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USO

United States Oil

$168.57 +2.86%

(10/28 12:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/28 1:00pm) 85,614

Calls: 42,248 (49%)

Puts: 43,366 (51%)

Prior (10/27) 58,044

Calls: 32,408 (56%)

Puts: 25,636 (44%)

Current vs Prior +47.50%

Calls: +30.36% (Calls)

Puts: +69.16% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 1,025,059

Calls: 521,024 (51%)

Puts: 504,035 (49%)

Prior 7-Day Average 146,437

Calls: 74,432 (51%)

Puts: 72,005 (49%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -41.54%

Calls: -43.24%

Puts: -39.77%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/28 1:00pm) $40.55M

Calls: $35.55M (88%)

Puts: $5.00M (12%)

Prior (10/27) $34.74M

Calls: $29.40M (85%)

Puts: $5.34M (15%)

Current vs Prior +16.72%

Calls: +20.92%

Puts: -6.41%

Prior 7-Day Total $543.34M

Calls: $452.60M (83%)

Puts: $90.73M (17%)

Prior 7-Day Average $77.62M

Calls: $64.66M (83%)

Puts: $12.96M (17%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -47.76%

Calls: -45.02%

Puts: -61.46%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/28 1:00pm) 1.03

Prior (10/27) 0.79

Current vs Prior +29.76%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.97

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +6.05%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/28 1:00pm) 491,699

Calls: 225,094 (46%)

Puts: 266,605 (54%)

Prior (10/27) 471,722

Calls: 216,718 (46%)

Puts: 255,004 (54%)

Current vs Prior +4.23%

Prior 7-Day Total 3,273,963

Calls: 1,510,277 (46%)

Puts: 1,763,686 (54%)

Prior 7-Day Average 467,709

Calls: 215,753 (46%)

Puts: 251,955 (54%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +5.13%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

3DTEWKMO Expiry (10/28) | Next (10/30)Expiry (10/30) | Next (11/06)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 1.18% | 3.45%3.45% | 6.87%10.65% | 16.70%

Prior 2.14% | 3.97%3.97% | 6.58%10.48% | 15.98%

Current vs Prior -44.88% | -13.24%-13.24% | +4.43%+1.57% | +4.53%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.31% | 4.53%3.16% | 6.45%7.66% | 14.42%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -48.98% | -23.96%+8.94% | +6.43%+38.98% | +15.78%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.14% | 3.97%3.97% | 6.58%10.48% | 15.98%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -44.88% | -13.24%-13.24% | +4.43%+1.57% | +4.53%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 24.65% | 10.11%

Calls: 26.53% | 12.46%

Puts: 22.77% | 7.75%

Prior 8.79% | 10.56%

Calls: 13.20% | 5.97%

Puts: 4.39% | 15.15%

Current vs Prior +180.43% | -4.26%

Prior 7-Day Avg 11.98% | 17.24%

Calls: 11.74% | 16.01%

Puts: 12.22% | 18.47%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +105.78% | -41.37%

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Strong bullish conviction with 88% of dollar volume in calls ($35.55M) vs puts ($5.00M). Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.03.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

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Option Volume

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Open Interest

Expected Move

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
13:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 140 of results (avg 7.0%, best 3.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$145.00	Nov 20	25.10	26.00	$25.55	3.5%	128	0.88	1.2K
$171.00	Nov 13	6.15	6.40	$6.28	4.0%	23	0.46	102
$185.00	Nov 20	3.65	3.80	$3.72	4.0%	184	0.27	1.3K
$173.00	Dec 4	9.50	9.95	$9.73	4.6%	31	0.48	1.1K
$172.00	Nov 20	7.35	7.70	$7.53	4.6%	29	0.46	343

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$165.00	Nov 20	6.85	7.10	$6.98	3.6%	131	0.42	1.4K
$165.00	Nov 27	7.95	8.25	$8.10	3.7%	13	0.42	89
$167.50	Dec 4	10.40	10.80	$10.60	3.8%	1	0.45	16
$167.00	Dec 4	10.10	10.50	$10.30	3.9%	30	0.44	17
$164.00	Nov 13	5.00	5.20	$5.10	3.9%	12	0.39	136

