Month: February 2014

Applying Nicholas Darvas’s trading principles to Indian equity markets

 

“Long before the internet provided real-time stock quotes and online brokers offered instant fills, Nicolas Darvas managed to grow a $36,000 investment into more than $2.25 million in a three-year period. While on a worldwide dance tour in the 1950s, he relied solely on Barron’s, a weekly newspaper, and telegrams to his full-service broker to get quotes and place orders. Although Darvas developed his stock selection techniques many years ago and in a different investing environment, his strategy has withstood the test of time and is a tool that every modern day trader should consider adapting.” – Investopedia

If you are a stock trader, you need to read this amazing book How I Made 2,000,000 in the Stock Market  by Nicholas Darvas on his trading styles and how he made 2.5 million dollars in span of three years. From making novice mistakes to taking astounding profits this book is quite a roller coaster.

I have used the below example of CARE ratings a stock listed on NSE and BSE to elucidate how Darvas’s box theory holds good in current times.

How Darvas used to identify a stock to trade

I decided that if a usually inactive stock suddenly becomes

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The 21 success principles

ID-1008415Principles have a way of settling decisons, removing ambiguity and leading us in times of uncertainity. Sharing 21 of them that will help us to be ahead of curve

  1. Discipline is king, practice makes man perfect
  2. Kill  every negative thoughts with 10 positive thoughts
  3. Fit body feeds mind – Always remember this
  4. Bad talks get more publicity than bad work – Control your tongue
  5. Preach what you practice – Old era,  Don’t Preach – New era
  6. Life guided by principles is better than life which is a wandering float
  7. Positive attitude builds positive personality
  8. Honour your word, people will respect you for that
  9. Ethics even if compromised once make you unethical – Be vigilant
  10. Never underestimate anyone, Everyone has something special
  11. Ignorance kills people – Speak if you are unhappy with someone
  12. Live with greats your idols, you are 80% of 5 people you live with
  13. Leaders are not born but made, don’t wait for permission to lead
  14. Be the best in what you do , explore possibilities and don’t pretend limitations

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