+50 XP
MyTradeEdge · LEARN
Path: Tom Hougaard — Module 1 / School Run Strategy
One real trading day · no hindsight

Can you trade like Tom?

Below: the real DAX cash morning of April 17, 2026, on a 5-minute chart — exactly what Tom saw before walking his kids to school. Both bracket orders are already live in the market. The entry is mechanical — it triggers on its own the moment price touches a level. Your job is the exit. Step through the day bar by bar and decide when to get out.

THE SRS RULE
signal bar = 2nd 15-min candle after the open
BUY stop @ high +2 · SELL stop @ low −2
mechanical entry · discretionary exit
Exercise №1 — School Run Strategy DATA: DAX CASH · 5-MIN · 17 APR 2026 · SOURCE: real history, unmodified
Your job is NOT to predict. Both orders are already in the market — the entry triggers mechanically, exactly as the rule says. Your job is the hard part: the exit. Step through the day bar by bar. Once you're in a trade, you can close it at any moment — or let the stop / end-of-day close it for you. "Entry is mechanical. Exit is an art."
Signal bar high
24,200.3
Signal bar low
24,181.0
Signal range
19.3 pts
Buy stop
24,202.3
Sell stop
24,179.0
Protective stop
opposite level
FLAT — waiting for a trigger 08:30
step through the morning — an order will trigger on its own
The full Tom Hougaard path

Want the full Hougaard path? This was one of 500+ exercises on real data.

7 modules: SRS · Advanced SRS · Breakout Open · 1BP/1BN · Rule of 4 (FOMC/NFP) · Money Management · Best Loser Wins psychology. Every strategy independently backtested by us on 17 years of DAX data — with the numbers published, losses included.

01 School Run02 Advanced SRS03 Breakout Open 04 1BP / 1BN05 Rule of 406 Money Mgmt07 Best Loser Wins
Free. No spam. Educational — not investment advice.
✓ You're on the list. The first set of exercises is heading to your inbox.