Coppock Curve XAUUSD Technical Analysis and Coppock Curve XAUUSD Signals

Developed by Edwin Sedgwick Coppock

This xauusd indicator was used for technical analysis of Stocks and Commodities in the beginning but was later used to trade XAUUSD.

The principle behind this is the psychology of trading, based on the theory that human habit is predictable. And gold price movement always oscillates in a zigzag manner.

The principle of adaptation-level applies to how gold price reacts at certain levels, stock and xauusd prices will react in the same way or pattern as those observed historically.

XAUUSD Technical Analysis and Generating XAUUSD Signals

In xauusd trading, The moving average is the simplest form of an adaptation-level, the gold price will oscillate around the moving average. This forms the basis of this indicator, which is a longer term oscillator based on this adaptation-levels(moving average), but in a different way.

Oscillators usually begin by calculating a % change of the current gold price from some previous gold price point, where the previous gold price point is the reference point (adaptation-level).

Edwin Coppock reasoned that the xauusd market participants' emotional state could be quantified by summing up the % changes over the recent past to get a general sense of the xauusd market's longer term momentum.

For example, If we compare xauusd prices relative to a year ago and we see that this month the xauusd market is up 20% compared to a year ago, last month it was up 15% over a year ago, and 10%, 7.5% and 5% respectively the months before that, then we may determine that the xauusd market is gaining momentum.

Basic signals can also be generated using the Coppock Curve to trade market reversals from extreme gold price levels. Looking for divergence and xauusd trend line breaks may also be combined to confirm the signal.

Implementation

The input levels of this indicator may need to be adjusted to better fit the dynamic nature of the xauusd markets trading.

Coppock Curve has a zero line reference point, but this does not represent the adaptation-level but it is only a visual reference point only.