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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$187.28 -1.65%

(10/15 10:45) ◀

Thursday, October 15, 2026 (10:50am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/15 10:50am) 12,100

Calls: 5,333 (44%)

Puts: 6,767 (56%)

Prior (10/14) 3,263

Calls: 1,637 (50%)

Puts: 1,626 (50%)

Current vs Prior +270.82%

Calls: +225.78% (Calls)

Puts: +316.17% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 188,065

Calls: 72,122 (38%)

Puts: 115,943 (62%)

Prior 7-Day Average 26,866

Calls: 10,303 (38%)

Puts: 16,563 (62%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -54.96%

Calls: -48.24%

Puts: -59.14%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:50am) $5.16M

Calls: $2.47M (48%)

Puts: $2.69M (52%)

Prior (10/14) $1.29M

Calls: $824.9K (64%)

Puts: $468.7K (36%)

Current vs Prior +298.67%

Calls: +199.36%

Puts: +473.43%

Prior 7-Day Total $167.94M

Calls: $118.88M (71%)

Puts: $49.06M (29%)

Prior 7-Day Average $23.99M

Calls: $16.98M (71%)

Puts: $7.01M (29%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -78.51%

Calls: -85.46%

Puts: -61.65%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:50am) 1.27

Prior (10/14) 0.99

Current vs Prior +27.75%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.69

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -24.82%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/15 10:50am) 825,329

Calls: 275,998 (33%)

Puts: 549,331 (67%)

Prior (10/14) 812,476

Calls: 272,944 (34%)

Puts: 539,532 (66%)

Current vs Prior +1.58%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,933,040

Calls: 1,919,259 (32%)

Puts: 4,013,781 (68%)

Prior 7-Day Average 847,577

Calls: 274,179 (32%)

Puts: 573,397 (68%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.62%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

WKMO Expiry (10/16) | Next (10/23)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 2.08% | 3.65%2.08% | 7.09%

Prior 2.30% | 3.86%2.30% | 6.49%

Current vs Prior -9.46% | -5.51%-9.46% | +9.25%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.10% | 3.41%2.70% | 7.13%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -0.94% | +6.97%-22.93% | -0.53%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.30% | 3.86%2.30% | 6.49%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -9.46% | -5.51%-9.46% | +9.25%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 50.40% | 42.54%

Calls: 22.86% | 35.48%

Puts: 77.93% | 49.60%

Prior 33.34% | 26.01%

Calls: 32.88% | 14.95%

Puts: 33.79% | 37.06%

Current vs Prior +51.17% | +63.55%

Prior 7-Day Avg 44.85% | 25.66%

Calls: 51.71% | 23.99%

Puts: 37.98% | 27.32%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +12.39% | +65.78%

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Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 299% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 271% vs prior - elevated interest. Bearish P/C ratio of 1.27 indicates protective positioning. Put-heavy open interest (549,331 puts vs 275,998 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

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 BEARISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:50	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:45	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:40	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	BEARISH
10:35	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	BEARISH
10:30	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	BEARISH
10:25	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:20	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:15	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:10	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:05	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
10:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:55	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:50	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
09:45	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
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 37 of results (avg 7.7%, best 4.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$180.00	Nov 20	11.35	12.05	$11.70	6.0%	103	0.68	260
$150.00	Nov 20	36.55	38.90	$37.72	6.2%	--	0.94	20
$150.00	Oct 23	35.60	37.90	$36.75	6.3%	--	1.00	13
$150.00	Oct 16	35.45	37.75	$36.60	6.3%	1	1.00	73
$150.00	Oct 30	35.80	38.15	$36.97	6.4%	1	1.00	1

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$188.00	Nov 20	6.20	6.45	$6.33	3.9%	754	0.50	1.3K
$181.00	Nov 20	3.75	3.95	$3.85	5.2%	36	0.34	662
$182.00	Nov 20	4.05	4.30	$4.18	6.0%	24	0.36	292
$193.00	Nov 20	8.80	9.40	$9.10	6.6%	24	0.63	127
$195.00	Oct 30	8.40	9.00	$8.70	6.9%	6	0.77	178

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 2 found (avg $0.69, cheapest $0.90)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$160.00	Nov 20	0.81	0.99	$0.90	20.0%	315	0.08	453
$150.00	Nov 20	0.42	0.51	$0.47	19.1%	11	0.04	115

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 149 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Oct 16	35.45	37.75	$36.60	6.3%	1	1.00	73
$160.00	Oct 16	25.50	27.85	$26.68	8.8%	6	1.00	21
$170.00	Oct 16	15.45	17.75	$16.60	13.9%	--	1.00	60
$171.00	Oct 16	14.45	16.85	$15.65	15.3%	--	1.00	27
$172.00	Oct 16	13.45	15.80	$14.63	16.1%	--	1.00	21

