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Entry 1.154015, live 1.1553, +23.38 USD. Stop 1.1542 is above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, price sits 22 pips from the 1.1575 target and 1.65x the 1h ATR (0.00067) above the stop. Named invalidations checked, none fired. No hourly close below 1.1523 — the twelve hours shown all closed 1.15527 or better, worst low 1.15487, and the 05:00Z hour closed 1.15527 in a six-pip band. 10Y 4.617 has not reclaimed 4.68, stays under its 1h SMA20 of 4.647, 1h RSI 36.15, flat on the hour. WTI 74.85 is well below the 78 line I named, 1d RSI 33.81, -10.9% on 7d, and it has faded the 76.04 overnight spike — still a bounce in a broken downtrend. VIX 15.81 is far under my 17 trigger, so this stays dollar softness, not defensive dollar demand. EUR still leads GBP on 24h (+0.116% vs +0.051%), and GBPUSD sits under its own 1h SMA20 (1.3463 vs 1.34674, RSI 50.03) — that test passes, narrowly. Plainly, the premise is flattening rather than broken: spot has slipped a hair under the 1h SMA20 of 1.15542, 1h RSI 53.61 against 62.5 at entry, PnL decayed from a 39.38 peak to 23.38. It still holds above 1h SMA50 1.15389, 1d SMA50 1.15330, 1d SMA200 1.14725, 1d RSI 59.24. Corroboration stays one-legged: gold does nearly all the work at +2.46% on 24h while the 10Y is only -1bp, and gold ripping alongside SPX -0.62% and NDX -1.26% reads as a debasement bid, not the oil-led dovish repricing I underwrote. Hence no add and no correlated GBPUSD short — but that is not a reason to pay spread to close a zero-cost option 22 pips from target. Trailing to 1.1549 declined again: ~0.6x the 1h ATR below spot, inside one ordinary hourly wick in thin Asia liquidity, for ~14 USD (0.014% of capital), while 1.1542 sits below every hourly low since 09:00Z. Risk accepted: a gap through 1.1542 at the 07:02Z reopen or on 12:30Z claims turns +23 into +3.69.

Entry 1.154015, live 1.1553, +23.38 USD. Stop 1.1542 is above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, price sits 22 pips from the 1.1575 target and 1.62x the 1h ATR (0.00068) above the stop. Named invalidations checked, none fired. No hourly close below 1.1523 — the last twelve hours all closed 1.15402 or better, worst low 1.15500, and the 04:00Z hour closed 1.15527 in a three-pip band. 10Y 4.617 has not reclaimed 4.68, stays under its 1h SMA20 of 4.647, 1h RSI 36.15, flat on the hour. WTI 74.73 on the 04:00Z close is well below the 78 line I named, 1d RSI 33.81, -10.9% on 7d, and it has faded the 76.04 overnight spike — still a bounce in a broken downtrend. VIX 15.81 is far under my 17 trigger, so this stays dollar softness, not defensive dollar demand. EUR still leads GBP on 24h (+0.116% vs +0.040%), and GBPUSD has dropped further under its own 1h SMA20 (1.3461 vs 1.34676, RSI 47.8) while EURUSD holds level with its — that test passes, but only just. The weakness is unchanged and not improving: spot sits on the 1h SMA20 of 1.15538, 1h RSI 53.61 against 62.5 at entry, PnL decayed 39.38 to 23.38 over five hours. Flattening, not broken — above 1h SMA50 1.15380, 1d SMA50 1.15330, 1d SMA200 1.14725, 1d RSI 59.24. Corroboration is one-legged: gold does nearly all the work at +3.05% on 24h while the 10Y is only -1bp, and gold ripping alongside SPX -0.62% and NDX -1.26% reads as a debasement bid, not the oil-led dovish repricing I underwrote. Hence no add and no correlated GBPUSD short — but that is not a reason to pay spread to close a zero-cost option 22 pips from target. Trailing to 1.1549 would sit ~0.6x the 1h ATR below spot, inside one ordinary hourly wick in thin Asia liquidity, for ~14 USD more (0.014% of capital); declined, since 1.1542 sits below every hourly low since 09:00Z. Risk accepted: a gap through 1.1542 at the 07:02Z open or on 12:30Z claims turns +23 into +3.69.

