Advancing the Discipline of Technical Analysis for nearly 50 years

Providing a disciplined, systematic approach to market behavior to help you navigate the gap between intrinsic value and market price.

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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 has matured into an industry 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 as well as rules-based trading system design and testing.

The Gap
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Be the captain of your investment education. The CMT Program is your compass to sound financial decisions, equipping you with a body of investment risk knowledge to inform your portfolio management. Our market philosophy is grounded in behavioral economics to extend a quantitative approach to market research and rules-based trading system design.

Earning the CMT Designation demonstrates a vantage of this core body of knowledge, a distinction that aids our members in successfully navigating the market and their careers using industry-leading tools.

  • RISK MANAGEMENT
    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
    QUANTITATIVE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

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

  • PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
    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
    APPLIED BEHAVIORAL FINANCE

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

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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 Learning Resources
17

Live webcasts in 2018 Educational Web Series

508

Hours of Archival Video Video Series

28

Hours added in 2018

Knowledge Base Knowledge Base
384

Total # of entries Knowledge Base Technical Analysis Library

69

Total Issues Journal Of Technical Analysis

Career Development Career Development
12

New jobs posted monthly Job Board

Professional Networking Professional Networking
3481

Active Members Member Directory
Online Discussion Forum

Publish Your Research Publish Your Research
291

Published issues Smartbrief

123

Published articles Technically Speaking

Global Events Global Events

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Our exclusive networking and education advantages help steer our members toward greater professional opportunities. With live events held globally throughout the year and educational webinars for members worldwide, we are committed to building bridges, both in person and online.

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May – June 2019 May – Jun 2019
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May
21
Tue
Minnesota Chapter Meeting Featuring Natasha Crane @ Piper Jaffray Headquarters
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May 21 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The Minnesota Chapter of the CMT Association invites you to our chapter meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. We have the pleasure of Natasha Crane as our guest speaker.  We hope to see you there!

Ralph Acampora, CMT
Craig Johnson, CMT, CFA
Jamie Keelin, CMT
Kyle Lottman, CFA
Adam Turnquist, CMT
Minnesota Chapter Chairs

SPEAKER
Natasha Crane
Risk Management Consultant
INTL FCStone

TOPIC
Top Indicators for Commodity Trading, Commodity Indexes and Money Flow Analysis

LOCATION
Piper Jaffray Headquarters
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Please check the sign in the lobby for the final meeting location and take the Guest elevators to the appropriate floor.

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Categories: Minneapolis, MN
May
29
Wed
Webcast: “Probabilities in Price – Using Fundamentals to Enhance Technical Research” with Rob Koyfman
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May 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Fundamental analysis and technical analysis have the same goal: to predict future prices. This discussion will illustrate the importance of monitoring real time fundamental indicators like consensus earnings revisions, analyst recommendations and short interest. We will show how to incorporate fundamental analysis into a technical framework. 

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Categories: Educational Web Series
Zurich Chapter Meeting with Christoph Ritschard, Didier Borel, & Mark Newton @ Oak Bar
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May 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The Zurich Chapter of the CMT Association invites you to our meeting on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. We are pleased to have Christoph Ritschard, Didier Borel, & Mark Newton as our guest speakers for this event.

We encourage you to bring clients and colleagues interested in technical analysis to this presentation. We look forward to seeing you there!

Ulrich Bender, CMT
David Meier, CMT
Zurich Chapter Chairs

 

TOPIC I
Neoclassical Technical Analysis – The Neoclassical Technical Analysis (“Neo TA”) is a unified model to measure the markets intentions and to invest in high probability breakouts and retraces. Neo TA answers the primary investor questions regarding trend, trend reversals and key price levels. The model favors simplicity over complexity and keeps you focused on what is important and ignores all the rest.
Christoph Ritschard

TOPIC II
Bitcoin – A non technical explanation of how it works, the difference between and public and private blockchain, and the reasons to be bullish on bitcoin.
Didier Borel

TOPIC III
Marks expertise is primarily in using advanced methods of technical analysis to identify stocks, commodities, and currencies with above-average risk/reward characteristics that can maximize returns and minimize risk. In addition to employing standard technical tools to identify trend duration, relative strength, and momentum, Mr. Newton utilizes counter-trend analysis to identify potential trend exhaustion and reversals of trend. He appears frequently on CNBC’s The Closing Bell, BNN, FOX Business News, along with Yahoo Finance. Mark will share his outlook on the markets with us.
Mark Newton