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Oct 16	12.20	14.60	$13.40	17.9%	55	0.99	325
$198.00	Oct 16	10.30	12.25	$11.28	17.3%	7	0.99	92
$199.00	Oct 16	11.30	13.30	$12.30	16.3%	2	0.99	596
$197.50	Oct 16	9.80	11.75	$10.78	18.1%	9	0.99	124
$195.00	Oct 16	7.30	9.25	$8.28	23.6%	20	0.98	978

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 247 active (total vol 7.9K, top 769)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$194.00	Nov 20	3.05	3.80	$3.43	21.9%	652	0.34	230
$205.00	Nov 20	0.71	0.96	$0.84	29.8%	510	0.12	1.1K
$189.00	Nov 13	4.85	5.25	$5.05	7.9%	367	0.46	--
$193.00	Oct 16	0.06	0.12	$0.09	66.7%	294	0.06	932
$200.00	Nov 20	1.63	1.89	$1.76	14.8%	149	0.21	1.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$185.00	Nov 20	5.00	5.85	$5.43	15.7%	769	0.43	1.9K
$188.00	Nov 20	6.20	6.45	$6.33	3.9%	754	0.50	1.3K
$160.00	Nov 20	0.81	0.99	$0.90	20.0%	315	0.08	453
$183.00	Oct 16	0.22	0.60	$0.41	92.7%	261	0.18	1.0K
$180.00	Oct 16	0.06	0.17	$0.12	91.7%	234	0.06	1.2K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 18 strikes (avg 34.6%, max 65.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$187.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	43.4%	26.3%	65.1%	62	1.3K
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	39.7%	28.9%	37.4%	36	168
$184.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	37.0%	27.3%	35.7%	--	908
$186.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	35.5%	26.9%	32.0%	3	556
$190.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	35.8%	27.9%	28.1%	162	2.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$187.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	43.4%	26.3%	65.1%	95	1.6K
$182.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	42.9%	31.2%	37.6%	--	83
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	39.7%	28.9%	37.4%	5	59
$183.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	38.2%	28.1%	36.2%	266	1.6K
$184.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	37.0%	27.3%	35.7%	127	1.8K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 190 found (best R:R 5.67, avg 5.21)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$181.00	$182.00	Oct 16	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	100%	5.67	$181.15
$184.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.19	$0.81	$0.19	83%	4.26	$184.19
$189.00	$190.00	Oct 30	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	43%	8.09	$189.11
$186.00	$187.00	Oct 16	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	61%	3.00	$186.25
$189.00	$190.00	Nov 20	$0.23	$0.77	$0.23	47%	3.35	$189.23

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$199.00	$198.00	Nov 6	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	84%	5.67	$198.85
$200.00	$198.00	Nov 20	$0.93	$1.07	$0.93	78%	1.15	$199.07
$200.00	$199.00	Nov 13	$0.22	$0.78	$0.22	83%	3.55	$199.78
$197.50	$193.00	Nov 27	$2.50	$2.00	$2.50	73%	0.80	$195.00
$180.00	$177.50	Nov 6	$0.18	$2.32	$0.18	29%	12.89	$179.82

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 145 found (best R:R 1.04, avg 0.45)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$190.00	$193.00	Nov 6	$1.53	$1.53	$1.47	59%	1.04	$191.53
$190.00	$192.00	Nov 13	$1.23	$1.23	$0.77	56%	1.60	$191.23
$190.00	$191.00	Nov 20	$0.80	$0.80	$0.20	55%	4.00	$190.80
$195.00	$196.00	Nov 27	$0.65	$0.65	$0.35	67%	1.86	$195.65
$187.50	$195.00	Nov 27	$3.33	$3.33	$4.17	50%	0.80	$190.83

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$181.00	$180.00	Nov 6	$0.64	$0.64	$0.36	67%	1.78	$180.36
$187.00	$186.00	Oct 30	$0.75	$0.75	$0.25	50%	3.00	$186.25
$182.00	$181.00	Oct 23	$0.47	$0.47	$0.53	70%	0.89	$181.53
$170.00	$150.00	Nov 27	$1.40	$1.40	$18.60	82%	0.08	$168.60
$183.00	$182.00	Nov 20	$0.52	$0.52	$0.48	62%	1.08	$182.48