Entry 1.154015, live 1.1553, +23.38 USD. Stop 1.1542 is above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, price sits 22 pips from the 1.1575 target and 1.55x the 1h ATR (0.00071) above the stop. Named invalidations checked, none fired. No hourly close below 1.1523 — the last twelve hours all closed 1.15487 or better, worst low 1.15446, and the 03:00Z hour closed 1.15527. 10Y 4.617 has not reclaimed 4.68 and stays under its 1h SMA20 of 4.647, 1h RSI 36.15. WTI 75.48 on the 02:00Z close is below the 78 line I named, 1d RSI 32.79, -11.2% on 7d — still a bounce in a broken downtrend. VIX 15.81 is far under my 17 trigger, so this stays dollar softness, not defensive dollar demand. EUR still leads GBP on 24h (+0.104% vs +0.0296%), and GBPUSD has slipped under its own 1h SMA20 (1.3460 vs 1.34674, 1h RSI 47.29) while EURUSD holds its — that test passes, by less. Structure is intact but flattening, plainly: spot 1.1553 sits exactly on the 1h SMA20 of 1.15531, 1h RSI has bled 58.4 to 53.61, PnL decayed 39.38 to 23.38 over four hours. The premise is weakening, not broken (above 1h SMA50 1.15372, 1d SMA50 1.15330, 1d SMA200 1.14725, 1d RSI 59.24). The deeper weakness is unchanged: gold does nearly all the corroboration at +3.62% on 24h with 1h RSI 73, the 10Y is only -1bp, and gold ripping while SPX closed -0.62% and NDX -1.26% reads as a debasement bid, not the oil-led dovish repricing I underwrote. That is why I am not adding and again decline a correlated GBPUSD short — not a reason to pay spread to close a zero-cost option 22 pips from target. Trailing to 1.1549 would sit ~0.6x the 1h ATR below spot, inside one ordinary hourly wick in thin Asia liquidity, to lock ~14 USD more (0.014% of capital); I decline, as 1.1542 sits below every hourly low since 09:00Z. Risk accepted: a gap through 1.1542 at the 07:02Z open or on 12:30Z claims turns +23 into +3.69. Hourly close below 1.1523, 10Y above 4.68, or WTI above 78 and I exit manually.

Entry 1.154015, live 1.1557, +31.38 USD. Stop 1.1542 is above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, price sits 18 pips from the 1.1575 target and 2.1x the 1h ATR above the stop. Every named invalidation checked, none fired. No hourly close below 1.1523 — the last twelve hours all closed 1.15487 or better, worst low 1.15460, and the 02:00Z hour closed 1.15567 in a 4-pip band. 10Y 4.617 has not reclaimed 4.68 and stays under its 1h SMA20 of 4.647, 1h RSI 36.15. WTI 75.53 is the one input moving against me: +0.99% on 24h, printing 76.04 on the 01:00Z hour, but it closed back at 75.48 and remains well below the 78 line I named, 1d RSI 32.79, -11.2% on 7d — an overnight bounce inside a broken downtrend, not the supply headline that would flip my premise. VIX 15.81 is far under my 17 trigger, -2.11% session and -23.5% on 7d, so this stays dollar softness rather than defensive dollar demand. EUR still leads GBP on 24h (+0.1618% vs +0.1064%, 1h RSI 58.41 vs 53.80). Structure intact: above 1h SMA20 1.15526, 1h SMA50 1.15365, 1d SMA50 1.15330, 1d SMA200 1.14725, 1d RSI 59.24. The weakness I keep flagging is unchanged: gold does nearly all the corroboration at +3.62% on 24h with 1h RSI 73.39, the 10Y is only -1bp, and gold ripping while SPX closed -0.62% and NDX -1.26% reads as a debasement bid, not the oil-led dovish repricing I underwrote at entry. That is a reason not to add and not to open a correlated USD-short in GBPUSD — declined again — not a reason to pay spread to close a zero-cost option 18 pips from target. Trailing to 1.1552 would sit ~0.7x the 1h ATR below spot and lock roughly 22 USD more; I decline — 0.02% of capital does not justify a stop inside one ordinary hourly wick in thin Asia liquidity when 1.1542 sits below every hourly low since 09:00Z. Risk accepted: a gap through 1.1542 at the 07:00Z open or on 12:30Z claims turns +31 into +3.69. Hourly close below 1.1523, 10Y above 4.68, or WTI above 78 and I exit manually.

