Watch These 5 Huge Put Purchases In Thursday Trade

Benzinga's newsdesk monitors options activity to notice unusual patterns. These large volume (and often out of the money) trades were initially published intraday in Benzinga Professional . These trades were placed during Wednesday’s regular session.

• Superior Energy Services, Inc. SPN Nov16 17.5 Puts Sweep: 618 @ ASK $1.00: 618 traded vs 105 OI: Earnings 10/24 After Close $18.38 Ref
• Ross Stores, Inc. ROST Nov16 62.5 Puts Sweep: 750 @ ASK $1.35: 760 traded vs 352 OI: Earnings 11/17 After Close $65.09 Ref
• Gap Inc GPS Fri 10/7 22.5 Puts (Wkly) Sweep: 841 @ ASK $0.59: 927 traded vs 179 OI: Earnings 11/17 $22.50 Ref
• Integrated Device Technology Inc IDTI Nov16 23.0 Puts Sweep: 1158 @ ASK $1.35: 1174 traded vs 74 OI: Earnings 10/24 $23.45 Ref
• salesforce.com, inc. CRM Oct16 66.0 Puts Sweep: 900 @ ASK $1.14: 900 traded vs 1159 OI: Earnings 11/16 $67.71 Ref