Darvas Box Scanner
Daily screens for stocks forming validated Darvas box structures — new 52-week highs, tight consolidation ranges, and ranked breakout candidates from each scan.
For research and educational purposes only — not investment advice.
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Prices and day-change figures use the last daily close from the latest scan — not live intraday NSE quotes.
How the Darvas Box Scanner Works
What is a Darvas box?
Named after dancer-turned-trader Nicolas Darvas, a Darvas box is a consolidation that forms after a stock reaches a new high. Price pauses inside a defined range — the box top is resistance, the box bottom is support. Practitioners often watch for a decisive close above the top; our scanner identifies and ranks these structures on NSE daily charts for research, not as trade calls.
52-week high seed
Each candidate starts from strength: a new 52-week high on daily data. Darvas methodology focuses on market leaders already showing momentum, not laggards recovering from deep bases. The scanner filters the universe to names where box logic can attach to a fresh high — the same leadership bias used across Swing Edge momentum screens.
Box top & bottom confirmation
A valid box requires a confirmed top after the seed high and a confirmed bottom inside the consolidation window. Swing Edge applies deterministic daily-bar rules so the same chart always maps to the same levels. Each card shows box top, box bottom, height %, and days in box so you can compare structure at a glance.
Setup strength score
Qualifying boxes are scored on tightness, proximity to 52-week highs, volume behaviour inside the range, trend structure, and whether multiple rising boxes are stacking. Higher scores mean the model preferred the footprint — not a forecast that price must break out. The board shows the top ranked names from the latest scan.
How to Use the Darvas Box Scanner
Step 1 — Run or wait for a fresh scan
Results load from the latest batch scan stored in the database. After market close, an admin can run Scan Darvas or Scan All to refresh the board. The Last Updated date in the top-right shows when that scan completed.
Step 2 — Read the card state
Cards are tagged active (inside the box), near breakout (close to box top), or breakout (recent close above the top). Each tag describes where price sits relative to the model’s levels — you decide whether the structure fits your plan.
Step 3 — Use box levels on the chart
Open the stock page to review the daily chart alongside scanner context. Box top and box bottom on the card are the same levels the algorithm used. Many traders treat the box bottom as a reference for invalidation in their own risk framework — Swing Edge does not size or exit trades for you.
Step 4 — Cross-check with other screens
Darvas boxes often overlap with names on the Base Formation or Momentum Continuation screeners. Use multiple filters as research inputs — none of them alone is a mandate to trade.
Darvas Box Concepts on This Board
Box height
The percentage distance between box top and box bottom. Very tight boxes (roughly 3–12%) often reflect controlled consolidation; very wide ranges may be less characteristic of classic Darvas pauses.
Days in box
How long price has traded inside the current range after the box completed. Longer, orderly consolidations can indicate absorbed supply — the scanner surfaces this for context, not as a timing signal.
Stacked boxes
When a stock forms multiple rising Darvas boxes in sequence, the tag shows how many boxes have stacked. Stair-step advances are central to Darvas’s original trend-following approach — we count them; you interpret them.
Distance to box top
Shows how far the last close is from the box top. Names tagged near breakout sit close to the upper boundary — useful for watchlists, not automatic entry triggers.
Fresh breakout
A recent daily close above the box top. Darvas originally emphasised volume on breakouts; our score can reward participation — still research output, not a guaranteed continuation.
Stop reference
The card’s stop level maps to the box bottom used in detection. Traders may use it as a structural reference; it is not a broker order or personalised advice from Swing Edge.
Learn while you scan
Short guides tied to what this scanner measures — read while you scan.
What is VCP?
Volatility contraction bases — progressive tightening before a potential pivot break.
TrendWhat is Stage 2?
Weinstein’s advancing phase — rising averages and constructive price structure.
MomentumHow to use RS?
Relative strength rank — find leaders outperforming the NSE universe.
InstitutionalSpotting accumulation
Tight flags, volume dry-up, and quiet trade into pivots — supply fading signs.
Scanner FAQ (SEO)
What is a Darvas box? A Darvas box is a consolidation range that forms after a stock makes a new high — the top of the box is resistance and the bottom is support until price closes outside the range.
How we detect boxes: Swing Edge applies rules-based daily chart logic — 52-week high seeds, confirmed box tops and bottoms, and ranked setup strength after each scan.
Advice: Box levels and scores are research context only — not buy, sell, or hold recommendations.
Coverage: ~2568 liquid NSE names scanned daily after market close when Scan All or Scan Darvas runs.