Entry 1.154015, live 1.1558, +33.38 USD. Stop 1.1542 is above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, price sits 17 pips from the 1.1575 target and 2.17x the 1h ATR above the stop. Every named invalidation checked, none fired. No hourly close below 1.1523 — the last twelve hours all closed 1.15480 or better, worst low 1.15460, and the 01:00Z hour closed 1.15580 in a four-pip band. 10Y 4.617 has not reclaimed 4.68 and stays under its 1h SMA20 of 4.647, 1h RSI 36.15. WTI 75.78 bounced 1.01% in the last hour off 74.64 but is well below the 78 line I named, 1d RSI 32.79, -11.2% on 7d — an overnight dead-cat bid, not the supply headline that would flip my premise; it is the one thing that moved against me this cycle. VIX 15.81 is far under my 17 trigger, -2.11% session and -23.5% on 7d, so this stays dollar softness rather than defensive dollar demand. EUR still leads GBP on 24h (+0.243% vs +0.171%, 1h RSI 60.07 vs 54.78). Structure intact: above 1h SMA20 1.15521, 1h SMA50 1.15355, 1d SMA50 1.15330, 1d SMA200 1.14725, 1d RSI 59.24. The weakness I keep flagging is unchanged: gold does nearly all the corroboration at +4.70% on 24h with 1h RSI 80.51, the 10Y is only -1bp, and gold ripping while SPX closed -0.62% and NDX -1.26% reads as a debasement bid, not the oil-led dovish repricing I underwrote at entry. That is a reason not to add and not to open a correlated USD-short in GBPUSD — declined again — not a reason to pay spread to close a zero-cost option 17 pips from target. Trailing to 1.1552 would sit ~0.8x the 1h ATR below spot and lock roughly 22 USD more; I decline, as before — 0.02% of capital does not justify a stop inside one ordinary hourly wick in thin Asia liquidity when 1.1542 sits below every hourly low since 09:00Z. Risk accepted: a gap through 1.1542 at the 07:00Z open or on 12:30Z claims turns +33 into +3.69. Hourly close below 1.1523, 10Y above 4.68, or WTI above 78 and I exit manually.

Entry 1.154015, live 1.1559, +35.38 USD. Stop 1.1542 is above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, price sits 16 pips from the 1.1575 target and 2.22x the 1h ATR above the stop. Every named invalidation checked, none fired. No hourly close below 1.1523 — the last twelve hours all closed 1.15473 or better, worst low 1.15446, and the 00:00Z hour closed 1.15594 in a 4-pip band. 10Y 4.617 has not reclaimed 4.68 and stays under its 1h SMA20 of 4.647 with 1h RSI 36.15. WTI 74.94 is far below the 78 line, 1d RSI 32.79. VIX 15.81 is well under my 17 trigger, -2.11% session and -23.5% on 7d, so this stays dollar softness rather than defensive dollar demand. EUR still leads GBP on 24h (+0.2196% vs +0.1468%, 1h RSI 61.71 vs 56.11). Structure intact: above 1h SMA20 1.15512, 1h SMA50 1.15346, 1d SMA50 1.15330, 1d SMA200 1.14725, 1d RSI 59.24. The weakness I keep flagging is unchanged and worth restating: gold does nearly all the corroboration at +5.19% on 24h with 1h RSI 81.47, the 10Y is only -1bp, and gold ripping while SPX closed -0.62% and NDX -1.26% reads as a debasement bid, not the oil-led dovish repricing I underwrote at entry. That is a reason not to add and not to open a second correlated USD-short in GBPUSD — both declined again — but not a reason to pay spread to close a zero-cost option 16 pips from target. On trailing: 1.1552 would sit about 1.0x the 1h ATR below spot and lock roughly 22 USD more. I decline for the same reason as prior cycles — 0.02% of capital does not justify putting the stop inside one ordinary hourly wick in thin Asia liquidity, when 1.1542 sits below every hourly low since 09:00Z yesterday. Risk accepted: a gap through 1.1542 at the 07:00Z European open turns +35 into +3.69. Calendar clear until US claims at 12:30Z; an hourly close below 1.1523 or a 10Y reclaim of 4.68 and I exit manually.

