We sent 16 options alerts in July 2026. 15 of them hit a high of +50% or more, the average high across all 16 was +224%, and the biggest was MSFT at +966%.
Every alert is below, including the one that fell short, with its chart and how the trade actually played out. We grade a month only after its contracts have had time to run, which is why this one is a few months back.
15 of 16 July alerts hit a high of +50% or more.
Avg +224%Biggest MSFT +966%16 calls
7351
7 SmoothNever closed 20% under entry
3 Dipped firstClosed 20% to 55% under entry first
5 Deep dip firstClosed 55% or more under entry first
1 Fell shortNOK, still open
A note on timing. This recap is a snapshot as of October 1, 2026. 5 of these 16 contracts (KO, NFLX, USAR, BAC and NOK) had not yet reached expiration when we published, so their books are not fully closed. The high and drawdown for those are what had printed through publication, and they can still change until they expire.
How to read this blueprint
What the “high” means.The best price the contract reached after the alert, measured from the price it was alerted at. It is not what any member made and not a result we’re claiming. It shows how far the setup ran.
Why we show the ones that fell short.Every alert is here, including the one that never reached +50%. It is in the full tracker below.
These are educational ideas.Pure Power Picks is an options education service. Every alert is a teaching example for how to read setups and manage risk, never a recommendation to act.
// Top setups
The biggest blueprints of July 2026
Each one started as a watchlist setup with a level to hold and a catalyst we were waiting on. The discipline was in the waiting.
1
$MSFT Microsoft Corp
The biggest blueprint of July 2026
+966%
High
// What we sent to members
Anticipation of continued upside, look for MSFT to push back through $400 after the weekly reversal for a move into and over $407.5 – 412.50 – $425 near term. With more time, a hold over $425 can open up $433 – $450 – $456 – $466 for maximum opportunity before expiration. Use $390 – $388 as near-term support. Under $375 and the reversal thesis is off the table. Note: MSFT is scheduled to report earnings July 29th.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $450.00 Calls · Exp August 21, 2026 · alerted $6.00/contract
On August 10, 2026, the contract traded as high as $63.95, +966% above where it was alerted, about 17 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: it wasn’t a straight line. The contract closed as much as 61% below the alert before this high. That’s exactly why each alert is framed as a plan with levels, not just a ticker: the thesis lays out the support zones the idea is built on and the level where it would no longer be valid. With single options this volatile, the drawdown is part of the story, not a footnote.
2
$XOM Exxon Mobil Corp
35 trading days to a +827% high
+827%
High
// What we sent to members
Oversold and looking for a bounce off the $135 – $137 range into the coming days. Look for XOM to reclaim $140 near term. Over $140, target $142 – $145 – $150. With more time, a push into $155 – $163 range opens up for maximum opportunity before expiration. Use support $135 – $134.95. If $134 fails, risk increases.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $145.00 Calls · Exp August 21, 2026 · alerted $2.56/contract
On August 20, 2026, the contract traded as high as $23.72, +827% above where it was alerted, about 35 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: a steadier path. The contract’s deepest close was 11% below the alert. Even so, the thesis levels are part of the picture, not just the opening tick.
3
$GOOG Alphabet Inc.
5 trading days to a +410% high
+410%
High
// What we sent to members
Positioned for a bounce after a sharp flush into the $314 – $319 range with price now attempting to stabilize and push back. Look for a move into and over $335 – $338 near term. Reclaiming that area opens up $342 – $350 in the coming days. With more time and a hold over $350, look for a move back into $358 – $366 – $370 range. If $325 fails to hold, there is risk back into the $314.89 swing low. Use $320 – $325 as support for a favorable risk setup.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $370.00 Calls · Exp September 18, 2026 · alerted $4.80/contract
On August 5, 2026, the contract traded as high as $24.50, +410% above where it was alerted, about 5 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: a steadier path. The contract’s deepest close was 12% below the alert. Even so, the thesis levels are part of the picture, not just the opening tick.
4
$KO Coca-Cola
35 trading days to a +192% high
+192%
High
// What we sent to members
Anticipating continuation into higher prices into the later months of 2026. Look for move over $84.56 for confirmation. Then target $85 – 90 in the near term and potentially a move into 95 – 100 before expiration for maximum opportunities before expiration. To keep risk:reward tight, use $80-78 range as support / entry opportunities for this idea.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $90.00 Calls · Exp January 15, 2027 · alerted $2.09/contract
Basis note: the contract never traded back down to the $1.99 alert print, so the tracker measures from $2.09, the lowest it actually changed hands at afterwards. Every figure below divides by that more conservative number.
On August 24, 2026, the contract traded as high as $6.10, +192% above where it was alerted, about 35 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: a steadier path. The contract’s deepest close was 19% below the alert. Even so, the thesis levels are part of the picture, not just the opening tick.
5
$TOST Toast
29 trading days to a +157% high
+157%
High
// What we sent to members
Anticipation of continued upside as TOST holds above $29.20 and pushes into the $30 – 30.54 range. A clean break and close over $30.54 opens the next leg toward $31.10 – 32.55 – 34.40. With more time, $35.18 – 38.65 become viable targets for maximum opportunity before expiration. Use $29 – 28.50 as near-term support. If TOST loses $28.50, risk increases toward $26 and the setup is off.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $30.00 Calls · Exp September 18, 2026 · alerted $2.76/contract
On August 24, 2026, the contract traded as high as $7.10, +157% above where it was alerted, about 29 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: it wasn’t a straight line. The contract closed as much as 33% below the alert before this high. That’s exactly why each alert is framed as a plan with levels, not just a ticker: the thesis lays out the support zones the idea is built on and the level where it would no longer be valid. With single options this volatile, the drawdown is part of the story, not a footnote.
