Darvas Box Setup
Nicolas Darvas's mechanical method. Identify a 'box' as a horizontal range bounded by a recent new high and the subsequent pullback low. Buy the breakout above the box top; sell if it breaks below the box bottom.
Historical replay numbers are unavailable because the artifact is stale (source bars are 15 days old). The page does not substitute zeros or older results.
How this is measured →Setup Criteria
- › Stock making new 52-week highs
- › Defines a box: high (resistance) + 3% buffer below (support)
- › Box typically forms over 1–4 weeks
- › Volume should expand on breakout
- › Buy near 52W high, not on dips
Breakout above the box high with volume.
Below the box low — strict, no exceptions.
What Happened Next
Forward returns after the scanner first flagged a Darvas Box (score ≥ 70, gatekeeper passed, one signal per base) — computed from stored daily bars, no lookahead. 85 historical signals.
| After | Median Return | % Positive | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 sessions | +0.6% | 58.8% | 85 |
| 10 sessions | +0.5% | 59.1% | 66 |
| 20 sessions | +3.0% | 67.4% | 43 |
Median best move inside 40 sessions: +5.3% · median worst drawdown: -3.0%. Past scanner behavior does not guarantee future outcomes. Not investment advice.
Today's Darvas Box Setups — 15 found
| Ticker | Score | RS | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA Boeing Company (The) | 43.2 | 1.0 | — |
| BIO Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | 61.3 | 21.0 | — |
| CB Chubb Limited | 72.6 | 60.0 | ✓ |
| CI The Cigna Group | 44.0 | 4.0 | — |
| CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 71.8 | 50.0 | ✓ |
| CMS CMS Energy Corporation | 53.3 | 4.0 | — |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 47.9 | 3.0 | — |
| ED Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 55.0 | 17.0 | ✓ |
| GM General Motors Company | 83.7 | 73.0 | ✓ |
| ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 68.8 | 23.0 | — |
| LUV Southwest Airlines Company | 55.0 | 70.0 | ✓ |
| MAR Marriott International | 81.8 | 68.0 | ✓ |
| MAS Masco Corporation | 72.8 | 44.0 | ✓ |
| PSA Public Storage | 55.0 | 29.0 | ✓ |
| PVH PVH Corp. | 46.9 | 11.0 | — |
