diff --git a/main.fnl b/main.fnl
index efd1c21..800185f 100644
--- a/main.fnl
+++ b/main.fnl
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
       (starts-with a "gte:")
       (<= (tonumber (string.sub a 5)) (tonumber b))
 
+      (starts-with a "lt<:")
+      (> (tonumber (string.sub a 5)) (tonumber b))
+
+      (starts-with a "gt>:")
+      (< (tonumber (string.sub a 5)) (tonumber b))
+
       (= a b)))
 
 ;; querying
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@
                14 (string.format "gte:%d" (- lv 4))
                14 (string.format "lte:%d" lv)
                ;; 12 (string.format "gte:%d" ilv)
-               stat-position (string.format "gte:%d" item-stat)}
+               stat-position (string.format "gt>:%d" item-stat)}
               ?sort))
  
 (lambda find-good-item [invtype lv stat-position stat-baseline ?sort]
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 5d89142..a029e1c 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@ local function matches(a, b)
     return (tonumber(string.sub(a, 5)) >= tonumber(b))
   elseif starts_with(a, "gte:") then
     return (tonumber(string.sub(a, 5)) <= tonumber(b))
+  elseif starts_with(a, "lt<:") then
+    return (tonumber(string.sub(a, 5)) > tonumber(b))
+  elseif starts_with(a, "gt>:") then
+    return (tonumber(string.sub(a, 5)) < tonumber(b))
   else
     return (a == b)
   end
 end
 local function find_items(params, _3fsort)
-  _G.assert((nil ~= params), "Missing argument params on main.fnl:42")
+  _G.assert((nil ~= params), "Missing argument params on main.fnl:48")
   local results
   do
     local tbl_17_auto = {}
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ local function find_items(params, _3fsort)
   end
 end
 local function find_item(params, _3fsort)
-  _G.assert((nil ~= params), "Missing argument params on main.fnl:57")
+  _G.assert((nil ~= params), "Missing argument params on main.fnl:63")
   local results = find_items(params, _3fsort)
   if results then
     return first(results)
@@ -82,13 +86,13 @@ local function find_item_by_name(name)
   return find_item({[8] = name})
 end
 local function find_next_better_item(class, subclass, invtype, lv, ilv, stat_position, item_stat, _3fsort)
-  return find_items({[4] = class, [6] = subclass, [10] = invtype, [14] = string.format("lte:%d", lv), [stat_position] = string.format("gte:%d", item_stat)}, _3fsort)
+  return find_items({[4] = class, [6] = subclass, [10] = invtype, [14] = string.format("lte:%d", lv), [stat_position] = string.format("gt>:%d", item_stat)}, _3fsort)
 end
 local function find_good_item(invtype, lv, stat_position, stat_baseline, _3fsort)
-  _G.assert((nil ~= stat_baseline), "Missing argument stat-baseline on main.fnl:77")
-  _G.assert((nil ~= stat_position), "Missing argument stat-position on main.fnl:77")
-  _G.assert((nil ~= lv), "Missing argument lv on main.fnl:77")
-  _G.assert((nil ~= invtype), "Missing argument invtype on main.fnl:77")
+  _G.assert((nil ~= stat_baseline), "Missing argument stat-baseline on main.fnl:83")
+  _G.assert((nil ~= stat_position), "Missing argument stat-position on main.fnl:83")
+  _G.assert((nil ~= lv), "Missing argument lv on main.fnl:83")
+  _G.assert((nil ~= invtype), "Missing argument invtype on main.fnl:83")
   return find_items({[10] = invtype, [14] = string.format("lte:%d", lv), [stat_position] = string.format("gte:%d", stat_baseline)}, _3fsort)
 end
 local function parse_opts(msg)