Incorporated in 1973, the Market Technicians Association (MTA) has been dedicated to education of the public, the investment community, and its membership in the theory, practice, and application of technical analysis.

At first a New York based society, the MTA transformed into a global professional association as the awareness and acceptance of technical analysis has grown significantly in recent years. Today, the MTA is joined by more than 4,500 members located in over 75 countries who are committed to raising professional standards and ethics globally. Read More »

Technical analysis is a method of evaluating securities by analyzing statistics generated by market activity. If you have ever bought a stock, bond, or mutual fund only to watch it go down and then vowed to sell it once you "broke even," you might benefit from learning more about how technical analysts evaluate the markets.

A technician looks to take the emotion out of investing by applying rules that usually apply to almost every investment that fluctuates in price in a free market.