Daily Open Multi-Test Breakout on US30: A 2B “Slam Dunk” Setup

This lesson walks through a one-minute US30 reversal that turns into a clean breakout through the daily open after multiple tests.
The focus is not only the 2B pattern itself, but how repeated interaction with the daily open, indicator confirmation and index correlation stack together into what Darren calls a “slam dunk” long.

1. Market Context & Setup

The chart is US30 (Dow index CFD) on the M1 timeframe in the early European morning.
Time is around 06:37 UK, before the Frankfurt open and long before the main US cash session. In other words, there is no obvious scheduled driver that “should” be moving the market aggressively.

Price has already made a downward move and then formed a 2B reversal low. From that low, the market pushes back up towards the daily open, marked as a yellow horizontal line. That daily open becomes the central decision level for the entire sequence.

Because the session is still quiet, there are no strong session opens (Frankfurt, London, New York, US stock market) to use as anchors. Instead, the structure revolves around

the overnight swing low (where the 2B forms)
the previous low that was broken
and the current daily open line acting as a magnet and barrier.

The trade idea evolves from a simple 2B long off the lows into a higher-probability setup: a multi-test of the daily open from below, supported by Darren’s indicator stack and confirmed by similar behaviour on US100 (Nasdaq).

2. Core Tools Used in This Session

Daily Open Level (Yellow Line)

In this example the daily open is drawn as a yellow horizontal line.
Darren treats this line as both a magnet and a decision point: if price repeatedly tests it and refuses to sell off, the probability shifts toward a breakout through it.

Here, price drives up from the 2B low and begins testing the daily open multiple times from underneath

tap, small rejection
tap again, shallow pullback
tap again, still no meaningful sell-off

Those repeated tests, without a clean rejection, are central to calling the final move a “slam dunk” breakout.

2B Reversal Structure on M1

The initial context is a classic 2B reversal at the lows.

On the line chart, Darren identifies

a previous low, then
a new lower low that briefly breaks it, and
a sharp push back up through the breakdown point.

He emphasises the swing that actually pushes price through the prior low as “valid resistance”: a level that has already demonstrated the ability to move price decisively. When price later breaks back through that region and holds, it confirms the 2B long.

That textbook 2B is the “original, safest entry”. The lesson then extends beyond that first signal to show how the daily open breakout later provides a second, highly convincing opportunity.

Indicator Stack and “Green Triggers”

Darren stresses that he trades with indicators and uses them as a filter against bad ideas.
In this setup, he refers to

RSI-based histogram patterns: bust → pullback → break & close sequences in the trend direction.
Multiple “green triggers” lining up when the breakout is ready.
The Bollinger Bands pointing in the direction of the move, forming part of his 3CR (3-Candle Reversal) bot logic.

Earlier in the sequence, there is a small attempted break that could look like a 1-2-3 higher low. Price hints at a possible long, but the indicators “scream no”, so that pattern is ignored.
The real push comes when both structure and indicator confluence align at the daily open.

Bollinger Bands and the 3CR Bot

The Bollingers are described as being in the “strong” part of the move and integrated into Darren’s 3CR bot logic.
When the bands are expanding and angled in the direction of the attempted breakout, they provide a volatility and momentum confirmation: the market is not just drifting; it is pushing with force.

In this case, the bands and 3CR logic support the upside, reinforcing the idea that the daily open is more likely to break than to hold as resistance.

Cross-Market Confirmation: US30 vs US100

Darren also checks US100 (US Tech).
US100 shows almost the same structure at its own daily open: a push up from below, multiple tests of the level, and a similar attempt to break out.

This cross-market agreement adds another layer of confluence. When major indices are moving together, a breakout on one is more believable if the others are pressing the same directional idea.

3. Trade Example: From 2B Low to Daily Open Breakout

The full narrative of the trade can be broken into several stages.

Stage 1 – The 2B Reversal at the Lows

The market sells off and prints a new lower low on US30.
On the line chart

The new low breaks the prior low.
Then price snaps back above the breakdown area.

The swing that pushed price through the prior low is marked as key resistance. Once price recovers that area and fails to make new lows, the 2B long is in play.

This initial 2B long is the “proper” entry according to Darren’s rules: it respects the swing structure, the indicator filters, and the basic 2B template.

Stage 2 – Ignoring the False Long Before Confluence

As price climbs, there is a smaller pattern that could be read as a 1-2-3 higher low or early long trigger.
However, when Darren checks his indicator stack, they do not confirm the idea

Momentum and RSI-Histo are not aligned.
The configuration does not produce the usual “green triggers”.

This is a key discipline point: structurally there might be something, but without indicator confirmation, it is not taken. The loss avoided here is part of the edge.

