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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$187.82 -0.42%

(8/28 11:35) ◀

Friday, August 28, 2026 (11:40am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 11:40am) 8,229

Calls: 2,749 (33%)

Puts: 5,480 (67%)

Prior (08/27) 19,889

Calls: 11,369 (57%)

Puts: 8,520 (43%)

Current vs Prior -58.63%

Calls: -75.82% (Calls)

Puts: -35.68% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 176,381

Calls: 65,123 (37%)

Puts: 111,258 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 25,197

Calls: 9,303 (37%)

Puts: 15,894 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -67.34%

Calls: -70.45%

Puts: -65.52%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/28 11:40am) $5.92M

Calls: $4.40M (74%)

Puts: $1.51M (26%)

Prior (08/27) $4.66M

Calls: $3.51M (75%)

Puts: $1.16M (25%)

Current vs Prior +26.84%

Calls: +25.52%

Puts: +30.83%

Prior 7-Day Total $98.77M

Calls: $61.78M (63%)

Puts: $36.99M (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average $14.11M

Calls: $8.83M (63%)

Puts: $5.28M (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -58.08%

Calls: -50.11%

Puts: -71.38%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 11:40am) 1.99

Prior (08/27) 0.75

Current vs Prior +166.00%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.78

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +11.75%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 11:40am) 750,236

Calls: 279,434 (37%)

Puts: 470,802 (63%)

Prior (08/27) 721,316

Calls: 268,723 (37%)

Puts: 452,593 (63%)

Current vs Prior +4.01%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,314,467

Calls: 1,982,130 (37%)

Puts: 3,332,337 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 759,209

Calls: 283,161 (37%)

Puts: 476,048 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -1.18%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

WKMO Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 0.77% | 2.73%4.63% | 7.59%

Prior 1.70% | 3.28%5.13% | 7.69%

Current vs Prior -54.95% | -16.94%-9.75% | -1.38%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.27% | 3.89%3.75% | 7.55%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -66.29% | -30.00%+23.51% | +0.45%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.70% | 3.28%5.13% | 7.69%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -54.95% | -16.94%-9.75% | -1.38%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 42.84% | 23.33%

Calls: 49.02% | 24.14%

Puts: 36.67% | 22.52%

Prior 69.97% | 29.52%

Calls: 48.23% | 25.49%

Puts: 91.72% | 33.55%

Current vs Prior -38.77% | -20.97%

Prior 7-Day Avg 56.82% | 38.14%

Calls: 56.34% | 38.61%

Puts: 57.30% | 37.65%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -24.60% | -38.82%

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Moderately bullish flow with 74% call dollar volume ($4.40M). Below-average activity with volume down 59% vs prior. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.99 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 166% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
11:40	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:35	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:30	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:25	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:20	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:15	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:10	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:05	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:55	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:50	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:45	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:40	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:35	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:30	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:25	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:20	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:15	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:10	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:05	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:55	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:50	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:35	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 45 of results (avg 7.0%, best 3.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$165.00	Sep 18	23.30	24.30	$23.80	4.2%	6	0.95	1.8K
$160.00	Sep 18	27.95	29.15	$28.55	4.2%	--	0.97	683
$151.00	Sep 18	36.65	38.25	$37.45	4.3%	--	0.97	299
$156.00	Sep 18	31.70	33.25	$32.48	4.8%	--	0.97	149
$157.50	Sep 18	30.25	31.75	$31.00	4.8%	1	0.98	1.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Sep 4	12.05	12.50	$12.28	3.7%	7	1.00	--
$210.00	Sep 25	21.30	22.80	$22.05	6.8%	10	0.95	10
$200.00	Sep 18	11.70	12.55	$12.13	7.0%	--	0.88	136
$195.00	Sep 18	7.75	8.45	$8.10	8.6%	--	0.74	447
$180.00	Oct 2	2.50	2.74	$2.62	9.2%	1	0.28	45

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.65, cheapest $0.74)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$183.00	Sep 4	0.68	0.80	$0.74	16.2%	17	0.20	33
$175.00	Sep 18	0.73	0.84	$0.78	14.1%	1.7K	0.13	7.2K
$172.50	Sep 18	0.55	0.64	$0.60	15.0%	1	0.10	1.2K
$170.00	Sep 18	0.43	0.52	$0.48	18.8%	60	0.08	4.3K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 146 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$167.00	Aug 28	19.95	21.80	$20.88	8.9%	55	1.00	57
$156.00	Aug 28	30.85	32.85	$31.85	6.3%	3	1.00	403
$157.00	Aug 28	30.05	31.80	$30.93	5.7%	7	1.00	210
$157.50	Aug 28	29.60	31.35	$30.48	5.7%	428	1.00	207
$158.00	Aug 28	29.05	31.00	$30.03	6.5%	437	1.00	101

