Here’s what the desk actually sent in May 2026, with nothing left on the cutting-room floor. 12 alerts went out. 10 of them reached at least a +30% max opp, and the average across all 12 landed at +344% maximum opportunity. The standout idea was QCOM, which printed a +1542% max opp.
This is the full tape, not a highlight reel. We walk through the ideas that worked, the ones that didn’t, and what each one had to teach — because that’s the only kind of look-back worth reading.
May 2026 Scorecard
12
Alerts sent
83%
Hit +30% max opp
+344%
Avg max opp
QCOM +1542%
Biggest
10 winners · 2 misses
11 CALLS · 1 PUT
A note on timing. This recap is a snapshot as of August 1, 2026. 5 of these 12 contracts — OUST, CVX, RR, RGTI and MCD — had not yet reached expiration when we published, so their books are not fully closed. The max opp and drawdown for those are what had printed through publication, and they can still change until they expire.
How to read this blueprint
What “max opp” means.The best the contract could have done between the alert and its peak. It is not what any member made and not a result we’re claiming — just the full scope of the opportunity the setup put on the table.
Why we publish the misses too.You’ll see our losers right next to our biggest winners. An honest scorecard is the only kind worth keeping. All 2 misses are 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 May 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
$QCOM Qualcomm Inc.
The biggest blueprint of May 2026
+1542%
Max Opp
// What we sent to members
Look move back into and over $170 into the coming days and then target upside $185. With more time, look for +$187 to trigger impulsive moves into $200 – 205 – 210+. Short term support 167.5 – deeper support / risk at $163.75.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $200.00 Calls · Exp July 17, 2026 · alerted $4.05/contract
On May 29, 2026, the contract traded as high as $66.50 — a +1542% maximum opportunity, about 18 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: a steadier path — the contract’s deepest close was -5% below the alert. Even so, the thesis levels are part of the picture, not just the opening tick.
2
$IBM International Business Machines
3 trading days to +684% max opp
+684%
Max Opp
// What we sent to members
Anticipate a move back into $270 – $275 near term. A break over $275 opens up $285 – $295 – $310 targets. With more time, look for IBM to reclaim $300 and trigger impulsive moves into $315 – $325 supply for max opportunities before expiration. Use support $260 – $250 for strong risk : reward. If $250 fails, risk is a deeper pullback into the $245 – $235 range.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $300.00 Calls · Exp July 17, 2026 · alerted $5.55/contract
On June 1, 2026, the contract traded as high as $43.50 — a +684% maximum opportunity, about 3 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: a clean ride — it held above the alert price the whole way to this high, tracking close to the plan.
3
$OUST Ouster Inc.
31 trading days to +616% max opp
+616%
Max Opp
// What we sent to members
Price has fallen under $30 gives opportunity for entry. Look for support / risk at $25. Anticipate reversal and price action to get back over $30. If this happens, target $33 – 34.5 and then last week’s high $36.05. Maximum opportunity with time would be a breakout move into / over $41.65 – 50 before expiration.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $40.00 Calls · Exp August 21, 2026 · alerted $3.70/contract
On July 1, 2026, the contract traded as high as $26.49 — a +616% maximum opportunity, about 31 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: a clean ride — it held above the alert price the whole way to this high, tracking close to the plan.
4
$LUNR Intuitive Machines
17 trading days to +481% max opp
+481%
Max Opp
// What we sent to members
Building support at $25 range anticipate moves up into $26.3 near term. in the coming weeks look for breakout over this to target 27.5 – 28.87 – 30 – 31.15. Over that and $35-40 for max opportunity before exp. Use $25 -24 short term support to keep risk tight.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $25.00 Calls · Exp June 18, 2026 · alerted $3.70/contract
On May 28, 2026, the contract traded as high as $21.50 — a +481% maximum opportunity, about 17 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: a steadier path — the contract’s deepest close was -18% below the alert. Even so, the thesis levels are part of the picture, not just the opening tick.