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 9 found (avg debit $1.78, cheapest $1.35)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$187.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.35	43.4%	30.3%
$187.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	$2.61	39.7%	28.4%
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.70	35.5%	26.0%
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.67	35.1%	30.1%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$187.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.51	43.4%	30.3%
$187.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	$2.28	39.7%	28.4%
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.53	35.5%	26.0%
$185.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.44	34.3%	25.5%
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.89	35.1%	30.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 122 found (cheapest 1.47% of stock, avg 5.69%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$188.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$1.79	$2.76	$185.24	$190.76	1.47%
$186.00	Oct 16	$2.00	$1.21	$3.21	$182.79	$189.21	1.71%
$187.00	Oct 16	$1.75	$1.63	$3.38	$183.62	$190.38	1.80%
$187.50	Oct 16	$1.37	$2.15	$3.52	$183.98	$191.02	1.88%
$189.00	Oct 16	$0.61	$2.95	$3.56	$185.44	$192.56	1.90%
$184.00	Oct 16	$3.13	$0.59	$3.72	$180.28	$187.72	1.99%
$185.00	Oct 16	$2.94	$0.78	$3.72	$181.28	$188.72	1.99%
$190.00	Oct 16	$0.43	$3.51	$3.94	$186.06	$193.94	2.10%
$183.00	Oct 16	$3.95	$0.41	$4.36	$178.64	$187.36	2.33%
$191.00	Oct 16	$0.24	$4.68	$4.92	$186.08	$195.92	2.63%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.45% of stock, avg 3.35%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$190.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.43	$0.41	$0.84	$182.16	$190.84
$190.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.43	$0.45	$0.88	$181.62	$190.88
$190.00	$184.00	Oct 16	$0.43	$0.59	$1.02	$182.98	$191.02
$189.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.61	$0.41	$1.02	$181.98	$190.02
$189.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.61	$0.45	$1.06	$181.44	$190.06
$189.00	$184.00	Oct 16	$0.61	$0.59	$1.20	$182.80	$190.20
$190.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.43	$0.78	$1.21	$183.79	$191.21
$189.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.61	$0.78	$1.39	$183.61	$190.39
$188.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$0.41	$1.38	$181.62	$189.38
$188.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.97	$0.45	$1.42	$181.08	$189.42

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 257 found (best R:R 3.76, avg credit $0.68)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
180/181	199/200	Nov 6	$0.79	$0.21	51%	3.76	$180.21	$199.79
180/181	198/198	Nov 6	$0.79	$0.21	48%	3.76	$180.21	$198.29
180/181	198/199	Nov 6	$0.76	$0.24	50%	3.17	$180.24	$198.76
181/182	191/192	Oct 23	$0.83	$0.17	41%	4.88	$181.17	$191.83
175/176	194/195	Nov 20	$0.82	$0.18	40%	4.56	$175.18	$194.82
173/174	194/195	Nov 20	$0.79	$0.21	43%	3.76	$173.21	$194.79
181/182	193/194	Oct 23	$0.71	$0.29	50%	2.45	$181.29	$193.71
181/182	196/197	Oct 23	$0.61	$0.39	59%	1.56	$181.39	$196.61
181/182	195/196	Oct 23	$0.61	$0.39	56%	1.56	$181.39	$195.61
180/181	195/196	Oct 30	$0.69	$0.31	47%	2.23	$180.31	$195.69

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 100 found (best R:R 22.81, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$180.00	$185.00	$190.00	Nov 6	$0.71	$4.29	31%	6.04
$210.00	$215.00	$220.00	Nov 20	$0.06	$4.94	5%	82.33
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Oct 30	$0.05	$2.45	6%	49.00
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$0.23	$4.77	8%	20.74
$202.50	$205.00	$207.50	Nov 13	$0.09	$2.41	5%	26.78

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$175.00	$180.00	$185.00	Nov 27	$0.21	$4.79	20%	22.81
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Oct 30	$0.06	$4.94	6%	82.33
$165.00	$170.00	$175.00	Nov 6	$0.22	$4.78	12%	21.73
$181.00	$183.00	$185.00	Nov 6	$0.07	$1.93	11%	27.57
$155.00	$160.00	$165.00	Nov 20	$0.14	$4.86	6%	34.71

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 141 found (best net $-3.37, 126 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$160.00	$170.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$6.52	$3.48
$187.50	$195.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.22	$7.28
$185.00	$190.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$1.21	$3.79
$179.00	$185.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$3.22	$2.78
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Nov 20	$0.00	$5.00

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$200.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$3.37	$6.63
$180.00	$175.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.72	$4.28
$175.00	$170.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.43	$4.57
$175.00	$170.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.52	$4.48
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.25	$4.75

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 84 found (best yield 2.67%, avg 0.83%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$190.00	Nov 20	$5.00	0.45	1.4%	2.67%	4.12%	20	519
$187.50	Nov 27	$6.00	0.50	0.1%	3.20%	3.32%	--	16
$187.50	Nov 13	$5.70	0.50	0.1%	3.04%	3.16%	1	--
$195.00	Nov 27	$3.20	0.33	4.1%	1.71%	5.83%	1	5
$189.00	Nov 13	$4.85	0.46	0.9%	2.59%	3.51%	367	--
$190.00	Nov 13	$4.35	0.44	1.4%	2.32%	3.78%	12	8
$189.00	Nov 20	$4.70	0.47	0.9%	2.51%	3.43%	--	46
$193.00	Nov 20	$3.30	0.37	3.0%	1.76%	4.82%	6	446
$191.00	Nov 20	$3.80	0.42	2.0%	2.03%	4.02%	--	12
$194.00	Nov 20	$3.05	0.34	3.6%	1.63%	5.22%	652	230

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 5,333

Total Puts 6,767

Put/Call Ratio 1.27

Net Difference -1,434

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,637

Total Puts 1,626

Put/Call Ratio 0.99

Net Difference 11

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 72,122

Total Puts 115,943

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.69

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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Current Put/Call Breakdown

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

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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