Pass the CMT Association CMT Program CMT-Level-II Questions and answers with CertsForce

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Questions # 11:

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about MACD?

Options:

A.

The signal line is also a moving average


B.

It is most useful in a trending market


C.

The calculation does not use any simple moving averages


D.

If MACD has had a positive value for more than 12 periods, this is predictive of a reversal.


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Questions # 12:

What is the position of the MTA Code of Ethics as it pertains to trading on inside information?

Options:

A.

Under no circumstances is insider trading allowed


B.

The Code of Ethics takes no position on insider trading


C.

Insider trading which violates the laws/regulations of any governmental or regulatory agency is prohibited


D.

Inside information may be disseminated but not acted upon


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Questions # 13:

An analyst has several groups of clients who are categorized according to their specific needs. Compared to research reports distributed to all of the clients, reports for a specific group:

Options:

A.

will definitely include more basic facts.


B.

may generally exclude more basic facts.


C.

cannot be selectively distributed.


D.

will not be allowed because it violates the Standard III(B), Fair Dealing.


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Questions # 14:

Which of the following statement is not true about the Diamond Top with regards to pattern analysis?

Options:

A.

It is a profitable pattern


B.

It consists of a combination of a broadening pattern and a symmetrical triangle


C.

It occurs at the top of a very sharp upward rise in prices


D.

It is not rare at price bottoms


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Questions # 15:

Which of the following is a CORRECT interpretation of open interest?

Options:

A.

Rising open interest in an uptrend is bearish


B.

Declining open interest in an uptrend is bearish


C.

Rising open interest in a downtrend is bullish


D.

Declining open interest in a downtrend is bearish


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Questions # 16:

When using the Bar/Candle method to portray volume what is the relationship defined between price and volume using this method?

Options:

A.

It has an indirect relationship between price and volume


B.

It has a direct relationship between price and volume


C.

It has no relationship between price and volume


D.

The price is dependent on the volume


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Questions # 17:

Which of the following is not a method used by Technical analysts to determine trading systems?

Options:

A.

Pattern recognition,


B.

Trend following


C.

Non-exogenous signal systems


D.

Countertrend


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Questions # 18:

Which of the following is NOT true of the belt hold candle?

Options:

A.

The pattern consists of a single candle


B.

The bearish belt-hold is a long black candle that opens on the high and moves lower through the trading session


C.

A short belt-hold line has more significance than a long belt-hold line


D.

The term belt-hold refers to a sumo wrestling maneuver where a wrestler pushes his opponent while holding onto his belt


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Questions # 19:

The bias under which, when an event has not occurred recently, the event is perceived as having zero or negligible probability of occurring in future, is categorized as:

Options:

A.

Saliency bias


B.

Framing bias


C.

Sunk-cost bias


D.

Anchoring bias


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Questions # 20:

Which of the following is true of the Efficient Frontier concept in modern portfolio theory?

Options:

A.

It centers on the premise that systemic risks in the financial markets can be diversified away.


B.

It is a 45 degree line plotting possible risk versus return


C.

It is a plot of the highest possible returns obtainable over a series of risk levels


D.

It is unrelated to the risk free rate


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