In 1957, a professional dancer turned $36,000 into $2.25 million in just 18 months.
While touring the world. Getting stock quotes days late by telegram.
His system was built around one simple idea:
Stocks climb in boxes. Price moves between a floor and ceiling. When it breaks the ceiling, buy. As the stock moves higher, new boxes form. Raise your stop as the trend progresses.
Nicolas Darvas wasn't blindly buying every breakout either.
He looked for strong, active companies with improving fu...