If you look so on the "market noise" I have a recipe (a method)for you:
Just reduce your leverage.
200 pips (without leverage) is approximately 2% profit or loss.
2% loss for couple of weeks (as you say) looks very sustainable for me.
Well, if you use leverage 1:10 it comes to 20% loss - very painful I guess.
How to reduce leverage ? Add money to your account or use smaller lots.
With $10,000 account size you may trade one mini-lot (one open position at any moment) and
use no leverage.
Open forex position for 2-3 weeks is a very wise decision, position trader's style.
It is not mandatory to use leverage on forex