We Are Pioneers

Founded in the late 1960s, the CMT Association has served the financial industry for nearly 50 years. What started as a small group of technical research analysts in NYC, the CMT Association became a beacon for professionals worldwide. Today, we strive to deliver value through diverse education and networking opportunities, member advocacy, career advancement, and the highest standards of professional ethics.

History

1960s Started over 50 years ago

Growth

137 Countries

49 Local chapters around the world

35k Participants in educational programming

Member Benefits

Navigate The Gap

Ever wonder why a security trades way above or way below intrinsic value? How can it stay depressed or elevated for so long?

Technical analysis provides the tools to successfully navigate the gap between intrinsic value and market price across all asset classes, through a disciplined, systematic approach to market behavior and the law of supply & demand.

The CMT Program charts the course to your investment needs including quantitative approaches to market research and rules based trading system design and testing.

Start Your Journey with CMT

Be the captain of your investment education. The CMT Program is your compass to sound financial decisions with a body of knowledge based in investment risk in portfolio management. Our market philosophy is grounded in behavioral economics and extends quantitative approaches to market research and rules based trading system design and testing.

Earning the CMT Designation demonstrates a vantage of the core body of knowledge and sets our members with tools to successfully navigate the market and their careers.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Identify changes in trends, intermarket relationships, sentiment, or market conditions that allows you to outperform on a risk adjusted basis
QUANTITATIVE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

The tools you need to take your quantitative research from idea generation to signal-testing and performance analysis.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Learn how to develop a repeatable process for making decisions about important issues such as investment mix and asset allocation, or balancing risk against performance.
APPLIED BEHAVIORAL FINANCE

Understanding the nature of markets is dependent on your understanding of the nature of irrational market participants.

Start Your Journey with CMT

Member Benefits

As a flagship for the CMT Program, the CMT Association offers broad set of membership benefits including networking, learning resources, and career development. Whether you want to expand your knowledge, publish your research or network with industry professionals, the CMT Association has opportunities for your needs.

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Learning Resources

Live webcasts in 2017 Educational Web Series

508

Hours of Archival Video Video Series

Hours added in 2017

Knowledge Base

384

Total # of entries Knowledge Base Technical Analysis Library

Total Issues Journal Of Technical Analysis

Career Development

New jobs posted monthly Job Board

Professional Networking

3481

Active Members Member Directory
Online Discussion Forum

Publish Your Research

291

Published issues Smartbrief

123

Published articles Technically Speaking

Global Events

Be in the Know

Gain expert guidance from the industry's top performers and best practices in technical analysis at the CMT Association's 44th Annual Symposium. The 2017 Symposium will explore the theoretical frameworks popularized in behavioral finance through vigorously validated elements of technical analysis; leaving attendees with insights to navigate uncertain global markets across asset classes.

May

Tue

Mumbai Chapter Meeting @ Bloomberg L.P.

Tickets

May 22 @ 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm

The Mumbai Chapter of CMT Association invites you their next meeting on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Bloomberg offices. Our Guest speakers include Trevor Neil, Christopher Grafton, Biju Samuel, Alvin Kressler, and Akshay Chinchalkar. Join our speakers from the UK, US and India investment communities for enlightening presentations and discussions.

We encourage you to bring your clients and colleagues who are interested in technical analysis to our event. I hope to see you there!

Akshay Chinchalkar
Mumbai Chapter Chair

DATE
May 22, 2018

TIME
4:30 PM Registration
5:00 PM Meeting Begins

TOPIC I
Relative Rotation Graphs
Trevor Neil, Founder, BETA Group

TOPIC II
Evaluating asset markets via the RPRO app
Christopher Grafton, Director, Principal Analyst & Systems Director, Vectisma Ltd.

TOPIC III
Commodities on the Verge
Biju Samuel, Senior VP – Quantitative and Alternative Strategy, Elara Capital

TOPIC IV
Introduction to the CMT Program & Global Association
Alvin Kressler, Executive Director/ CEO, CMT Association

TOPIC V
Market Impact Analysis on Bloomberg
Akshay Chinchalkar, South Asia Head for Charts, Technical Analysis and Quantitative Research, Bloomberg

LOCATION
Bloomberg L.P.
Unit No.1601, 16Th Floor, Tower 2, B Wing
One India Bulls Centre, 841, Off Senapati Bapat Marg
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013

Categories: Mumbai

May

Wed

Webcast: “The key to success with TA may be not letting your brain know you are using it” with Rick Lehman

Tickets

May 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

TA offers a great set of tools for trading the markets or enhancing investment strategies, but a study in Europe quantified the use of technical analysis by individual investors and found that those who use it significantly underperformed those who didn’t. The conclusion supports what behavioral finance people have suspected, that cognitive biases turn tools like TA from an advantage into a hindrance for many people. Rick will identify some of the key dangers our own minds subconsciously present when using various forms of technical analysis.

Categories: Educational Web Series

Los Angeles Chapter Meeting Featuring Michael Gayed, CFA @ El Torito

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May 23 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

The Los Angeles Chapter of the CMT Association welcomes you to our next event on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Join us for a Mexican Food buffet dinner and lively discussion, including a presentation by Michael Gayed, two-time Charles H. Dow Award winner and frequent CNBC commentator.

We encourage you to bring clients and colleagues interested in technical analysis to this presentation. We hope to see you there!

Owen Cupp
Brett Villaume, CMT, CAIA
Los Angeles Chapter Chairs

TOPIC: Magnifying Stock Returns: How to Leverage the Future with Moving Averages

In their 2016 Charles H. Dow Award winning paper “Leverage for the Long Run”, Michael A. Gayed, CFA and Charlie Bilello, CMT challenge popular notions about leverage and moving averages. They show that volatility and path dependency are crucial to effectively deploying leverage, and quantitatively analyze moving averages to help identify conditions that favor an environment which lends itself to using margin.

Join Michael Gayed as he discusses the surprising findings of their research to not only potentially increase returns, but mitigate risk as well.

Attendees will have a chance to win a free Kindle Fire at the end of the presentation.

REGISTRATION

$20 for current CMT Association Members
$35 for non-members

For further information, contact Brett Villaume: bvillaume@opusbank.com.

Categories: Los Angeles, CA

May

Tue

Richmond Chapter Meeting to Discuss the Markets & Social Networking @ Beijing On Grove

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May 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The Richmond Chapter of the CMT Association welcomes you to our next event on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. This evening will be Social Networking and Discussing the Markets in a casual and comfortable environment at Beijing On Grove. This restaurant is known for their inventive gastropub plates.

We encourage you to bring clients and colleagues interested in technical analysis to this meeting. We hope to see you there!

Cody Tafel, CMT
Chapter Chair
Richmond Chapter

TIME
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

LOCATION
Beijing on Grove
5710 Grove Ave
Richmond, VA 23226

Categories: Richmond, VA

Jun

Wed

Webcast: “Trend Following for Active Trading and Investing” with Damanick Dantes, CMT

Tickets

Jun 6 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

A guide for building active strategies using a suite of charting tools. It’s a mosaic approach. The process will merge macro and technical, gather relevant sources and determine appropriate timing.

Categories: Educational Web Series

Jun

Wed

Webcast: “Disciplined Trading Using Technical Analysis’ with Stella Osoba, Esq., CMT

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Jun 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

My discussion will be an approach to trading using three essential trader qualities of discipline, self-trust and patience.

Categories: Educational Web Series

May – June 2018 May – Jun 2018