$63.67$78.83
$77.50$67.50Sep 18$0.73$0.73$1.46$66.04$78.96
$85.00$65.00Sep 18$0.88$0.60$1.48$63.52$86.48
$90.00$60.00Sep 18$1.08$0.33$1.41$58.59$91.41
$90.00$62.50Sep 18$1.08$0.43$1.51$60.99$91.51
$85.00$67.50Sep 18$0.88$0.73$1.61$65.89$86.61

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 3 found (best R:R 1.08, avg credit $0.99)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
68/7080/82Sep 18$1.30$1.2046%1.08$68.70$81.30
62/6580/82Sep 18$0.85$1.6563%0.52$64.15$80.85
65/6880/82Sep 18$0.81$1.6958%0.48$66.69$80.81

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 7 found (best R:R 34.71, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (4)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$65.00$67.50$70.00Sep 18$0.80$1.7017%2.13
$70.00$72.50$75.00Sep 18$1.13$1.3730%1.21
$80.00$82.50$85.00Sep 18$1.11$1.397%1.25
$75.00$77.50$80.00Sep 18$1.30$1.2015%0.92
PUTS (3)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$60.00$62.50$65.00Sep 18$0.07$2.437%34.71
$57.50$60.00$62.50Sep 18$0.15$2.353%15.67
$65.00$67.50$70.00Sep 18$0.49$2.0117%4.10

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 14 found (best net $-0.50, 11 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$70.00$72.501:2Sep 18-$0.50$2.00
$72.50$75.001:2Sep 18-$0.71$1.79
$85.00$90.001:2Sep 18-$1.28$3.72
$82.50$85.001:2Sep 18-$1.31$1.19
$77.50$80.001:2Sep 18-$1.53$0.97
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$70.00$67.501:2Sep 18-$0.11$2.39
$65.00$62.501:2Sep 18-$0.26$2.24
$62.50$60.001:2Sep 18-$0.23$2.27
$57.50$55.001:2Sep 18-$0.18$2.32
$67.50$65.001:2Sep 18-$0.47$2.03

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 3 found (best yield 1.85%, avg 0.73%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$75.00Sep 18$1.350.392.9%1.85%4.79%--77
$80.00Sep 18$0.100.239.8%0.14%9.94%--208
$77.50Sep 18$0.150.236.4%0.21%6.57%--35

Historical option prices for this thinly-traded ticker. Live quotes are wide and stale — use where each contract actually traded plus its 30-day range to place a limit order. 103 contracts (avg 179 vol/day, 75 traded recently)