5
$MSFT Microsoft
13 trading days to +351% max opp
+351%
Max Opp
// What we sent to members
$400 has held firm and weekly bull flag is building. Anticipate movement in near term to $420 – 425 – 430 – 433.5. With more time and a breakout over $434, target MSFT price into midrange supply $450 – 455 – 460 – 468 – 475 for maximum opportunity before exp. Use $400 as support. A weekly close under $400 increases downside risk.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $460.00 Calls · Exp July 17, 2026 · alerted $5.65/contract
On June 1, 2026, the contract traded as high as $25.50 — a +351% maximum opportunity, about 13 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: a steadier path — the contract’s deepest close was -17% below the alert. Even so, the thesis levels are part of the picture, not just the opening tick.
// The full tape
All 12 alerts, nothing hidden
Starred names are broken down above. Every alert we sent in May 2026, winners and misses together.
Ticker
Alerted
Type
Strike
Alert $
Max Opp
Max Dip
Result
QCOM ★
May 4
CALL
$200.00
$4.05
+1542%
-5%
Clean winner
IBM ★
May 28
CALL
$300.00
$5.55
+684%
-3%
Clean winner
OUST ★
May 18
CALL
$40.00
$3.70
+616%
0%
Clean winner
LUNR ★
May 4
CALL
$25.00
$3.70
+481%
-18%
Clean winner
MSFT ★
May 14
CALL
$460.00
$5.65
+351%
-17%
Clean winner
TGT
May 27
CALL
$140.00
$2.56
+134%
-69%
Hard-won
CVX
May 11
CALL
$200.00
$6.08
+114%
-1%
Clean winner
RR
May 13
CALL
$3.00
$0.63
+75%
-24%
Choppy winner
RGTI
May 29
CALL
$30.00
$4.15
+57%
0%
Clean winner
MCD
May 20
CALL
$300.00
$6.40
+41%
-20%
Choppy winner
UNH
May 21
PUT
$340.00
$3.90
+18%
-13%
Miss
OKLO
May 6
CALL
$110.00
$5.15
+17%
0%
Miss
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: OUST’s +616% never closed below the alert price at all. Max opp is the ceiling a contract reached. One caveat on the misses. This window closes the moment a contract reaches its high, so an idea that peaked early and low shows a small Max Dip even though it kept losing value well after that peak. On a miss a shallow dip is not a mild loss — it only means there was little room to fall before an early top. Read the dip next to the max opp, never on its own. 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.
// What didn’t work
And what each miss teaches
A recap that only shows the highlight reel isn’t education, it’s marketing. Here are the 2 ideas that fell short of +30%.
The lesson in almost every miss 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 miss small is the same discipline that lets a winner run.
$OKLO
OKLO Call That Fell Short Miss · +17% max opp
The OKLO call thesis looked for a push into and over $80 to 81.5, with a break above that opening $90 to 100 and stretch targets up to $125. Support was framed at $75 to 70 for risk and reward. In reality the idea topped out around +17% and never confirmed the breakout that the wider objectives depended on. The move into and over the key level simply did not materialize, and the upper targets stayed hypothetical the whole way.
The lesson: Ambitious upside targets only matter once the trigger level is actually reclaimed. When confirmation never arrives, the higher price zones remain untested ideas rather than outcomes.
$UNH
UNH Put That Missed Miss · +18% max opp
This UNH put alert leaned bearish, expecting a failed move at $404 to roll over back under the $380 to $375 zone, with room toward $365, $355, and lower if $340 broke. In reality, the idea only reached about +18% before fading. Price never confirmed the deeper breakdown the thesis needed, and the anticipated resistance held better than expected. The bearish scenario stayed shallow and stalled well short of the mapped downside targets.
The lesson: A thesis is only as strong as the level that confirms it, and when a breakdown never materializes, the deeper targets stay theoretical.
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. “Max opp” is the best a contract could have done, not any member’s result. No future result is implied or guaranteed.
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. Max opp refers to the best possible high a contract reached; it does not represent any single member’s result. Past alert performance does not guarantee future results.
The PPP Team brings decades of combined experience from some of the most well-known companies in the trading industry. Founded in 2020, Pure Power Picks delivers options trading education, platform reviews, and trade alerts to help everyday traders develop real skills. Our content is strictly educational.
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