LOCATION
Oak Bar at the Hotel Glärnischhof
Claridenstrasse 30
8002 Zurich, Switzerland

REGISTRATION
Free to members and non-members

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Categories: Zurich, Switzerland
May
30
Thu
Mumbai Chapter Meeting Seminar @ Bloomberg
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May 30 @ 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm

The Mumbai Chapter of CMT Association invites you their next meeting on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the Bloomberg offices.  Our guest speakers include Saurabh Bhatia, Biju Samuel, Sumeet Jain, Sovit Manjani, and Abhishek Karande.

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

Akshay Chinchalkar, CMT
Vishal Mehta, CMT
Mumbai Chapter Chairs

TOPIC I
India Rates: At the Cusp of a Move to Remember
Saurabh Bhatia
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, DSP Investment Managers

TOPIC II
Tracking the Thrust
Biju Samuel
Senior Vice President and Head of Quantitative Research, Elara Capital

TOPIC III
Trading Systems – The How and Why of it!
Sumeet Jain, CMT
Trader 

TOPIC lV
Getting Started with Algorithmic Trading
Sovit Manjani, CMT
Co-Founder & Head of Trading Strategies, Dravyaniti Consulting LLP

TOPIC V
Catching Big Trends
Abhishek Karande
Financial Markets Consultant & Trainer

TIME
4:30PM – Check-in & Network
5:00PM – Kick-off

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

REGISTRATION
Registration is free to members and non-members

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Categories: Mumbai
Jun
3
Mon
Hellenic Chapter Meeting featuring JC Parets, CMT @ Syntagma Office+
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Jun 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The Hellenic Chapter of CMT Association invites you to our next chapter meeting on Monday, June 3, 2019.  Our guest speaker for this event is JC Parets, CMT of All Star Charts.

We encourage you to bring clients or colleagues interested in Technical Analysis to this presentation.  We hope to see you there!

Alex Spiroglou
Elena Pateropoulou
Theodore Krintas, Ph.D., CIIA
Hellenic Chapter Chairs

SPEAKER
JC Parets, CMT
Founder, All Star Charts

TOPIC
Finding The Best Stocks Using A Top/Down Approach

JC will walk you through his top/down intermarket approach to find stocks showing momentum and relative strength. This will increase the probabilities of success and help you identify asymmetrical risk vs reward opportunities skewed in your favor. The presentation will begin with a global macro review, followed by a look at the intermarket complex and then will move more towards the sector and individual stock level. A Weight-of-the-evidence approach to markets will be the main focus. There will be time left for Q&A so bring your best questions!

 LOCATION
Syntagma Office+
Stadiou Artemis Suite
Karagiorgi Servias 2 
105 62 GR

REGISTRATION
Free to members and non-members

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Categories: Hellenic, Greece
Jun
6
Thu
United Kingdom Chapter Meeting featuring JC Parets, CMT @ CMC Markets
Tickets
Jun 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The UK Chapter of the CMT Association invites you to our meeting Thursday, June 6, 2019.  We are pleased to have JC Parets of All Star Charts as our guest speaker.

We encourage you to bring clients and colleagues interested in technical analysis to this presentation. We look forward to seeing you there!

Alex Spiroglou
UK Chapter Chair

TOPIC
Finding The Best Stocks Using A Top/Down Approach

 JC will walk you through his top/down intermarket approach to find stocks showing momentum and relative strength. This will increase the probabilities of success and help you identify asymmetrical risk vs reward opportunities skewed in your favor. The presentation will begin with a global macro review, followed by a look at the intermarket complex and then will move more towards the sector and individual stock level. A Weight-of-the-evidence approach to markets will be the main focus. There will be time left for Q&A so bring your best questions!

PRESENTER
JC Parets, CMT
Founder, All Star Charts

LOCATION
CMC Markets
133 Houndsditch
London EC3A 7BX

TIME
18:00

REGISTRATION
Free to members and non-members

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Categories: London, England
May – June 2019 May – Jun 2019