Wayne,
I moved to trading the Euro last month. The trend is a work of art.. so far. I don't trade the futures ( I got blasted years ago), I trade the ETF.
Take a look at EUO - which is the 2x bear Euro ETF. It moves well.
You hit the nail on the head regarding good trend moves - yesterday was a sweet spot as there were no retracements the whole day. - it moved from the open at 26.93 almost on a 40 degree angle to 27.45 near the close. I know that .52 isn't much - but I usually go in on 1,000 share lots. Add another 25 % on the currency, since I'm a cannuck, and you get a nice slice of the pie. I don't usually day trade - (hate it!), but I suspected that there might be a nice move.
It moves like this - but the bigger coin is made by riding the trend for several days - or more.
Trout's weekly analysis helps to keep me on track.

Re: ageing. As my daughter once told me - "Hey dad - it's better to be over the hill, than under it"!!!

Best!
The other Wayne