Coppock Curve
The Coppock curve or Coppock indicator is a technical analysis indicator for long-term stock market investors created by Edwin Coppock, first published in Barron's Magazine in October 15, 1962.
The indicator was intially designed for use on a monthly time frame but can be used on shorter time frames as well. It is the sum of a 14-period rate of change and 11-period rate of change, smoothed by a 10-period weighted moving average.
A buy signal is generated when the indicator is below zero and turns upwards from a trough. No sell signals are generated. The indicator is trend-following, and based on averages, so by its nature it doesn't pick a market bottom, but rather shows when a rally has become established.
100 * FAVG(C / Cp + C / Cq - 2, w) |
p=ShortROC_Period, q=LongROC_Period, w=WMA Period |
Where p is the short ROC period which must be an integer.
Where q is the long ROC period which must be an integer.
Where w is the WMA period which must be an integer.
Examples
A Coppock Curve 11, 14, 10 can be written as follows.
100 * FAVG(C / C11 + C / C14 - 2, 10)
To write a version for the previous bar instead of the current bar, you would need to manually add 1 to all of the bars ago parameters.
100 * FAVG(C1 / C12 + C1 / C15 - 2, 10)
Read more about using the Coppock Curve on Investopedia.