Editing Technical analysis (section)

==Industry==
The industry is globally represented by the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA), which is a federation of regional and national organizations. In the United States, the industry is represented by both the CMT Association and the American Association of Professional Technical Analysts (AAPTA). The United States is also represented by the Technical Security Analysts Association of San Francisco (TSAASF). In the United Kingdom, the industry is represented by the Society of Technical Analysts (STA). The STA was a founding member of IFTA, has recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and certifies analysts with the Diploma in Technical Analysis. In Canada the industry is represented by the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts.<ref>''Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians'', p. 7</ref> In Australia, the industry is represented by the Australian Technical Analysts Association (ATAA),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ataa.com.au|title=Home – Australian Technical Analysts Association}}</ref> (which is affiliated to IFTA) and the Australian Professional Technical Analysts (APTA) Inc.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.apta.org.au | title=Home}}</ref>

Professional technical analysis societies have worked on creating a body of knowledge that describes the field of Technical Analysis. A body of knowledge is central to the field as a way of defining how and why technical analysis may work. It can then be used by academia, as well as regulatory bodies, in developing proper research and standards for the field. The [[CMT Association]] has published a body of knowledge, which is the structure for the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) exam.<ref>{{cite web |title=CMT Association Knowledge Base |url=https://cmtassociation.org/development/knowledge-base/ |access-date=16 August 2017 |archive-date=14 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014220341/https://cmtassociation.org/development/knowledge-base/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=CMT Level I 2021: An Introduction to Technical Analysis|publisher=Wiley|isbn=978-1119768050|date=2021|url=|author=Wiley}}</ref>

===Software===
{{see also|List of charting software}}
Technical analysis software automates the charting, analysis and reporting functions that support technical analysts in their review and prediction of [[financial market]]s (e.g. the [[stock market]]).{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

In addition to installable desktop-based software packages in the traditional sense, the industry has seen an emergence of cloud-based applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) that deliver technical indicators (e.g., MACD, Bollinger Bands) via [[Representational state transfer|RESTful]] HTTP or intranet protocols.

Modern technical analysis software is often available as a web or a smartphone application, without the need to download and install a software package. Some of them even offer an integrated programming language and automatic backtesting tools.