Category Archives: Coppock Curve

Last month we identified some companies that entered the research phase based on the Coppock Curve. A buy signal for several companies was triggered at the end of June 2022. The first table highlight a statistical summary for those companies. The second table shows additional companies that have entered the research phase. Continue reading →

One of the thing long-term investors should be excited about when market correct is the ability to acquire great companies at lower price. That being said, timing the purchase is the most difficult things to achieve. A timing tool that’s worth considering is the Coppock Curve. We have written extensively about the Coppock Curve and you can find historical content here.

The Coppock Curve only provide a buying indicator and not sell, thus we have little to update on this indicator in recent months. However, recent market correction caused more companies to enter what we call, the research phase. This is when the indicator moved into negative territory but have not shown a buy signal. Before we go further, let us review the 8 companies and 1 ETF that was a buy according to the Coppock Curve at the end of December 2020. The chart below shows the performance since January 4, 2021 – June 3, 2022.

At the end of May 2022, these are companies that have enter the research phase and you should start your research on fundamental if you wish to acquire them in the near future. We will provide a monthly update and track when a buy signal is triggered. Continue reading →

At the end of April 2021, two companies were a "buy" according to the Coppock Curve. So far, the strategy has worked well. Take a look at the chart below which consists of companies with "buy" signals on December 1, 2020. All companies outperformed the market by a significant margin.

For this week, please see the table below for the 2 companies with a "buy" signal as of May 1, 2021. Continue reading →

Before we release 3 stocks that reached buy-signal based on the Coppock Curve, we want to visit 6 companies we highlighted at the end of November 2020.

As one can see, the performance for these 6 companies have been astonishing. The most interesting observation is that Capital One (COF) is the best performer with gain of 42%. However, historical pattern shows that it has the lowest success rate of 33% and tend to loss value over 1 year holding period.

At the end of March 2021, there are 3 companies reaching buy-signal from the Coppock Curve. All these companies are utilities which doesn’t surprise us given that the Dow Jones Utility index was a buy 2 months ago. Continue reading →

Below is the Coppock Curve data for the following indexes as of the end of October 2020:

• Dow Jones Industrial Average
• Dow Jones Transportation Average
• Dow Jones Utility Average
• S&P 500
• Nasdaq Composite
• Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index
• Russell 2000
• Philadelphia Semiconductor Index
• iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF
• Toronto Stock Exchange

If you’re interested in a index not listed, let us know.

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The Coppock Curve has proven to be a reliable indicator for certain equities. We started tracking individual stock performance using the Coppock Curve since May 2020 and the performance since then can be seen below.

At the end of February 2021, only one company reached a buying indication based on the Coppock Curve. Continue reading →

The market ended the year up more than 15%. Last month we published the first list of individual companies using Coppock indicator and the average gain was 5.0%, exceeding the S&P 500 gain of 2.3%.

The table below contains 9 companies that completed the buying indication based on the Coppock Curve at the end of December 2020.

The statistics below are based on a holding period of 1 year. One measure to pay close attention to is the success rate which is the number of times this indicator yielded a positive return within 1 year. The loss columns are there to remind us that investing is not risk free. Continue reading →

The market had a strong November and pushed the indicator forward into the positive territory. As noted several months ago, the buy signal occurred in July 2020 which proved to be a well timed buy signal.

To better enhance this indicator, we have been collecting data on individual stocks and back testing the strategy. Several months ago, our team applied this strategy (refer to Coppock Curve Applied to Individual Stocks) to 4 companies with amazing result. The average return was +46% since May. We hope that the list below provides you with a viable starting point for your research. Continue reading →

Below is the Coppock Curve data for the following indexes as of the end of October 2020:

• Dow Jones Industrial Average
• Dow Jones Transportation Average
• Dow Jones Utility Average
• S&P 500
• Nasdaq Composite
• Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index
• Russell 2000
• Philadelphia Semiconductor Index
• iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF
• Toronto Stock Exchange
• Bitcoin

If you’re interested in a index not listed, let us know. Continue reading →

Below is the Coppock Curve data for the following indexes:

• Dow Jones Industrial Average
• S&P 500
• Nasdaq Composite
• Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index
• Russell 2000
• Philadelphia Semiconductor Index
• iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF
• Toronto Stock Exchange
• Bitcoin

If you’re interested in a index not listed, let us know.

Continue reading →

Last month, the Coppock Curve dipped into negative territory flagging us to closely monitor this indicator for a buy signal. In addition to monitoring the Dow Jones Industrial Average, we created a model to back test this strategy against individual stocks. So far, we are very satisfied with the outcome. Below is the current status of this indicator when we apply it to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Continue reading →

The last time we updated this indicator in March 2020, the Coppock curve changed directions from an upward bias to a move down. Two months later, the curve now stands in negative territory. This mean that the next meaningful move on the upside of this indicator is a buy signal. Below is a chart of the Coppock at the end of June 2020. Continue reading →