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$190.00	Aug 28	1.38	3.60	$2.49	89.2%	4	1.00	26
$191.00	Aug 28	2.34	3.50	$2.92	39.7%	6	1.00	7
$200.00	Sep 4	12.05	12.50	$12.28	3.7%	7	1.00	--
$197.50	Sep 4	9.05	10.05	$9.55	10.5%	3	0.99	--
$198.00	Sep 4	9.50	10.60	$10.05	10.9%	4	0.99	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 219 active (total vol 6.2K, top 1.7K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$158.00	Aug 28	29.05	31.00	$30.03	6.5%	437	1.00	101
$157.50	Aug 28	29.60	31.35	$30.48	5.7%	428	1.00	207
$189.00	Aug 28	0.12	0.35	$0.24	95.8%	132	0.29	482
$185.00	Aug 28	2.74	3.55	$3.15	25.7%	62	0.93	255
$167.00	Aug 28	19.95	21.80	$20.88	8.9%	55	1.00	57

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$175.00	Sep 18	0.73	0.84	$0.78	14.1%	1.7K	0.13	7.2K
$170.00	Sep 25	0.55	0.82	$0.69	39.1%	758	0.10	97
$185.00	Sep 4	1.04	1.29	$1.17	21.4%	306	0.29	71
$178.00	Sep 18	1.10	1.23	$1.17	11.1%	288	0.18	8.5K
$190.00	Sep 18	4.65	5.15	$4.90	10.2%	197	0.56	4.8K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 8 strikes (avg 206.9%, max 1223.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$202.50	Aug 28	Oct 2	308.1%	23.3%	1223.5%	--	97
$187.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	45.9%	23.3%	97.0%	27	994
$188.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	35.6%	22.2%	60.7%	25	487
$187.50	Aug 28	Oct 2	33.7%	23.0%	46.6%	8	861
$189.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	30.5%	26.3%	15.9%	133	495

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$187.00	Aug 28	Sep 11	45.9%	21.0%	118.4%	41	274
$187.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	33.7%	22.3%	50.8%	21	725
$188.00	Aug 28	Sep 25	35.6%	25.0%	42.5%	18	235

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 158 found (best R:R 0.90, avg 4.37)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$177.50	$178.00	Sep 4	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	94%	1.50	$177.70
$184.00	$185.00	Sep 11	$0.40	$0.60	$0.40	68%	1.50	$184.40
$182.00	$182.50	Sep 4	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	83%	2.33	$182.15
$183.00	$184.00	Sep 18	$0.48	$0.52	$0.48	70%	1.08	$183.48
$193.00	$194.00	Sep 25	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	34%	5.67	$193.15

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$200.00	$180.00	Oct 2	$10.53	$9.47	$10.53	80%	0.90	$189.47
$191.00	$190.00	Aug 28	$0.43	$0.57	$0.43	100%	1.33	$190.57
$187.50	$186.00	Sep 18	$0.32	$1.18	$0.32	47%	3.69	$187.18
$185.00	$183.00	Sep 11	$0.29	$1.71	$0.29	35%	5.90	$184.71
$190.00	$189.00	Sep 11	$0.30	$0.70	$0.30	58%	2.33	$189.70

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 117 found (best R:R 0.74, avg 0.45)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$202.50	$205.00	Aug 28	$1.06	$1.06	$1.44	84%	0.74	$203.56
$196.00	$197.00	Sep 11	$0.43	$0.43	$0.57	82%	0.75	$196.43
$188.00	$189.00	Sep 18	$0.74	$0.74	$0.26	48%	2.85	$188.74
$195.00	$197.50	Sep 18	$0.68	$0.68	$1.82	74%	0.37	$195.68
$191.00	$192.50	Sep 18	$0.72	$0.72	$0.78	59%	0.92	$191.72

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$186.00	$185.00	Sep 11	$0.65	$0.65	$0.35	60%	1.86	$185.35
$182.50	$182.00	Sep 11	$0.36	$0.36	$0.14	73%	2.57	$182.14
$186.00	$185.00	Sep 18	$0.62	$0.62	$0.38	59%	1.63	$185.38
$181.00	$180.00	Sep 11	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	78%	0.67	$180.60
$182.50	$182.00	Aug 28	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	88%	0.85	$182.27