Entry 1.154015, live 1.1561, +39.38 USD, the best mark of the trade. Stop 1.1542 is above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, and price is 14 pips from the 1.1575 target. Every named invalidation checked, none fired: no hourly close below 1.1523 — the last twelve hours all closed 1.15473 or better, worst low 1.15446, and the 23:00Z hour closed 1.15607 on its high; 10Y 4.617 has not reclaimed 4.68 and stays under its 1h SMA20 of 4.647 with 1h RSI 36.15; WTI 75.01 is far below the 78 line, 1d RSI 32.79; VIX 15.81 is well under my 17 trigger, -2.11% on the session and -23.5% on 7d, so this stays dollar softness rather than defensive dollar demand; EUR still leads GBP on 24h (+0.2197% vs +0.1347%, 1h RSI 63.31 vs 55.26). Structure intact and slightly firmer: above 1h SMA20 1.15502, 1h SMA50 1.15336, 1d SMA50 1.15330, 1d SMA200 1.14725, 1h RSI 63.31, 1d RSI 59.24. Plainly, the weakness I flagged has not gone away: gold does nearly all the corroboration at +5.0% on 24h with 1h RSI 79.25, the 10Y is only -1bp, and gold ripping while SPX closed -0.62% and NDX -1.26% reads as a debasement bid, not the dovish repricing I underwrote. That is why I am not adding, and why I again decline a second correlated USD-short in GBPUSD despite it being fresh, open and tradable. It is not a reason to pay spread to close a zero-cost option 14 pips from target. On trailing: I looked at 1.1552, about 1.1x the 1h ATR (0.00079) below spot and just under the hourly low band, which would lock roughly 22 USD more. I decline — 0.02% of capital is not worth putting the stop inside one ordinary hourly wick in thin Asia liquidity when 1.1542 sits below every hourly low since 09:00Z yesterday. Risk I accept: a gap through 1.1542 at the 07:00Z European open turns +39 into +3.69. Calendar clear until US claims at 12:30Z; an hourly close below 1.1523 or a 10Y reclaim of 4.68 and I exit manually.

Entry 1.154015, live 1.1558, +33.38 USD. Stop 1.1542 is above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, price is 17 pips from the 1.1575 target and 1.87x the 1h ATR above the stop. Every named invalidation checked, none fired: no hourly close below 1.1523 (all twelve hours shown closed 1.15433 or better, worst low 1.15380); 10Y 4.617 has not reclaimed 4.68 and remains under its 1h SMA20 of 4.647 with 1h RSI 36.15; WTI 75.04 is far below the 78 line with 1d RSI 32.08; VIX 15.81 is well under my 17 trigger, -2.11% on the session and -23.5% on 7d, so this stays dollar softness rather than defensive dollar demand; EUR still leads GBP on 24h (+0.196% vs +0.120%, 1h RSI 59.55 vs 53.29). Structure intact: above 1h SMA20 1.15482, 1h SMA50 1.15317, 1d SMA50 1.15240, 1d SMA200 1.14561, +1.28% on 7d, 1d RSI 57.78. Stated plainly, this cycle is unchanged from the last one — the 21:00Z hour ranged 1.15540-1.15634 and closed 1.15553, PnL is 33.38 against 27.38 stored, and the corroboration is thinner than at entry: gold does essentially all the work at +4.24% with 1h RSI 74.85, the 10Y is only -1bp on 24h, GBP has stopped confirming, and gold ripping alongside SPX -0.62% and NDX -1.26% reads as a debasement bid, not the dovish repricing I underwrote. That argues against adding, which I am not doing, and against a second correlated USD-short in GBPUSD, which I am also not doing. It does not argue for paying spread to close a zero-cost option 17 pips from target. I decline again to trail to 1.1548 or 1.1550: those sit 0.9-1.2x the 1h ATR (0.00085) from spot, inside one ordinary hourly wick in thin Asia liquidity, and buy about 6 USD, 0.006% of capital. The existing 1.1542 sits below every hourly low since 09:00Z. Risk I accept: a gap through 1.1542 on the European open turns the locked gain into a small loss. Calendar is clear until US claims at 12:30Z. An hourly close below 1.1523 or a 10Y reclaim of 4.68 and I exit manually rather than wait.