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 41 found (avg $0.69, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$176.00	Oct 30	0.46	0.56	$0.51	19.6%	296	0.15	271
$175.00	Oct 30	0.56	0.68	$0.62	19.4%	1.0K	0.18	3.2K
$174.00	Oct 30	0.75	0.87	$0.81	14.8%	136	0.22	3.0K
$186.00	Nov 4	0.49	0.58	$0.53	17.0%	19	0.09	19
$184.00	Nov 4	0.63	0.75	$0.69	17.4%	10	0.12	30

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$166.00	Oct 28	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	2.4K	0.13	312
$167.00	Oct 28	0.22	0.25	$0.24	12.5%	894	0.23	229
$155.00	Oct 30	0.11	0.13	$0.12	16.7%	384	0.04	2.1K
$161.00	Oct 30	0.44	0.51	$0.48	14.6%	89	0.13	483
$150.00	Oct 30	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	239	0.02	4.1K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 344 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$140.00	Nov 4	26.80	30.60	$28.70	13.2%	--	1.00	32
$145.00	Nov 4	21.90	25.70	$23.80	16.0%	20	1.00	1
$136.00	Nov 13	31.15	35.05	$33.10	11.8%	--	1.00	21
$135.00	Oct 28	31.65	35.15	$33.40	10.5%	189	1.00	104
$136.00	Oct 28	30.60	34.10	$32.35	10.8%	44	1.00	97

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$173.00	Oct 28	2.95	6.05	$4.50	68.9%	2	1.00	13
$174.00	Oct 28	3.65	7.20	$5.43	65.4%	3	1.00	4
$176.00	Oct 28	5.45	9.20	$7.32	51.2%	1	1.00	--
$177.50	Oct 28	6.95	10.80	$8.88	43.4%	6	1.00	--
$178.00	Oct 28	7.65	11.30	$9.48	38.5%	38	1.00	1

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 688 active (total vol 78.3K, top 3.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$170.00	Oct 28	0.17	0.22	$0.20	25.0%	3.2K	0.21	949
$170.00	Oct 30	1.90	2.00	$1.95	5.1%	2.1K	0.42	3.4K
$169.00	Oct 28	0.42	0.57	$0.50	30.0%	2.0K	0.38	638
$171.00	Oct 28	0.06	0.10	$0.08	50.0%	1.6K	0.10	543
$168.00	Oct 28	0.85	1.11	$0.98	26.5%	1.5K	0.59	696

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$168.00	Oct 28	0.45	0.58	$0.52	25.0%	3.1K	0.41	276
$160.00	Oct 30	0.32	0.42	$0.37	27.0%	2.6K	0.10	2.7K
$166.00	Oct 28	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	2.4K	0.13	312
$142.00	Oct 28	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	1.8K	0.00	2.4K
$165.00	Oct 28	0.03	0.07	$0.05	80.0%	1.5K	0.06	1.5K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 10 strikes (avg 9.7%, max 17.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$168.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	57.8%	49.4%	16.8%	1.5K	718
$167.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	59.1%	52.4%	12.8%	1.5K	826
$170.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	58.7%	52.9%	11.0%	3.3K	1.2K
$167.50	Oct 28	Dec 4	56.0%	52.9%	5.9%	889	428
$169.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	57.4%	55.5%	3.3%	2.0K	683

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$168.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	57.8%	49.3%	17.1%	3.1K	304
$167.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	59.1%	52.3%	13.0%	924	246
$170.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	58.7%	54.7%	7.4%	597	100
$167.50	Oct 28	Dec 4	56.0%	52.8%	6.1%	946	180
$169.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	57.4%	55.4%	3.5%	966	238

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 314 found (best R:R 7.62, avg 2.92)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$180.00	$185.00	Nov 27	$0.58	$4.42	$0.58	35%	7.62	$180.58
$195.00	$200.00	Dec 4	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	25%	24.00	$195.20
$180.00	$185.00	Dec 4	$1.00	$4.00	$1.00	39%	4.00	$181.00
$140.00	$141.00	Nov 20	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	91%	3.00	$140.25
$190.00	$195.00	Nov 27	$0.40	$4.60	$0.40	24%	11.50	$190.40

