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Economic indicatorAn variable that is measured and publicly reported and that is considered meaningful not only for itself but as a sign of how rapidly the larger economy is expanding or contracting.Similar MatchesCoppock IndicatorCoppock IndicatorA technical analysis indicator named after Edwin Coppock, an economist who was asked by the American Episcopalian Church to identify cheap buying opportunities for long term investors.Coppock thought setbacks in the stock market were like bereavements and required a period of mourning before normal spirits revived.So he asked the bishops how long it took people to get over the death of a loved one. The answer was between 11 and 14 months.From this Coppock developed a series of calculations designed to signal when stock market mourning could be said to be over. The indicator's signal does not emerge at the bottom, but comes as a rally is established. In recent times, the Coppock indicator signalled rallies in 1988 and 1994 and investors who acted on the indicator made a lot of money. Super Bowl indicatorSuper Bowl indicatorA theory that if a team from the old American Football League pre-1970 wins the Super Bowl, the stock market will decline during the coming year. If a team from the old pre-1990 National Football League wins the Super Bowl, stock prices will increase in the coming year. Leading indicatorLeading indicatorA measurable economic variable that varies over the business cycle, reaching peaks and troughs somewhat earlier than other macroeconomic variables such as GDP and unemployment, and therefore useful for forecasting them. Contrasts with lagging indicator. Monetary indicatorsMonetary indicatorsEconomic indicators of the effects of monetary policy, such as the condition of the credit market. Overbought oversold indicatorOverbought oversold indicatorAn indicator that attempts to define when indicator have moved too far and too fast in either direction and thus are vulnerable to indicator. Further SuggestionsLeading economic indicatorsLagging indicator Sentiment indicators Coincident indicators Momentum indicators Economic indicators Requirement Indicator Matrix Leading indicator |
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