What a good trade looks like
The DAX open never behaves the same way twice, and that’s the first thing you have to make peace with. Some mornings it gaps, spikes, reverses, or chops sideways for an hour before it commits to a direction, other mornings it barely moves at all, as though it hasn’t had its coffee yet, and every so often it’s clean from the first bar. There’s no way to know in advance which version you’re getting, and that uncertainty is usually my cue to stay out. There are always exceptions, but the safer approach is almost always to sit on your hands and let the move come to you. ...