Meet Martha Stokes, CMT
Martha Stokes, CMT, is the co-founder of TechniTrader® and co-creator of our proprietary trading methodology. With decades of experience in both retail and institutional trading, as a long-time chartered market technician, she brings a deep understanding of how markets work—and how traders can capitalize on them. Her courses have trained thousands of traders worldwide.
Martha Stokes, CMT
Chartered Market Technician, CEO, Head Instructor
Martha Stokes CMT is a retired professional Buy-Side Analyst. She is a member of the CMT Association, and earned the Chartered Market Technician designation with her thesis “Cycle Evolution Theory.” She is a prolific author, having created over 40 stock, option, and financial market courses.
She started her first business at the age of 9, has sat on both sides of the Venture Capital table, worked on an IPO, and has taught at several community colleges. She is a highly sought-after speaker who fills the room to over capacity with her dynamic teaching style that engages the audience.
She has created new analyses including: Relational Analysis™, Market Condition Analysis using Quantitative Theories, and Spatial Pattern Recognition. Martha’s focus for long-term investments is emerging displacement technologies that will have a significant impact on society, the economy and the stock market.
Read this expert analysis on the ‘Magnificent Seven,’ AI, and the technology product cycle by Martha Stokes, CMT published in Proactive Advisor Magazine.
martha stokes, cmt workshops
Martha agreed to teach a 2-day workshop after Howard persisted. Martha was sure that everyone would already know what she was about to teach.
To her surprise, 20 minutes into the workshop, she looked at all the keenly fascinated faces of the crowded room and said, “You don’t know this stuff, do you?” And everyone in the room shook their heads. It was at that moment that Martha realized that teaching about the stock market as she knew it would give her a purpose in her retirement.
Martha Stokes, CMT & CMT Certification
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™.
Students write us constantly to tell us how they are doing.
TechniTrader Students come from every corner of the earth and every profession. Martha teaches the brand-new trader or investor to the professional seeking high-level technical analysis expertise.
Reviews From TechniTrader Students
Don’t take our word for it – here’s what our Students say:
Pomy B.
“Thank You Martha!
I could not have done it without you and your team’s guidance. Mele has been a great source of support and help as well! At first I did not believe having a 75% success rate was possible, however if you stick to it and go back and study and re-study and really apply yourself you can come out on the other side! I’ll be taking the options course next, just so I can mix them in to my trading when the market condition allows. Having taken other courses and subscriptions before coming to TechniTrader, I do believe your depth of knowledge and understanding is unparalleled. The best part for me is to finally have some solid understanding of what is happening and why instead of feeling dumbfounded and overwhelmed and confused. I have not found that anywhere else.”
Joy V.
TERRIFIC course! First, I want to say how impressed I am with the quality of this education that Martha and Howard have put together. They are so detailed and explicit in their presentations, there is so much substance and context, and I am SO grateful that I accidentally discovered her when I was desperately trying to research some trading concepts on the Internet.
I have wanted to learn to trade for a very long time but never was able to find the quality of education or training until now. They certainly have named it appropriately because I think it truly IS the “gold standard in stock market education.”
I think I will be a student of theirs for a very long time!
Kind regards,
David S.
Dr. Wayne Dyer was a favorite author and philosopher of mine and he wrote… “When You Change The Way You Look at Things… The Things You Look At Change.” The RTA (TechniTrader Methodology Essentials Elite) Course was exactly that. Not only was it a wonderful refresher; it put all the rest into a clearer perspective for me, and more importantly, it’s given me a more complete process for analysis, and greater confidence in my stock picks. I especially appreciated the abundance of current examples that Martha presented throughout. It’s very clear to me now, that understanding “The Market Participants” at play; their interactions, and knowing “Who Is In Control” at any one moment, is the key to a Technical Analyst’s consistent success.
Thank you for your ongoing guidance and mentorship.
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