// The full tape
All 16 alerts, nothing hidden
Starred names are broken down above. Every alert we sent in July 2026, ranked by their high.
Ticker
Alerted
Type
Strike
Alert $
High
Max Dip
Result
MSFT ★
Jul 17
CALL
$450.00
$6.00
+966%
-61%
Deep dip first
XOM ★
Jul 2
CALL
$145.00
$2.56
+827%
-11%
Smooth
GOOG ★
Jul 29
CALL
$370.00
$4.80
+410%
-12%
Smooth*
KO ★
Jul 6
CALL
$90.00
$2.09 adj
+192%
-19%
Smooth*
TOST ★
Jul 14
CALL
$30.00
$2.76
+157%
-33%
Dipped first*
NFLX
Jul 27
CALL
$80.00
$3.35
+146%
-6%
Smooth*
DVN
Jul 22
CALL
$47.50
$1.74
+138%
-69%
Deep dip first*
USAR
Jul 24
CALL
$17.00
$2.81
+126%
-20%
Dipped first*
ARKK
Jul 16
CALL
$80.00
$3.70
+125%
-64%
Deep dip first*
RTX
Jul 31
CALL
$220.00
$5.70
+99%
-2%
Smooth*
NOW
Jul 1
CALL
$120.00
$5.85
+94%
-90%
Deep dip first
NVDA
Jul 13
CALL
$220.00
$4.95
+86%
-84%
Deep dip first
PEP
Jul 9
CALL
$145.00
$3.15
+73%
-52%
Dipped first*
UPS
Jul 7
CALL
$115.00
$4.65 adj
+70%
-11%
Smooth*
BAC
Jul 21
CALL
$62.50
$2.43 adj
+66%
-7%
Smooth*
NOK
Jul 9
CALL
$13.00
$2.74
+5%
0%
Fell short*
* Not settled yet. The alert tracker has not posted a final verdict on that contract yet, so its label is our read of the tracker’s rules and can still change. adj. The contract never traded back down to the alerted price after the alert went out, so the basis is the lowest price it actually printed instead. It is the more conservative number, and the percentages on that row divide by it.
How to read the Max Dip column. The Max Dip is the deepest each contract closed below its alert price before it ever reached its high: a real, sustained daily close, not an intraday wick. Some runs were nearly straight lines, others demanded real conviction: MSFT’s +966% only came after the contract closed down 61%. The high is the ceiling a contract reached. The dip is exactly why every alert is framed as an educational plan with levels, not just a ticker: the thesis lays out the support zones the idea is built on, the targets it’s aiming for, and the level where it would no longer be valid. With single options this volatile, the full path matters as much as the headline number.
// Fell short
And what each one teaches
The alert whose high stayed under +50%, and what each one teaches. It is still open, so that can still change.
The lesson in almost every alert that falls short is the same one we teach in the room every week: the setup has to confirm before it means anything. An alert names a level, a trigger, and a point where the idea no longer holds. When the trigger never fires, or the level the whole idea rests on breaks, the setup simply never came together. The discipline that keeps a bad setup small is the same discipline that lets a good one run.
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$NOK Nokia
NOK Call Still Under +50%
+5%
High · Fell short*
* Still open. This contract expires 1/15/27, so it can still reach +50%. It is here because it has not so far.
The idea called for NOK to hold above $12 and work back into $13 to $13.89, with a reclaim of $13.89 opening $14, $15 and $16.63, and a break of $16.63 putting $20 in play before the January 2027 expiration. Support sat at $11.75 to $11.50, and a weekly close under $11.50 was the point where the idea no longer held. NOK touched $13.13 on the alert day, which is where the contract printed its best, +5%. It never reached $13.89. It closed under $11.50 four sessions later, finished that week at $10.12, and traded down to $9.10 by the next Friday.
The lesson: A long-dated contract buys time, but it does not change the setup. The plan named a weekly close under $11.50 as the point the idea stopped holding, and the first full week after the alert closed at $10.12.
Study the next month as it happens
Every alert you just read started the same way: an educational idea delivered to members in real time, with the thesis spelled out. Follow the next batch live: the setups, the reasoning, and the watchlist work that comes before them.
Educational content only. The “high” is the best price a contract reached after the alert, not any member’s result. No future result is implied or guaranteed.
// The blueprint archive
Read back through the earlier recaps
Every period gets the same treatment: every alert we sent, side by side, each one graded against the same +50% bar once its contract has matured.
Disclaimer: Pure Power Picks is not a licensed financial advisor. All content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Options trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. The high is the best price a contract reached after the alert; it does not represent any single member’s result. Past alert performance does not guarantee future results.
The PPP Team is the research and editorial team behind Pure Power Picks. We trade stocks and options and publish the work as we do it, with every alert tracked in public. Publishing since 2020. How we research and correct our work is written out in our editorial standards. Our content is strictly educational, never advice.
