In this paper, solutions of a Novikov equation are discussed based on the bifurcation method of dynamical systems. Through establishing a Hamiltonian function, the existence of a smooth soliton solution and a periodic cuspon solution are established for the corresponding traveling wave system of the Novikov equation. Numerical results are carried out to illustrate the feasibility of the main results. All these theories can be seen to fill the gap of the literatures Li (2014) and Pa...