📌 Quick summaryThe prototype for breakout buying is the Darvas Box (1950s): buy when price breaks above the box top on volume, use the box bottom as your stop. That was the whole rule.O'Neil's cup with handle added shape (a 7-to-65-week base, a 12–33% correction) and a precise entry price (within 5% of the pivot point) plus a volume condition (50%+ above average).Minervini's VCP quantifies the ..