What is a CMT and CMT Certification?
Chartered Market Technician is a professional certification for professional technical analysts administered by The Chartered Market Technicians Association.
It is the ONLY certification for technical analysts approved and recognized by the SEC, NYSE and NASDAQ, and qualifies the awarded individual a Series 86 SEC Analyst Certification.
The CMT certification process is a lengthy one requiring many years of study and employment as a technical analyst.
The CMT candidate must be a working professional in the field of technical analysis for 5 years before they can become a member of the Chartered Market Technicians Association. They must be a member to qualify for full CMT status. Three current members must endorse the new candidate member.
Next, there are 2 written proctored exams, both require 6 months to 1 year or longer of preparation. The candidate must have a knowledge base that extends beyond the reading materials required by each proctored exam. This follows similar rules of the Chartered Financial Analyst professional certification.
The third part of the CMT certification process is to write a doctoral-equivalent thesis that expands the body of knowledge of technical analysis. The outline has to be approved by a consensus vote before the thesis can be written. Then, a committee has to read and review the thesis with a unanimous vote to achieve the CMT status.
Martha Stokes, CMT was awarded her CMT certificate after dedicating 5 years of extensive research and analysis in writing her doctoral-equivalent thesis, titled:
Cycle Evolution Theory:
“How to Identify Evolutionary Abnormal Cycle Patterns Using Technical Analysis.”
Martha Stokes’ thesis consists of 92 charts with 100 written pages on cycle evolution theory. This was a landmark thesis that totally changed the way cycle theorists and technical analysts understood and approached cycle analysis. Her concepts continue to revolutionize our understanding of cycles and their function in the economy and the stock market.
The Chartered Market Technicians Association:
Since the inception of The Market Technicians Association in 1973, approximately 1,000 people worldwide have passed the examinations required to earn the CMT certification. As of January 2016, there are 1,162 CMT certifications.
Most chartered market technicians are employed by the banking investment industry or the Buy-Side or Sell-Side Institutions.
Why is this important to you?
Each professional field has an accreditation committee that regulates and tests individuals to make certain that they have an extensive body of knowledge and expertise in their field. The certification process of testing and thesis writing differentiates these professionals from all others working in their field of expertise.
When you become Martha Stokes’ student, you are learning to trade and invest from a credentialed expert.
Martha’s expertise includes:
Cycle Theory, Relational Technical Analysis™ Theory, Indicator Analysis and Use, Western Candlesticks, Market Structure Analysis, Industry and Sector Analysis, Risk Assessment and Analysis, Dark Pool and HFT, Fundamental Statistical Analysis
Options, Swing, Day, Platform Position, Momentum trading styles, ETFs and other derivatives, Long-term investing with Vertical Rotational Diversification™.
