DAX 18,000 - A sticky wicket or just a pause?

Been watching the DAX the past few sessions, and that 18,000 level is proving to be quite the psychological barrier. We've seen a couple of probes above it, but nothing sustained. It's like the market's been trying to decide if it wants to commit to a new leg higher or just take a breather after the strong run. I'm leaning towards a potential consolidation here, maybe a slight retrace to the 17,800-17,900 zone, which would be fairly healthy in my book.

My scenario gets invalidated if we get a decisive break and close above 18,100, especially on decent volume. At that point, I'd have to re-evaluate for a stronger move towards 18,300-18,400. For now, just watching the price action around this key level with a good dose of skepticism.