Here’s what the desk actually sent in Q1 2026, with nothing left on the cutting-room floor. 42 alerts went out. 34 of them reached at least a +30% max opp, and the average across all 42 landed at +163% maximum opportunity. The standout idea was INTC, which printed a +755% 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.
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 8 misses are in the full tracker below, and three are broken down in detail.
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 5 setups
The biggest blueprints of Q1
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
$INTC Intel
The biggest blueprint of the quarter
+755%
Max Opp
// What we sent to members
Anticipation of upside based on weekly trend at support. Use $45 – 42.5 short term support and deeper support at $40 zone. Target a move back into $50. With more time and a move over $50 may test January highs $52.5 – 54.60+ for maximum opportunities before expiration.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $50.00 Calls · Exp April 17, 2026 · alerted $2.17/contract
On April 16, 2026, the contract traded as high as $18.55 — a +755% maximum opportunity, about 32 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: it wasn’t a straight line — the contract closed as low as -87% 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
hims & hers
$HIMS Hims & Hers Health
A reversal off the $14-15 floor
+696%
Max Opp
// What we sent to members
Potential reversal play. Look for move into $17.5 – 20 for near term return to mean. Potential for HIMS to climb back into $22.5 – 25+ with time for maximum opportunities before expiration. Look for support to hold $15 – 14. A close under $13.75 voids this thesis.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $20.00 Calls · Exp April 17, 2026 · alerted $1.03/contract
On March 11, 2026, the contract traded as high as $8.20 — a +696% maximum opportunity, about 10 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: it wasn’t a straight line — the contract closed as low as -46% 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.
3
$AAPL Apple Inc.
Patience off the $245 demand zone
+508%
Max Opp
// What we sent to members
AAPL has found support at the $245-250 zone as anticipated, with Monday’s low at $245.18 holding the key demand level. Stock trading back above $250 with RSI neutral at 46.4 suggests bounce potential is intact. Look for support to hold at 250 – 245 zone. Look for upside targets at 260 – 265 – 275 – 285 or more if bullish action fully regains control in then broader market.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $265.00 Calls · Exp May 15, 2026 · alerted $5.80/contract
On May 13, 2026, the contract traded as high as $35.29 — a +508% maximum opportunity, about 31 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: a steadier path — the contract’s deepest close was -13% below the alert. Even so, the thesis levels are part of the picture, not just the opening tick.
4
$AMZN Amazon.Com
A clean swing off the $200 base
+480%
Max Opp
// What we sent to members
Potential swing off $200 range into higher prices in the coming weeks – months. Use support $200 – 197.5. – 195 range. Target a move off support back into $210 – 212 – 220 – 225. With a move over $225 there’s potential for a run back into $230 – 237 – 240 before expiration for maximum opportunities before expiration. If $195 isn’t holding, a move into $190-185 is possible.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $220.00 Calls · Exp April 17, 2026 · alerted $5.55/contract
On April 14, 2026, the contract traded as high as $32.20 — a +480% maximum opportunity, about 44 trading days after the alert.
The path, honestly: it wasn’t a straight line — the contract closed as low as -85% 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.
5
$CVX Chevron
Energy strength into all-time highs
+461%
Max Opp
// What we sent to members
Recent bullish strength for CVX may continue into the coming weeks – months. Look for CVX to move into +$180 and target all time highs ($189.68). A move above all time highs could result in a move to $200+ for max opportunities before expiration. Short term support $175, mid term support $170 and deeper pullbacks into $165 – $160 may be optimal entries.
The idea: Buy Call Options · Strike $190.00 Calls · Exp June 18, 2026 · alerted $5.10/contract
On March 30, 2026, the contract traded as high as $28.60 — a +461% maximum opportunity, about 39 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.
// The full tape
All 42 alerts, nothing hidden
Starred names are the five broken down above. Every alert we sent in Q1, winners and misses together.
