How Do You Position Before CPI Data Releases?

CPI releases are among the most tradeable events in the economic calendar — but positioning strategies vary widely. I want to understand how the community approaches the days leading up to CPI: **Option A: Enter a directional trade before the release based on your forecast.** You have a view (inflation will be hot/cool) and you position accordingly. **Option B: Reduce exposure before the release, then enter after.** You flatten beforehand. After the data, you trade the established direction. **Option C: Straddle — place orders both above and below key levels.** One will trigger. Risk: if the initial spike reverses, you get filled in the wrong direction. **Option D: Don't trade CPI events at all.** Too unpredictable. For context, here's my current approach: Option B — I reduce before, then enter on the 5-minute pullback after the initial spike direction is confirmed. What's your CPI positioning approach, and what experience led you to it?