Bounding a random variable $X$ by $\Bbb{E}(X^4)$

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Let $X$ be a random variable. Is there a way to bound the probability that $|X|$ is large in terms of $\Bbb{E}(X^{4})$?

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According to Markov's inequality (extended version), for any $a > 0$ we have:

$$\Bbb{P}(|X| \ge a) \le \dfrac{\Bbb{E}(X^4)}{a^4}$$

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