Category Archives: Coppock Curve

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 →

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 →

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 →

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.