MTH averages only 179 option contracts/day, so quotes are thin and bid/ask spreads run wide. Use the last actually-traded price below to set a limit order rather than chasing the displayed ask. Most tradeable call: the $42.50 03-19 call last traded $33.10 on 07/30 (now $28.50/$31.40) — try a limit near $29.95. Also watch the $50.00 03-19 call last traded $24.41 on 08/12 (now $21.90/$24.50) — try a limit near $23.20; the $45.00 12-18 call last traded $31.58 on 07/08 (now $25.70/$28.80) — try a limit near $27.25. Most tradeable put: the $95.00 09-18 put last traded $18.20 on 07/17 (now $22.00/$25.00) — try a limit near $22.00.
CALLS (55)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$72.50Sep 18$1.80$3.30$2.55$2.51 08/21$2.45–$5.65$2.5116
$72.50Dec 18$5.50$7.40$6.45$7.13 08/14$6.25–$8.90$6.455
$72.50Mar 19$7.00$10.20$8.60$8.60 08/21$7.85–$11.05$8.60--
$70.00Sep 18$3.10$5.80$4.45$4.45 08/21$3.83–$7.30$4.4552
$70.00Dec 18$5.60$8.80$7.20$12.20 07/08$7.20–$10.35$7.209
$75.00Sep 18$1.25$2.75$2.00$1.50 08/21$2.00–$4.30$1.5080
$75.00Oct 16$2.35$3.70$3.03$2.80 08/21$2.80–$3.03$2.80--
$75.00Dec 18$3.30$7.30$5.30--$4.60–$7.80$3.3014
$67.50Sep 18$4.40$6.50$5.45$8.50 08/07$5.10–$8.95$5.4519
$67.50Dec 18$7.40$10.40$8.90$13.90 07/10$8.45–$11.80$8.902
$77.50Sep 18$0.50$3.20$1.85$1.70 08/14$1.35–$3.28$1.7035
$77.50Dec 18$2.45$6.30$4.38$3.88 08/18$4.22–$6.70$3.8853
$65.00Sep 18$6.10$9.10$7.60$10.09 07/24$7.10–$10.80$7.6036
$65.00Dec 18$8.50$12.50$10.50$18.92 07/06$10.20–$13.35$10.507
$65.00Mar 19$11.10$13.90$12.50$15.40 08/12$11.45–$15.25$12.5010
$80.00Sep 18$0.20$1.55$0.88$0.70 08/20$0.73–$2.65$0.70207
$80.00Oct 16$1.25$2.45$1.85$1.25 08/21$1.83–$1.85$1.25--
$80.00Dec 18$2.80$4.10$3.45$3.10 08/20$3.45–$5.80$3.1013
$62.50Sep 18$8.40$11.30$9.85--$9.40–$13.05$8.401
$82.50Sep 18$0.00$2.60$1.30$0.70 08/11$0.63–$1.88$0.7083
$82.50Dec 18$1.95$4.80$3.38$3.50 07/31$2.58–$4.95$3.3813
$60.00Sep 18$10.70$13.70$12.20$21.74 07/06$11.70–$15.45$12.205
$85.00Sep 18$0.00$2.00$1.00$0.60 08/10$0.45–$1.63$0.6016
$85.00Dec 18$1.50$3.90$2.70$2.60 08/17$2.22–$3.95$2.6040
$85.00Mar 19$2.50$6.00$4.25--$3.78–$6.05$2.501
$57.50Sep 18$12.90$16.30$14.60--$13.95–$17.45$12.903
$87.50Sep 18$0.00$2.30$1.15--$0.48–$1.50--1
$87.50Dec 18$1.30$3.80$2.55$1.95 08/20$1.63–$3.18$1.951
$55.00Sep 18$15.30$19.20$17.25--$16.45–$20.20$15.302
$55.00Dec 18$16.70$19.60$18.15--$17.35–$21.10$16.701
$55.00Mar 19$17.90$20.90$19.40$19.55 08/03$18.50–$22.65$19.4016
$90.00Sep 18$0.00$2.25$1.13$3.70 06/24$0.38–$1.50$1.1311
$90.00Dec 18$0.70$3.40$2.05$2.15 08/19$1.35–$3.05$2.0538
$90.00Mar 19$1.30$4.70$3.00$4.00 08/12$2.60–$4.70$3.006
$50.00Sep 18$20.10$24.10$22.10$31.70 06/24$21.05–$25.15$22.102
$50.00Dec 18$21.10$24.10$22.60--$21.45–$25.55$21.101
$50.00Mar 19$21.90$24.50$23.20$24.41 08/12$22.35–$26.40$23.203
$95.00Sep 18$0.00$2.20$1.10$0.30 08/10$0.15–$1.23$0.304
$95.00Dec 18$0.25$3.10$1.68$1.70 07/21$1.02–$2.05$1.6854
$45.00Dec 18$25.70$28.80$27.25$31.58 07/08$26.15–$30.25$27.251
$100.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$1.50 06/24$0.35–$1.15$1.083
$100.00Dec 18$0.00$2.50$1.25$2.28 07/10$1.18–$1.90$1.252
$100.00Mar 19$0.00$3.20$1.60$2.55 07/30$1.60–$2.63$1.602
$42.50Sep 18$27.60$31.50$29.55--$28.30–$32.75$27.602
$42.50Mar 19$28.50$31.40$29.95$33.10 07/30$29.00–$33.10$29.951
$40.00Sep 18$30.00$34.00$32.00--$30.75–$35.20$30.005
$105.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.33–$1.10--4
$105.00Dec 18$0.00$2.55$1.27$0.50 08/14$0.65–$1.33$0.502
$105.00Mar 19$0.50$3.10$1.80$1.90 07/30$1.50–$2.42$1.802
$110.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.30–$1.13--20
