With higher time frames and looser stops you're less beholden to 'events', this is evidenced by backtesting using a purely mechanical approach and simply following the signals. Responding to events is a mug's game anyway because there will always be 'unexpected' announcements...
I did the same thing on Dax, Tom, and got a similar win rate (49%)
This is the running equity position, based on points It's wonderful! I'm already trading this system on multiple markets