← THE CHARTSPOD LEDGEROPEN TERMINAL →
INDICATORS · COPPOCK CURVE

Coppock Curve in Crypto: Why the Value Changes Before Candle Close

The Coppock Curve was designed for monthly bars. On a monthly chart, the 'live bar' lasts a month, so the latest value can change for weeks.

By ChartsPod Editorial Team · Reviewed by ChartsPod Research
Published · Updated · 5 min read

Short answer

Coppock = WMA(10) of (ROC(14) + ROC(11)), classically on monthly closes. On the live monthly bar, the current price stands in for the month's close, so both ROC terms and the WMA's heaviest-weighted input change daily for the whole month. A 'turn up from below zero' signal seen mid-month can reverse by month end. Use completed months for signals; shorter-timeframe versions behave like a smoothed momentum oscillator.

Which part of Coppock Curve uses the live bar

ComponentUses current bar?Effect intrabar
ROC(14), ROC(11)YesLive month's price
WMA(10)YesNewest weighted 10/55
Signal (turn up below 0)YesCan reverse within month

On monthly bars, 'before candle close' can mean weeks: the indicator's latest point is provisional for the whole month.

Check Coppock Curve in Crypto against a live market before relying on it.

Try it in ChartsPod

How much it moves inside one bar

Coppock Curve during one bar (illustrative)Coppock Curve during one bar (illustrative): MONTH START: Coppock −4.1, turning up; WEEK 2: −3.6; WEEK 3: Drop: −4.4, turned down; MONTH END: −4.0.MONTH STARTCoppock −4.1, turning upWEEK 2−3.6WEEK 3Drop: −4.4, turned downMONTH END−4.0
Only Coppock Curve's closing value is kept in history. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.
Illustrative intrabar range of Coppock Curve vs its closed valueIllustrative intrabar range of Coppock Curve vs its closed value: Live-bar WMA weight (10/55) 0 ; Oldest weight (1/55) 0 .ILLUSTRATIVE INTRABAR RANGE OF COPPOCK CURVE VS ITS CLOSED VALUELive-bar WMA weight (10/55)0Oldest weight (1/55)0
How far Coppock Curve travels inside a bar versus between bars. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Rules

Coppock Curve signal hygieneCoppock Curve signal hygiene: Signals on closed bars; Bar-close alerts; Backtest uses the same rule; Live value labelled provisional; Settings identical across chart and alerts.COPPOCK CURVE SIGNAL HYGIENESignals on closed barsBar-close alertsBacktest uses the same ruleLive value labelled provisionalSettings identical across chart and alerts
Closed values are what history shows. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

WMA(10) weights are 10, 9, …, 1 over a total of 55.

Compare Coppock Curve in Crypto across Binance, Bybit, OKX and Hyperliquid markets.

Open markets in ChartsPod

Questions readers ask

Why does the Coppock Curve change so long?

On monthly bars the live bar lasts a month.

What's the classic signal?

A turn up from below zero.

Completed months?

Yes.

Sources and methodology

Indicator formulas are standard definitions; live-versus-closed behaviour follows TradingView's repainting documentation. Values in examples are illustrative.

  1. TradingView Pine Script: Repainting — live vs historical calculation.
  2. ChartsPod indicator reference — indicator calculations.

This article explains research tools and workflows. It is not financial advice, does not recommend buying or selling any asset and does not predict prices. Crypto derivatives carry a risk of rapid and total loss of margin.

CHARTSPOD EDITORIAL EDITION · RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ONLY · NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE.