Appendix B: Official IFTA CFTe, STA Diploma (UK), and MTA CMT Exam Reading Lists
3. MTA CMT OFFICIAl ReAdIng lIsT
Note: At every level of the CMT examination, the candidates will be tested on the
MTA Code of Ethics, which may be found at the MTA official website.CMT level I: Recommended Reading list
Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, by Robert D. Edwards and John Magee
(AMACOM)
Technical Analysis Explained, by Martin Pring (McGraw‐Hill)
Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians, by
Charles Kirkpatrick and Julie Dahlquist (FT Press)
The Definitive Guide to Point and Figure, by Jeremy du Plessis (Harriman House
Ltd)CMT level II: Recommended Reading list
Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, by Robert D. Edwards and John Magee
(AMACOM)
Technical Analysis Explained, by Martin Pring (McGraw‐Hill)
Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians, by
Charles Kirkpatrick and Julie Dahlquist (FT Press)
Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, by Steve Nison (New York Institute
of Finance)
The Definitive Guide to Point and Figure, by Jeremy du Plessis (Harriman House
Ltd)
New Trading Systems and Methods, by Perry Kaufman (John Wiley & Sons)
Investment Psychology Explained, by Martin Pring (John Wiley & Sons)
Technically Speaking, by Chris Wilkinson (Traders Press Inc)
Evidence‐Based Technical Analysis, by David Aronson (John Wiley & Sons)CMT level III: Recommended Reading list
Technical Analysis for the Trading Professional, by Constance Brown
(McGraw‐Hill)
The Definitive Guide to Point and Figure, by Jeremy du Plessis (Harriman House
Ltd)
Behavioral Investing: A Practitioners Guide to Applying Behavioral Finance, by
James Montier (John Wiley & Sons)
Elliott Wave Principle, by A. J. Frost and Robert Prechter (New Classics Library)
Trading with Intermarket Analysis: A Visual Approach to Beating the Financial
Markets Using Exchange Traded Funds, by John Murphy (John Wiley & Sons)
Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, by Steve Nison (New York Institute
of Finance)