Category Archives: Coppock Curve

S&P 500 Coppock: January 2019

Below is a charting of the “buy” indications of the Coppock Curve and S&P 500 Index from August 1995 to January 2019.  We have contrasted Coppock Curve “buy” signals with the performance from 1954 to the present to verify the market’s performance 12, 24, 36, and 48 months after each signal is given.  While the results are overwhelmingly favorable, we always recommend focusing on any negative or contrary indications. Continue reading

Coppock Curve: December 2018

This is the last update of Coppock Curve for the year and the indicator is in a free fall. We began the year at 283 in January. At the close of December, the indicator fell to 114, a 60% drop. These stats do not mean much without consideration for the location and direction. However, the faster this indication dip into the negative territory, the sooner we can look forward to a buying indication. Continue reading

Investment Observations: ABM Industries (ABM)

ABM Industries is a leading provider of facility services in the United States. They provide janitorial, parking, and engineering services for commercial, industrial, institutional, governmental, and retail client facilities. The company was established in 1909. This mid cap company ($2.0 Billion) first appeared on our watch list back in March this year. The stock was trading at $35 then and lost 12% since.

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Coppock Curve: Unum Group

On May 12, 2018, we presented the Altimeter for Unum Group (UNM).  In this post we’ll present the Coppock Curve for UNM and the price of the stock one year after the buy indication is provided.

Coppock Curve: April 2018

This is the first update to the Coppock Curve in 2018. Reason for this is because there has been a strong up surge in the market which deem this indicator useless. However, there has been a change in the tide in the indicator. Continue reading

Altria Review

On July 31, 2017 we did a technical review of Altria (MO) that covered the Coppock Curve, Dow Theory and the Spare/Tengler relative models.  This posting is an update of that review.

Coppock Curve: General Electric

On March 29, 2018, we highlighted General Electric (GE) Altimeter and provided some insight into when to acquire shares. In addition to that analysis, we will apply our knowledge in Coppock Curve to the company to enhance our timing. Continue reading

Coppock Curve: Helmerich & Payne

On Monday February 12, 2018, we kicked off the Coppock Curve series with one of the largest oil field service company, Halliburton. Today, we continued on that oil sector review with a drilling company, Helmerich & Payne (HP).

One aspect that we like about Helmerich & Payne is its long history. Because of that, we are able to extract the data going back as far as 1982. The chart below displays HP's Coppock Curve from 1982 until now. Such a long history allows us to study the effectiveness of this strategy. Continue reading

Coppock Curve: Halliburton

We're beginning a new series of the Coppock Curve by applying this technical indicator against individual stocks. First on our list is Halliburton (HAL). Continue reading

Coppock Curve: September 2017

It's been several months since we last updated the Coppock Curve. The reason was that once the indicator is in the positive territory, it provide no substantial value to long-term investor.

However, the indicator has reached an interesting level with strong resistance to the upside. We'll elaborate further after review of the chart below. Continue reading

Technical Take: Altria

Below we outline the technical view on Altria (MO) applying Dow Theory, Coppock Curve and the Spare/Tengler models.  Dow Theory is a “price as a reflection of value” method which we use to determine downside targets.  The Coppock Curve highlights possible buy indications.  When we apply the Spare/Tengler methodology, a technical approach to viewing fundamental data, we find some level of coincidence with Dow Theory.

Review: O’Reilly Automotive

On July 5, 2017, O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY) suffered a substantial decline in share price when the company reported that same store sales decline –1.7% as contrasted with consensus expectation of +3.90%.  Below we outline the downside targets and a Coppock Curve analysis.

Coppock Curve: Index Studies

The following is a study of the Nasdaq Composite Index when applied to the Coppock Curve.  Our goals is to determine the period for the most optimal performance with the least amount of risk.  We provide data on the Nasdaq Composite Index from 1974 to the present.

The Coppock Curve is one of the technical indicators that we focus on for long-term buy signals for the stock market. The Coppock Curve is only useful as a BUY indicator when the chart goes from positive territory to the negative territory then turns decidedly upward. As previously indicated, the Coppock Curve does not provide SELL signals in any way. Once the signal turns upward (while in the negative territory), investors should consider buying stocks at the beginning of the month.

The following is the Coppock Curve analysis based on the “buy” indication and the subsequent performance.  The review of the Dow Jones Industrial Average can be found in our June 7, 2017 posting while the S&P 500 performance can be found in our June 8, 2017 posting.

Coppock Curve: Index Studies

The following is a study of the S&P 500 Index when applied to the Coppock Curve.  Our goals is to determine the period for the most optimal performance with the least amount of risk.  We provide data on the S&P 500 Index from 1954 to the present.

The Coppock Curve is one of the technical indicators that we focus on for long-term buy signals for the stock market. The Coppock Curve is only useful as a BUY indicator when the chart goes from positive territory to the negative territory then turns decidedly upward. As previously indicated, the Coppock Curve does not provide SELL signals in any way. Once the signal turns upward (while in the negative territory), investors should consider buying stocks at the beginning of the month.

The following is the Coppock Curve analysis based on the “buy” indication and the subsequent performance. We will follow this with the Nasdaq Composite in the coming days.  The review of the Dow Jones Industrial Average can be found in our June 7, 2017 posting.

Coppock Curve: Index Studies

The following is a study of the Dow Jones Industrial Average when applied to the Coppock Curve.  Our goals is to determine the period for the most optimal performance with the least amount of risk.  We provide data on the Dow Jones Industrial Average from 1931 to the present.

The Coppock Curve is one of the technical indicators that we focus on for long-term buy signals for the stock market. The Coppock Curve is only useful as a BUY indicator when the chart goes from positive territory to the negative territory then turns decidedly upward. As previously indicated, the Coppock Curve does not provide SELL signals in any way. Once the signal turns upward (while in the negative territory), investors should consider buying stocks at the beginning of the month.

The following is the Coppock Curve analysis based on the “buy” indication and the subsequent performance. We will follow this review with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite in the coming days.