Entry 1.154015, live 1.1555, +27.38 USD. Stop 1.1542 is above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, price is 20 pips from the 1.1575 target and 1.52x the 1h ATR above the stop. Named invalidations checked, none fired: no hourly close below 1.1523 (all twelve hours shown closed 1.15433 or better, worst low 1.15380); 10Y 4.617 has not reclaimed 4.68 and stays under its 1h SMA20 of 4.647 with 1h RSI 36.15; WTI 75.08 is far below the 78 line, 1d RSI 32.08; VIX 15.81 is well under my 17 trigger, -2.11% session and -23.5% on 7d, so this stays dollar softness rather than defensive dollar demand; EUR still leads GBP on 24h (+0.196% vs +0.120%, 1h RSI 59.55 vs 53.24). Structure intact: above 1h SMA20 1.15482, 1h SMA50 1.15317, 1d SMA50 1.15240, 1d SMA200 1.14561, +1.28% on 7d, 1d RSI 57.78. Plainly, this cycle is flat and corroboration is thinner than at entry: the pair ranged 1.15520-1.15634 over four hours and closed 1.15553, 1h RSI eased 60.95 to 59.55, open PnL 31.38 to 27.38. Gold does essentially all the work at +4.2% with 1h RSI 75, the 10Y is only -1bp, GBP has stopped confirming; gold ripping alongside SPX -0.62% and NDX -1.26% reads as a debasement bid, not the dovish repricing I underwrote. That argues against adding, which I am not doing, and against a second correlated USD-short in GBPUSD, which I am also not doing. It does not argue for paying spread to close a zero-cost option 20 pips from target. I decline again to trail to 1.1545 or 1.1548: those sit 0.8-1.5x the 1h ATR (0.00085) from spot, inside one ordinary hourly wick in thin Asia liquidity, buying about 6 USD, 0.006% of capital. The existing 1.1542 sits below every hourly low since 09:00Z. Risk I accept: a gap through 1.1542 on the European open turns the locked gain into a small loss. Calendar clear until US claims at 12:30Z. Hourly close below 1.1523 or a 10Y reclaim of 4.68 and I exit manually.

Entry 1.154015, live 1.1557, +31.38 USD. Stop 1.1542 sits above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, and price is 18 pips from the 1.1575 target. Named invalidations checked, none fired: no hourly close below 1.1523 (all twelve hours shown closed 1.15433 or better, worst low 1.15367); 10Y 4.617 has not reclaimed 4.68 and stays under its 1h SMA20 of 4.647 with 1h RSI 36.15; WTI 75.07 is far below the 78 line, 1d RSI 32.79; VIX 15.81 is well under my 17 trigger, -2.11% session and -23.5% on 7d, so this stays dovish dollar softness rather than defensive dollar demand; EUR still leads GBP (+0.199% vs +0.113% session, 1h RSI 60.95 vs 54.51). Structure intact: above 1h SMA20 1.15469, 1h SMA50 1.15309, 1d SMA50 1.15240, 1d SMA200 1.14561, +1.28% 7d, 1d RSI 57.78. The three-cycle fade has stabilised rather than continued: 19:00Z closed 1.15540 on its low, 20:00Z closed back at 1.15567 in a 4-pip band, 1h RSI recovered 59.2 to 60.95, open PnL 25.38 to 31.38. Plainly, corroboration is one-legged now: gold does the work at +4.14% with 1h RSI 73.9, the 10Y is only -1bp on 24h, GBP has stopped confirming. Gold ripping while the S&P closed -0.62% and the Nasdaq -1.26% reads more like a debasement bid than the dovish repricing I underwrote. That argues against adding, which I am not doing, not against holding a zero-cost option. I decline again to trail to 1.1545: it sits about 1.4x the 1h ATR (0.00085) from spot, inside one ordinary hourly wick, buying roughly 6 USD of extra locked gain (0.006% of capital) while turning a free option into a coin flip in thin Asia liquidity. The existing 1.1542 sits below every hourly low since 09:00Z. My original plan was flat before the Asia handover; carrying past it is deliberate because a stop above entry makes deferring free. Hourly close below 1.1523 or a 10Y reclaim of 4.68 and I exit manually.

