Nicolas Darvas

The Self-Made Trader

Box Theory — Volatility Boxes + Momentum

18%

historical hit rate

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A professional dancer with no formal finance training, Darvas turned $25,000 into $2.25 million in 18 months using his self-invented Box Theory. He traded remotely from hotel rooms around the world via telegram. His system: identify price boxes, buy breakouts above the box on expanding volume.

“I have no ego about being right or wrong. I just have a system and I follow it.”

Key Rules

Draw a box around the consolidation high and low
Buy only when price breaks above the top of the box
Volume must be high on the breakout
Stop loss just below the bottom of the box
Only buy stocks making new all-time or 52-week highs
Never look back — let the stop manage the trade

Signature Patterns

Darvas Box Breakout Stacked Boxes New High Breakout

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