Darvas Box Volatility Filtered Breakout

Family: breakout · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: Forex, Equities, Indices · Timeframes: M15, H1

Thesis

Market breakouts are most reliable when they occur out of a confirmed consolidation (Darvas) that is not currently undergoing extreme volatility expansion (Boxline). By filtering for 'settled' ranges and using an ATR-based exit, the strategy seeks to capture the meat of a new trend while minimizing whipsaws.

Components

• Switch Timeframes Keys (regime) — Used to synchronize multi-timeframe analysis; the hypothesis assumes the regime is established on H1 while entries occur on M15.
• Supported plot Input Show Last (direction) — Filters signals to only those occurring within the immediate price context, preventing entries on stale Darvas levels.
• Darvas Boxes MetaTrader 5 (entry) — Provides the core breakout entry signal based on established price consolidation ranges.
• SuperTrend (exit) — Acts as the primary trend-following exit and trailing stop-loss mechanism.
• Simple Panel Template (risk) — Provides the interface for dynamic position sizing calculations based on ATR-derived stop distances from the SuperTrend.
• Boxline (Consolidation Zones) (volatility_filter) — Filters out Darvas breakouts that occur within high-volatility 'expanding' boxes to avoid whipsaws.

Known failure conditions

• If the SuperTrend line remains flat for extended periods during low-volatility drift, leading to death by a thousand cuts.
• If Darvas boxes fail to form due to lack of distinct pivots in a parabolic market.

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