Ticker
Alerted
Type
Strike
Alert $
Max Opp
Max Dip
Result
INTC ★
Mar 2
CALL
$50.00
$2.17
+755%
-87%
Hard-won
HIMS ★
Feb 25
CALL
$20.00
$1.03
+696%
-46%
Choppy winner
AAPL ★
Mar 31
CALL
$265.00
$5.80
+508%
-13%
Clean winner
AMZN ★
Feb 11
CALL
$220.00
$5.55
+480%
-85%
Hard-won
CVX ★
Feb 3
CALL
$190.00
$5.10
+461%
0%
Clean winner
UNP
Mar 24
CALL
$260.00
$5.10
+291%
-8%
Clean winner
SMCI
Mar 4
CALL
$35.00
$4.20
+290%
-87%
Hard-won
NFLX
Mar 26
CALL
$100.00
$2.82
+282%
0%
Clean winner
ENPH
Feb 9
CALL
$60.00
$4.20
+261%
-98%
Hard-won
RIOT
Jan 22
CALL
$20.00
$2.66
+238%
-87%
Hard-won
KR
Mar 31
PUT
$67.50
$3.50
+231%
-10%
Clean winner
SOFI
Jan 27
PUT
$25.00
$3.35
+210%
0%
Clean winner
KO
Mar 25
CALL
$80.00
$1.35
+200%
-85%
Hard-won
SHOP
Mar 5
PUT
$120.00
$4.90
+161%
-3%
Clean winner
HOOD
Feb 5
CALL
$90.00
$3.10
+155%
-5%
Clean winner
JPM
Feb 20
PUT
$250.00
$2.57
+153%
-11%
Clean winner
TGT
Feb 2
CALL
$115.00
$5.30
+146%
0%
Clean winner
MSFT
Mar 16
CALL
$450.00
$4.95
+127%
-86%
Hard-won
IWM
Mar 10
PUT
$245.00
$4.96
+116%
0%
Clean winner
AR
Mar 11
CALL
$40.00
$3.50
+114%
0%
Clean winner
RR
Jan 20
CALL
$5.00
$0.91
+103%
-14%
Clean winner
C
Feb 24
PUT
$100.00
$3.40
+85%
-36%
Choppy winner
JNJ
Mar 12
PUT
$230.00
$5.20
+82%
-51%
Choppy winner
ADBE
Feb 17
CALL
$320.00
$5.25
+81%
-30%
Choppy winner
PATH
Jan 2
CALL
$17.00
$2.03
+72%
0%
Clean winner
NKE
Feb 19
CALL
$70.00
$2.22
+68%
0%
Clean winner
IONQ
Jan 16
CALL
$60.00
$4.55
+66%
0%
Clean winner
ARKK
Mar 19
PUT
$70.00
$5.65
+65%
-4%
Clean winner
MCD
Feb 12
CALL
$345.00
$4.05
+63%
-35%
Choppy winner
CHWY
Jan 9
CALL
$32.50
$2.83
+55%
0%
Clean winner
RIVN
Jan 20
CALL
$20.00
$2.34
+47%
-40%
Choppy winner
ASTS
Jan 14
PUT
$70.00
$4.65
+45%
-60%
Hard-won
XYZ
Jan 6
CALL
$80.00
$2.58
+41%
0%
Clean winner
UBER
Feb 26
CALL
$82.50
$3.10
+31%
-40%
Choppy winner
TSM
Mar 30
PUT
$270.00
$6.10
+15%
0%
Miss
AFRM
Jan 13
CALL
$100.00
$5.55
+13%
-10%
Miss
RTX
Jan 8
PUT
$175.00
$4.35
+10%
-36%
Miss
CORN
Mar 20
CALL
$20.00
$1.50
+10%
-7%
Miss
UPST
Jan 7
CALL
$55.00
$5.50
+9%
-13%
Miss
COIN
Mar 17
CALL
$300.00
$3.50
+7%
0%
Miss
LAC
Jan 28
CALL
$10.00
$1.40
+4%
-34%
Miss
TSLA
Jan 30
CALL
$500.00
$9.55
0%
-18%
Miss
// The path matters as much as the number
The Max Dip column 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: CVX’s +461% and SOFI’s +210% never closed below the alert price at all. Others demanded real conviction — INTC’s +755% only came after the contract closed down −87% (a $2.17 alert closing at $0.29 on March 30), and ENPH’s +261% sat through a −98% close. Max opp 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.
// 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 three of the 8 ideas that fell short of +30% — and why.
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.
$TSLA
The breakout that never triggered Miss · under +30%
TSLA was built around a push through $457.50 that never arrived (it stalled at $439.88), then the $425 support the whole idea leaned on gave way. Broken support told the story. An alert is a conditional plan, not a promise: when the condition never triggers, the idea never really begins.
The lesson: When the trigger never gets hit and support breaks instead, the bullish idea is simply invalidated. The whole point of a conditional setup is that it only matters once it confirms.
$COIN
The breakout that gave back its ground Miss · under +30%
COIN pushed up to $222, couldn’t hold, and fell back below the $200 breakout shelf as broad crypto weakness took over, sliding all the way to $158. A failed breakout is information in itself. Once price lost $200, the reason for the idea was gone, and that is what separates a small miss from a stubborn one.
The lesson: A breakout is only valid while price holds above the level it broke from. When COIN lost the $200 shelf, the reason for the idea was gone — no matter where the contract was priced.
$TSM
The breakdown that turned into a breakout Miss · under +30%
TSM was a bearish put read: we needed the stock to roll over. Instead it barely dipped to $313.80, reclaimed the alert zone, and rallied to $421.97 — the opposite of the thesis. Holding a directional idea after the direction flips isn’t conviction, it’s denial. The strength of a process is being quick to admit when the tape says you’re wrong.
The lesson: A put idea only works if the stock actually breaks down. When price holds the line and reclaims the alert zone, the bearish setup is invalidated, plain and simple.
Study the next quarter 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. Q1 had its +755% standouts and its flat misses; 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.