$110.00Dec 18$0.10$2.40$1.25$2.95 06/26$0.55–$1.28$1.251
$110.00Mar 19$0.30$2.70$1.50$1.75 07/30$1.27–$2.05$1.504
$115.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$0.65 06/26$0.38–$1.08$0.6521
$115.00Dec 18$0.00$2.35$1.18$2.30 06/26$0.63–$1.20$1.181
$115.00Mar 19$0.00$2.65$1.33$1.20 07/28$0.98–$1.68$1.202
PUTS (48)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$72.50Sep 18$3.00$4.90$3.95$3.00 08/11$2.30–$5.40$3.005
$72.50Dec 18$4.90$8.10$6.50$6.36 08/14$5.60–$8.45$6.36543
$72.50Mar 19$6.80$10.40$8.60$9.00 08/18$7.55–$10.05$8.6013
$70.00Sep 18$1.55$2.70$2.13$2.16 08/21$1.40–$4.15$2.1350
$70.00Dec 18$4.10$6.10$5.10$5.50 08/21$4.40–$7.00$5.105
$75.00Sep 18$3.70$6.50$5.10$4.50 08/06$3.53–$6.95$4.509
$75.00Dec 18$6.20$9.00$7.60$6.53 08/19$7.00–$10.15$6.5314
$67.50Sep 18$0.45$1.80$1.13$1.20 08/21$0.77–$3.08$1.1367
$67.50Dec 18$3.80$5.40$4.60$4.60 08/18$3.70–$5.70$4.604
$77.50Sep 18$5.60$8.20$6.90$6.50 07/17$5.30–$8.80$6.5026
$77.50Dec 18$8.00$11.60$9.80$6.02 06/26$8.40–$11.30$8.00274
$77.50Mar 19$9.60$13.20$11.40$12.62 08/03$9.90–$13.25$11.4012
$65.00Sep 18$0.55$0.90$0.73$0.80 08/21$0.63–$1.95$0.73251
$65.00Dec 18$2.40$4.60$3.50$2.80 08/19$2.60–$4.95$2.806
$65.00Mar 19$3.30$6.60$4.95$5.20 08/12$4.00–$6.30$4.953
$80.00Sep 18$7.90$10.50$9.20$10.90 07/31$7.30–$10.75$9.2011
$80.00Dec 18$10.00$12.90$11.45$12.53 07/23$9.55–$12.85$11.458
$62.50Sep 18$0.35$0.50$0.43$0.49 08/18$0.25–$1.55$0.43208
$62.50Dec 18$1.25$3.50$2.38$2.45 08/17$2.25–$3.73$2.3894
$62.50Mar 19$2.40$5.50$3.95$4.50 08/06$3.25–$5.20$3.9510
$82.50Sep 18$10.10$12.70$11.40$11.90 08/11$9.45–$12.85$11.408
$60.00Sep 18$0.10$1.35$0.73$0.46 08/12$0.33–$1.45$0.4643
$60.00Dec 18$1.55$3.50$2.53$2.05 08/20$1.63–$2.88$2.0516
$60.00Mar 19$1.35$4.80$3.08$4.00 07/30$2.50–$4.47$3.0810
$85.00Sep 18$12.30$15.30$13.80--$11.60–$15.45$12.302
$85.00Dec 18$13.70$16.70$15.20$12.00 07/07$13.50–$16.65$13.705
$57.50Sep 18$0.00$2.30$1.15$0.80 07/20$0.30–$1.48$0.8026
$55.00Sep 18$0.00$0.55$0.28$0.20 08/10$0.18–$1.48$0.2030
$55.00Dec 18$0.60$3.20$1.90$1.50 07/31$0.98–$2.03$1.503
$90.00Sep 18$17.00$20.00$18.50--$16.10–$19.70$17.003
$90.00Dec 18$18.10$21.00$19.55$12.93 06/29$17.25–$21.10$18.102
$52.50Sep 18$0.00$2.25$1.13--$0.25–$1.33--3
$50.00Sep 18$0.00$2.10$1.05$0.31 08/12$0.18–$1.25$0.31262
$50.00Dec 18$0.10$2.65$1.38--$1.08–$1.55$0.1020
$95.00Sep 18$22.00$25.00$23.50$18.20 07/17$21.00–$24.50$22.002
$95.00Dec 18$22.10$25.50$23.80--$21.75–$25.20$22.101
$47.50Sep 18$0.00$2.20$1.10--$0.20–$1.25--13
$45.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.38–$1.23--3
$100.00Dec 18$26.60$30.50$28.55$30.00 07/30$25.65–$29.75$28.55--
$42.50Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.33–$1.20--1
$42.50Dec 18$0.00$0.85$0.43--$0.43–$1.25--2
$40.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.30–$1.18--1
$40.00Dec 18$0.00$0.75$0.38--$0.38–$1.20--2
$37.50Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.33–$1.15--1
$37.50Dec 18$0.00$0.75$0.38--$0.38–$1.15--3
$35.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.18–$1.15--1
$35.00Dec 18$0.00$0.75$0.38--$0.38–$1.13--3
$32.50Dec 18$0.00$0.75$0.38--$0.30–$1.10--3

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls --
Total Puts 1
Put/Call Ratio 1.00
Net Difference -1

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 29
Total Puts 30
Put/Call Ratio 1.03
Net Difference -1

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 309
Total Puts 205
Average Put/Call Ratio 2.08
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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