Monday’s Key Options Activity: ESAB, GOOG, ASTH Highlights

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On October 16, 2026, ESAB Corp (Symbol: ESAB) experienced significant trading activity with a total volume of 10,023 contracts, equivalent to approximately 1.0 million underlying shares—122.7% of its average daily trading volume of 816,990 shares. Prominent activity included 5,000 contracts for the $55 strike put option.

Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG) saw a trading volume of 181,742 contracts, translating to around 18.2 million underlying shares—107% of its average daily volume of 17.0 million shares. The $365 strike call option expiring on September 25, 2026, accounted for 10,875 of those contracts.

Astrana Health Inc (Symbol: ASTH) also reported notable trading with 4,037 contracts, or 403,700 underlying shares, amounting to 102.6% of its average daily volume of 393,545 shares. The $40 strike call option, expiring October 16, 2026, saw 3,941 contracts traded.

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