Stage 3 – The Return to the Daily Open

After the 2B low, price pushes up toward the yellow daily open line.
Once there, it tests the daily open repeatedly

Price taps the line and pulls back slightly.
It returns again, taps, still no deep rejection.
This repeats several times: “testing, testing, testing”.

During these taps, indicators start to align

RSI-Histo shows bust → pullback → break & close sequences in favour of the long.
The Bollinger structure is consistent with an upward impulse.
The 3CR logic supports continuation rather than reversal.

Inside this consolidation, Darren notes there is another 2B structure nested within the tests of the daily open.
The market is effectively compressing against the level with bullish internal structure.

Stage 4 – The Slam Dunk Breakout

By this stage, multiple factors are in alignment

The original 2B low has already flipped the directional bias to long.
The daily open has been tested several times without meaningful rejection.
Indicators are giving clean “green” triggers, including bust–pullback–break&close combinations.
Bollinger and 3CR logic confirm strong upside behaviour.
US100 is showing a near-identical push into its own daily open.

When price finally breaks through the daily open with those confirmations in place, Darren calls it an “absolute slam dunk”

The breakout is not a guess; it is backed by repeated failure to go down.
There is no evidence from higher timeframes suggesting a major reversal.
In his words: “If it isn’t going down, it’s probably going to go up.”

Entry can be taken on the break and close through the daily open once the full confluence is in place.
The logical target is higher intraday resistance or recent swing highs, but the key point of the lesson is the quality of the entry, not squeezing every last point out of the move.

4. Practical Rules & Checklist

From this lesson, a concrete checklist emerges

Mark the daily open on index charts (US30, US100, etc.) before looking for M1 entries.
Treat a clean 2B reversal at the lows as a high-quality context setter, but still require indicator confirmation.
Ignore early 1-2-3 or higher-low patterns when indicator stacks disagree; structure alone is not enough.
When price reaches the daily open from below, count the tests: multiple shallow rejections without follow-through suggest absorption, not rejection.
Look for nested structure at the level: a 2B pattern forming inside the daily open tests increases the quality of the setup.
Require your RSI-Histo style tools to show bust → pullback → break & close sequences in the direction of the intended trade.
Use Bollinger/3CR or similar momentum tools to confirm that price is in the “strong” part of the move, not grinding sideways.
Check correlated markets (e.g. US30 vs US100): aligned behaviour at their daily opens boosts conviction.
Remember the simple directional logic: if price repeatedly fails to move down from a key level, the odds favour a move up (and vice versa).

5. Darren’s Mindset in This Lesson

A major philosophical point in this example is Darren’s defence of indicators.
He pushes back against the “naked chart only” narrative (ICT/SMC-style dismissals of indicators), arguing that well-chosen tools, layered on top of sound price action, improve both win rate and confidence.

The small early pattern that he doesn’t take shows this clearly. Price alone might tempt a trader into a premature entry, but the indicator stack says “no”, and that “no” is respected. Avoiding those marginal trades is part of the edge.

The multi-test breakout through the daily open also reflects his probabilistic mindset

The market has had several chances to sell off from the daily open and has refused each time.
Multi-timeframe context offers no compelling reason to expect a deep reversal.
Correlated indices agree with the bullish push.

Rather than mystifying this, he reduces it to simple logic: if price is not going down from a key level, then the higher-probability side is up. The indicators are not there to contradict structure, but to confirm or deny the trade idea.

The result is a setup he is comfortable calling a “slam dunk”: not guaranteed, but so stacked with confluence that taking it is straightforward and emotionally manageable.

6. Applying This Pattern on Your Own Charts

This daily-open multi-test concept can be turned into a repeatable protocol, especially on indices and other instruments that respect the open

Start with a higher timeframe (H1/H4) to understand the broader trend and major swings.
Mark the daily open on your intraday chart and note recent significant highs/lows.
Watch for a 2B reversal away from the extreme that sends price back toward the daily open.
As price reaches the daily open, monitor
- number of tests
- depth of each rejection
- whether indicators stay supportive of the trend side.
Once you see multiple tests with shallow pullbacks and your indicators flip fully in one direction, prepare for the break.

A simple implementation framework

Timeframe: Execute on M1, with H1/H4 for context.
Levels to mark: daily open, recent swing highs/lows that broke prior structure.
Entry trigger: break and close through the daily open after multi-tests, with RSI-Histo bust–pullback–break&close and momentum tools aligned.
Targets: prior intraday highs or the next significant resistance above; manage aggressively if the move extends rapidly.

Traded like this, the daily open is not a random line but a tested decision level. Combined with 2B structure, indicator confluence and cross-market confirmation, it becomes exactly what this lesson demonstrates: a structured way to find “slam dunk” breakouts rather than guessing at every bounce.

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