The Market Technicians Association (MTA), incorporated in 1973, is the national organization of market analysis professionals in the United States. This not-for-profit association has this mission:
Educate the public and the investment community to the value and universality of technical analysis.
Attract and retain a membership of professionals devoting their efforts to using and expanding the field of technical analysis and sharing their body of knowledge with their fellow members.
Establish, maintain and encourage the highest standards of professional competence and ethics among technical analysts.
The Chartered Market Technician (CMT) Program is a certification process in which candidates are required to demonstrate proficiency in a broad range of technical analysis subjects.