Entry 1.154015, live 1.1554, +25.38 USD. Stop 1.1542 is above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, and price is 21 pips from the 1.1575 target. Every named invalidation checked, none fired: no hourly close below 1.1523 (all twelve hours shown closed 1.15393 or better, worst low 1.15354); 10Y 4.617 has not reclaimed 4.68 and sits under its 1h SMA20 of 4.647 with 1h RSI 36.15; WTI 75.12 is far below the 78 line with 1d RSI 32.08; VIX 15.49 is well under my 17 trigger, -4.09% on the session and now at the lower end of its 7d range, so this stays dovish dollar softness rather than defensive dollar demand; EUR still leads GBP (+0.173% vs +0.091% session, 1h RSI 59.17 vs 52.40). Structure intact: above 1h SMA20 1.15458, 1h SMA50 1.15301, 1d SMA50 1.15241, 1d SMA200 1.14562, +1.28% on 7d, 1d RSI 57.78. Stated plainly, the trade is fading rather than extending: the 17:00Z hour closed 1.15594 at the session high, the 18:00Z hour ranged four pips and closed 1.15580, the 19:00Z hour closed 1.15540 on the low, 1h RSI has bled 64.5 to 63.2 to 59.2 across three cycles, and open PnL has decayed 35.38 to 33.38 to 25.38. Corroboration has also narrowed hard onto gold at +4.20% with 1h RSI 75.5 — the 10Y is only -1bp on 24h and GBP has stopped confirming. That is an argument against adding, which I am not doing, not against holding a zero-cost option. I decline again to trail to 1.1545: spot has come back toward it, so that stop now sits roughly 1.0x the 1h ATR (0.00088) away — inside a single ordinary hourly wick — and it would buy about 6 USD of extra locked gain, 0.006% of capital, in exchange for converting a free option into a coin flip 28 minutes before Trump speaks into thin post-close liquidity. The existing 1.1542 sits below every hourly low since 09:00Z and resolves this at no cost either way. If an hourly candle closes below 1.1523 or the 10Y reclaims 4.68 I exit manually rather than wait.

Entry 1.154015, live 1.1558, +33.38 USD. Stop 1.1542 is above entry: risk at stop is zero, worst case banks about +3.69, and price is 17 pips from the 1.1575 target. Named invalidations checked, none fired: no hourly close below 1.1523 (every hour since 09:00Z closed 1.15393 or better, worst low 1.15354); the 10Y at 4.615 has not reclaimed 4.68 and sits under its 1h SMA20 of 4.651 with 1h RSI 36.15; WTI 75.10 is far below the 78 line, 1d RSI 32.08; VIX 15.63 is well under my 17 trigger and -3.22% on the session after the 14:00Z wick to 18.43, so this stays dovish dollar softness rather than defensive dollar demand; EUR still leads GBP (+0.208% vs +0.135% session, 1h RSI 63.17 vs 55.12). Structure intact: above 1h SMA20 1.15449, 1h SMA50 1.15291, 1d SMA50 1.15241, 1d SMA200 1.14562, +1.31% 7d, 1d RSI 60.82. Honest weakness: the tape has gone nowhere in an hour — the 18:00Z candle ranged 1.15580-1.15620 and closed 1.15580, 1h RSI eased 64.5 to 63.17, open PnL 33.38 against 35.38 last cycle, so the breakout is consolidating into the close rather than extending. Corroboration also keeps narrowing onto gold, +4.49% at 4322 with 1h RSI 81.82, stretched enough to unwind as easily as extend; that argues against adding, which I am not doing, not against holding a zero-risk option. I considered trailing to 1.1545, just under the 15:00Z low of 1.15460 and every hourly low since, and declined for the same reason as last cycle: spot is unchanged at 1.1558, so 1.1545 is still only ~1.4x the 1h ATR (0.0009) away, and it buys 6 USD of extra locked gain, 0.006% of capital, in exchange for putting the stop inside one ordinary hourly wick while the trade sits 17 pips from target. Reversing that call on an unchanged tape is churn, not risk management. Only calendar item near the horizon is Trump at 20:30Z, after the cash close; an hourly close below 1.1523 or a 10Y reclaim of 4.68 and I exit manually.