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 3 found (avg debit $1.75, cheapest $1.70)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.80	35.6%	21.8%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.70	35.6%	21.8%
$187.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.76	33.7%	22.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 105 found (cheapest 0.64% of stock, avg 5.12%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$187.50	Aug 28	$0.92	$0.29	$1.21	$186.29	$188.71	0.64%
$188.00	Aug 28	$0.78	$0.52	$1.30	$186.70	$189.30	0.69%
$189.00	Aug 28	$0.24	$1.29	$1.53	$187.47	$190.53	0.81%
$187.00	Aug 28	$1.44	$0.32	$1.76	$185.24	$188.76	0.94%
$186.00	Aug 28	$2.21	$0.11	$2.32	$183.68	$188.32	1.24%
$190.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$2.49	$2.55	$187.45	$192.55	1.36%
$191.00	Aug 28	$0.03	$2.92	$2.95	$188.05	$193.95	1.57%
$185.00	Aug 28	$3.15	$0.08	$3.23	$181.77	$188.23	1.72%
$184.00	Aug 28	$4.28	$0.03	$4.31	$179.69	$188.31	2.29%
$188.00	Sep 4	$2.58	$2.22	$4.80	$183.20	$192.80	2.56%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 145 found (cheapest 0.09% of stock, avg 2.65%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$190.00	$186.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.11	$0.17	$185.83	$190.17
$190.00	$182.50	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.28	$0.34	$182.16	$190.34
$189.00	$186.00	Aug 28	$0.24	$0.11	$0.35	$185.65	$189.35
$190.00	$187.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.32	$0.38	$186.62	$190.38
$190.00	$187.50	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.29	$0.35	$187.15	$190.35
$189.00	$187.50	Aug 28	$0.24	$0.29	$0.53	$186.97	$189.53
$189.00	$187.00	Aug 28	$0.24	$0.32	$0.56	$186.44	$189.56
$189.00	$182.50	Aug 28	$0.24	$0.28	$0.52	$181.98	$189.52
$189.00	$188.00	Aug 28	$0.24	$0.52	$0.76	$187.24	$189.76
$190.00	$188.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.52	$0.58	$187.42	$190.58

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 224 found (best R:R 1.07, avg credit $0.51)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
182/182	202/205	Aug 28	$1.29	$1.21	72%	1.07	$181.21	$203.79
180/181	196/197	Sep 11	$0.83	$0.17	60%	4.88	$180.17	$196.83
182/182	196/197	Sep 11	$0.79	$0.21	55%	3.76	$181.71	$196.79
175/176	196/197	Sep 11	$0.57	$0.43	71%	1.33	$175.43	$196.57
177/178	196/197	Sep 11	$0.60	$0.40	67%	1.50	$177.40	$196.60
181/182	194/195	Sep 25	$0.89	$0.11	36%	8.09	$181.11	$194.89
181/182	196/197	Sep 25	$0.83	$0.17	42%	4.88	$181.17	$196.83
176/177	194/195	Oct 2	$0.81	$0.19	43%	4.26	$176.19	$194.81
176/177	196/197	Sep 11	$0.54	$0.46	69%	1.17	$176.46	$196.54
173/174	194/195	Sep 25	$0.68	$0.32	53%	2.12	$173.32	$194.68

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 84 found (best R:R 24.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$197.50	$200.00	$202.50	Sep 18	$0.06	$2.44	8%	40.67
$200.00	$205.00	$210.00	Sep 25	$0.30	$4.70	12%	15.67
$189.00	$190.00	$191.00	Aug 28	$0.15	$0.85	25%	5.67
$189.00	$190.00	$191.00	Sep 4	$0.09	$0.91	14%	10.11
$195.00	$196.00	$197.00	Sep 4	$0.05	$0.95	6%	19.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$190.00	$192.50	$195.00	Sep 18	$0.10	$2.40	18%	24.00
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Oct 2	$0.14	$4.86	7%	34.71
$155.00	$160.00	$165.00	Sep 25	$0.10	$4.90	3%	49.00
$180.00	$181.00	$182.00	Aug 28	$0.05	$0.95	2%	19.00
$176.00	$177.00	$178.00	Sep 11	$0.06	$0.94	4%	15.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 146 found (best net $-5.88, 131 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$160.00	$171.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$5.88	$5.12
$172.50	$179.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$3.76	$2.74
$195.00	$197.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.24	$2.26
$186.00	$187.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.67	$0.33
$202.50	$205.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.04	$2.46

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$197.00	$192.50	1:2	Sep 4	-$1.43	$3.07
$190.00	$189.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.09	$0.91
$188.00	$187.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.06	$0.44
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.41	$4.59
$165.00	$160.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.20	$4.80

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 65 found (best yield 1.62%, avg 0.84%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$195.00	Oct 9	$3.05	0.34	3.8%	1.62%	5.45%	2	1
$189.00	Oct 2	$4.90	0.47	0.6%	2.61%	3.24%	1	13
$190.00	Oct 2	$4.45	0.45	1.2%	2.37%	3.53%	2	18
$191.00	Oct 2	$4.10	0.42	1.7%	2.18%	3.88%	2	42
$194.00	Oct 2	$2.90	0.34	3.3%	1.54%	4.83%	5	4
$190.00	Sep 25	$3.65	0.44	1.2%	1.94%	3.10%	2	100
$189.00	Sep 25	$4.00	0.47	0.6%	2.13%	2.76%	1	37
$195.00	Oct 2	$2.14	0.31	3.8%	1.14%	4.96%	--	12
$188.00	Sep 18	$4.25	0.52	0.1%	2.26%	2.36%	23	28
$191.00	Sep 25	$3.00	0.40	1.7%	1.60%	3.29%	--	55

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 2,749

Total Puts 5,480

Put/Call Ratio 1.99

Net Difference -2,731

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 11,369

Total Puts 8,520

Put/Call Ratio 0.75

Net Difference 2,849

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 65,123

Total Puts 111,258

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.78

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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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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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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