CMT Study Guide 2026

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📋 CMT Exam Format at a Glance

132
Questions
120 min
Time Limit
70%
Passing Score

📚 CMT Topics to Study (21)

✍️ Sample CMT Questions & Answers

1. What is the purpose of peer review in Chartered Market Technician intermarket analysis?
To have qualified experts evaluate research quality before publication

Peer review involves independent evaluation of research by qualified experts in the field, assessing methodology, validity, significance, and contribution to knowledge before publication.

2. What is a key benefit of implementing performance metrics in Chartered Market Technician portfolio management?
Providing measurable data to track progress and inform decision-making

Performance metrics provide objective, quantifiable data that helps track progress toward goals, identify areas for improvement, and support evidence-based decision-making.

3. A 'Harami' candlestick pattern occurs when:
The second candle's body is contained within the first candle's body

A Harami consists of a large candle followed by a smaller candle whose body fits entirely within the larger candle's body, suggesting a potential trend slowdown.

4. In Chartered Market Technician, what does "statistical significance" mean?
The result is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone (typically p < 0.05)

Statistical significance indicates that an observed result is unlikely to have occurred by random chance, typically when the p-value is less than 0.05 (5% probability of occurring by chance).

5. The principle of 'cycle synchrony' in Hurst's cycle analysis states that:
All cycles of different lengths tend to bottom simultaneously

Hurst's principle of synchrony states that cycles of all lengths tend to bottom at the same time, creating significant lows when multiple cycles align at their troughs.

6. If 300 shares traded at a certain price which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this given situation?
Traders would record four bars at that price

Explanation: If 300 shares were traded at a given price, the traders would record three shares bars to the price. A large number of bars at a given price showed that most operations took place at that level. From this chart, traders could determine the price at which the equalization of supply and demand, and thus the support and resistance zones.

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