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$173.00	$170.00	Dec 4	$1.03	$1.97	$1.03	52%	1.91	$171.97
$168.00	$167.00	Nov 6	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	47%	9.00	$167.90
$171.00	$170.00	Nov 20	$0.18	$0.82	$0.18	52%	4.56	$170.82
$177.50	$177.00	Oct 30	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	90%	3.17	$177.38
$170.00	$169.00	Nov 27	$0.18	$0.82	$0.18	50%	4.56	$169.82

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 228 found (best R:R 2.85, avg 0.71)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$169.00	$170.00	Dec 4	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	47%	9.00	$169.90
$173.00	$175.00	Nov 27	$1.22	$1.22	$0.78	55%	1.56	$174.22
$171.00	$172.00	Dec 4	$0.83	$0.83	$0.17	50%	4.88	$171.83
$173.00	$174.00	Nov 13	$0.73	$0.73	$0.27	58%	2.70	$173.73
$171.00	$172.00	Nov 20	$0.75	$0.75	$0.25	52%	3.00	$171.75

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$162.00	$160.00	Dec 4	$1.48	$1.48	$0.52	63%	2.85	$160.52
$143.00	$142.00	Oct 28	$0.71	$0.71	$0.29	92%	2.45	$142.29
$155.00	$154.00	Dec 4	$0.78	$0.78	$0.22	72%	3.55	$154.22
$167.00	$166.00	Nov 4	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	56%	9.00	$166.10
$160.00	$159.00	Nov 13	$0.76	$0.76	$0.24	69%	3.17	$159.24

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $3.34, cheapest $6.11)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$167.50	Oct 28	Nov 13	$6.11	56.0%	48.3%
$169.00	Oct 28	Oct 30	$1.91	57.4%	50.7%
$168.00	Oct 28	Oct 30	$1.99	57.8%	51.8%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$167.50	Oct 28	Nov 13	$6.31	56.0%	48.3%
$169.00	Oct 28	Oct 30	$1.83	57.4%	50.7%
$168.00	Oct 28	Oct 30	$1.86	57.8%	51.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 212 found (cheapest 0.89% of stock, avg 8.42%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$168.00	Oct 28	$0.98	$0.52	$1.50	$166.50	$169.50	0.89%
$169.00	Oct 28	$0.50	$1.01	$1.51	$167.49	$170.51	0.90%
$167.50	Oct 28	$1.39	$0.34	$1.73	$165.77	$169.23	1.03%
$170.00	Oct 28	$0.20	$1.73	$1.93	$168.07	$171.93	1.14%
$167.00	Oct 28	$1.73	$0.24	$1.97	$165.03	$168.97	1.17%
$166.00	Oct 28	$2.64	$0.11	$2.75	$163.25	$168.75	1.63%
$171.00	Oct 28	$0.08	$2.76	$2.84	$168.16	$173.84	1.68%
$165.00	Oct 28	$3.65	$0.05	$3.70	$161.30	$168.70	2.19%
$172.00	Oct 28	$0.03	$3.88	$3.91	$168.09	$175.91	2.32%
$172.50	Oct 28	$0.02	$4.25	$4.27	$168.23	$176.77	2.53%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 225 found (cheapest 0.11% of stock, avg 6.31%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$171.00	$166.00	Oct 28	$0.08	$0.11	$0.19	$165.81	$171.19
$170.00	$166.00	Oct 28	$0.20	$0.11	$0.31	$165.69	$170.31
$177.00	$166.00	Oct 28	$0.23	$0.11	$0.34	$165.66	$177.34
$171.00	$167.00	Oct 28	$0.08	$0.24	$0.32	$166.68	$171.32
$179.00	$166.00	Oct 28	$0.26	$0.11	$0.37	$165.63	$179.37
$170.00	$167.00	Oct 28	$0.20	$0.24	$0.44	$166.56	$170.44
$171.00	$167.50	Oct 28	$0.08	$0.34	$0.42	$167.08	$171.42
$177.00	$167.00	Oct 28	$0.23	$0.24	$0.47	$166.53	$177.47
$179.00	$167.00	Oct 28	$0.26	$0.24	$0.50	$166.50	$179.50
$170.00	$167.50	Oct 28	$0.20	$0.34	$0.54	$166.96	$170.54

