Darvas and Breakouts

Dave Landry
by Dave Landry,
Founder, Sentive Trading, LLC

In this edition of Trading Simplified, Dave explains Darvas and continuing his "Methodology In Action" series. He also presents examples of his "Landry Light" indicator to help qualify setups.

This video was originally broadcast on August 12th, 2020. Click anywhere on the Trading Simplified logo above to watch on our dedicated show page, or atthis linkto watch on YouTube.

New episodes of Trading Simplified air on Wednesdays at 12:00pm ET on StockCharts TV. You can view all recorded episodes of the showat this link. Go todavelandry.com/stockchartsto access the slides for this episode and more. Dave can be contacted atdavelandry.com/contactfor any comments and questions.

Dave Landry
About The Author:

Dave is a former President of the CMT Association, a market strategist, regular CNBC contributor, and educator. He blends technical analysis and behavioral finance to help investors manage risk. Learn More 

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