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Knowledge Domains &
Weightings
CMT LEVEL - I
Topic Weightage – CMT LEVEL I
Knowledge Domain – CMT LEVEL I
• Theory and History: 9%
History of financial markets
History of technical analysis
Modern Portfolio Theory
Dow theory
Behavioral finance
• Markets 5%
Historical market data
Traditional asset classes
Alterative asset classes
Currencies
Non-US markets
Market indices
Exchanges
• Markets Indicators: 7%
Breadth indicators
Index construction
Government/Fed reports
Private money flows
Sentiment measures
Volatility
• Chart Construction: 5%
Scaling methods
Line charts
Bar charts
Candlestick charts
Point and figure charts
Volume
• Trend Analysis: 16%
Trend lines
Regression analysis
Moving averages
• Chart and Pattern
Analysis: 23%
Classic pattern recognition
Candlestick pattern
recognition
Elliott Wave Principle
Fibonacci price analysis
Support and resistance
Relative Strength Index
Moving Average
Convergence/Divergence
Bollinger Bands
Stochastics
Knowledge Domain – CMT LEVEL I
• Confirmation: 3%
- Open interest and volume
• Cycle: 5%
- Cyclical price patterns
• Selection and Decision making:
13%
- Relative strength
- Forecasting techniques
- Strategic models
• System Testing: 5%
- Back testing
- Order execution and slippage
• Statistical Analysis: 6%
- Descriptive statistics
- Fundamentals of probability
• Ethics: 3%
- Code of Ethics and Standards of
Professional Conduct
Knowledge Domain – CMT LEVEL I
• The CMT Level I exam tests on introductory concepts and
definitions in technical analysis.
• The actual exam consists of 132 multiple-choice questions of
which 120 are scored items.
• The remaining 12 questions are under trial for future use.
• Candidates have two hours to complete the 132 questions on
the exam.
• The exam is delivered on a computer in Prometric testing
facilities.
• Please be sure to schedule your exam well in advance.

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Lecture 4 knowledge domains & weightings

  • 2. Topic Weightage – CMT LEVEL I
  • 3. Knowledge Domain – CMT LEVEL I • Theory and History: 9% History of financial markets History of technical analysis Modern Portfolio Theory Dow theory Behavioral finance • Markets 5% Historical market data Traditional asset classes Alterative asset classes Currencies Non-US markets Market indices Exchanges • Markets Indicators: 7% Breadth indicators Index construction Government/Fed reports Private money flows Sentiment measures Volatility • Chart Construction: 5% Scaling methods Line charts Bar charts Candlestick charts Point and figure charts Volume • Trend Analysis: 16% Trend lines Regression analysis Moving averages • Chart and Pattern Analysis: 23% Classic pattern recognition Candlestick pattern recognition Elliott Wave Principle Fibonacci price analysis Support and resistance Relative Strength Index Moving Average Convergence/Divergence Bollinger Bands Stochastics
  • 4. Knowledge Domain – CMT LEVEL I • Confirmation: 3% - Open interest and volume • Cycle: 5% - Cyclical price patterns • Selection and Decision making: 13% - Relative strength - Forecasting techniques - Strategic models • System Testing: 5% - Back testing - Order execution and slippage • Statistical Analysis: 6% - Descriptive statistics - Fundamentals of probability • Ethics: 3% - Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
  • 5. Knowledge Domain – CMT LEVEL I • The CMT Level I exam tests on introductory concepts and definitions in technical analysis. • The actual exam consists of 132 multiple-choice questions of which 120 are scored items. • The remaining 12 questions are under trial for future use. • Candidates have two hours to complete the 132 questions on the exam. • The exam is delivered on a computer in Prometric testing facilities. • Please be sure to schedule your exam well in advance.