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 277 found (best R:R 4.88, avg credit $0.66)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
142/143	170/171	Oct 28	$0.83	$0.17	72%	4.88	$142.17	$170.83
148/148	181/182	Nov 13	$0.79	$0.21	57%	3.76	$147.71	$181.79
158/159	179/180	Nov 6	$0.79	$0.21	52%	3.76	$158.21	$179.79
140/141	181/182	Nov 13	$0.66	$0.34	64%	1.94	$140.34	$181.66
145/146	179/180	Oct 28	$0.37	$0.63	89%	0.59	$145.63	$179.37
144/144	181/182	Nov 13	$0.63	$0.37	62%	1.70	$143.37	$181.63
137/138	181/182	Nov 13	$0.59	$0.41	65%	1.44	$137.41	$181.59
144/145	181/182	Nov 13	$0.63	$0.37	61%	1.70	$144.37	$181.63
148/148	181/182	Nov 13	$0.65	$0.35	59%	1.86	$147.35	$181.65
156/157	179/180	Nov 6	$0.67	$0.33	56%	2.03	$156.33	$179.67

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 233 found (best R:R 54.56, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$185.00	$190.00	$195.00	Dec 4	$0.09	$4.91	9%	54.56
$185.00	$190.00	$195.00	Nov 20	$0.13	$4.87	9%	37.46
$168.00	$169.00	$170.00	Oct 28	$0.18	$0.82	39%	4.56
$170.00	$171.00	$172.00	Oct 28	$0.07	$0.93	17%	13.29
$165.00	$166.00	$167.00	Oct 28	$0.10	$0.90	17%	9.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$165.00	$166.00	$167.00	Oct 28	$0.07	$0.93	17%	13.29
$168.00	$169.00	$170.00	Oct 28	$0.23	$0.77	39%	3.35
$170.00	$171.00	$172.00	Oct 28	$0.09	$0.91	16%	10.11
$168.00	$169.00	$170.00	Oct 30	$0.08	$0.92	12%	11.50
$161.00	$162.00	$163.00	Oct 30	$0.05	$0.95	7%	19.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 196 found (best net $-2.92, 187 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$150.00	$160.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$3.51	$6.49
$166.00	$167.00	1:2	Oct 28	-$0.82	$0.18
$181.00	$182.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.07	$0.93
$183.00	$184.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.06	$0.94
$175.00	$176.00	1:2	Oct 28	-$0.06	$0.94

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$190.00	$175.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$2.92	$12.08
$190.00	$180.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$4.71	$5.29
$170.00	$169.00	1:2	Oct 28	-$0.29	$0.71
$165.00	$160.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$1.40	$3.60
$171.00	$170.00	1:2	Oct 28	-$0.70	$0.30

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 154 found (best yield 5.22%, avg 1.76%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$175.00	Dec 4	$8.80	0.45	3.8%	5.22%	9.03%	33	99
$173.00	Dec 4	$9.50	0.48	2.6%	5.64%	8.26%	31	1.1K
$185.00	Dec 4	$5.95	0.34	9.8%	3.53%	13.28%	62	71
$169.00	Dec 4	$11.15	0.53	0.3%	6.61%	6.87%	2	45
$190.00	Dec 4	$4.90	0.29	12.7%	2.91%	15.62%	4	26
$200.00	Dec 4	$3.30	0.23	18.6%	1.96%	20.60%	15	37
$180.00	Dec 4	$6.05	0.39	6.8%	3.59%	10.37%	11	21
$172.00	Dec 4	$8.80	0.49	2.0%	5.22%	7.26%	29	266
$170.00	Dec 4	$9.70	0.52	0.8%	5.75%	6.60%	28	266
$171.00	Dec 4	$9.10	0.50	1.4%	5.40%	6.84%	11	41

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 42,248

Total Puts 43,366

Put/Call Ratio 1.03

Net Difference -1,118

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 32,408

Total Puts 25,636

Put/Call Ratio 0.79

Net Difference 6,772

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 521,024

Total Puts 504,035

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.97

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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