George Lindsay and the Art of Technical Analysis: Trading Systems of a Market Master

Chapter 7. Overview of the Lindsay Timing Model

“Most timing studies arrive at a decision to buy or sell through methods which have nothing directly to do with time itself. The procedure described below is timing in the literal sense of the word—merely counting the number of days....On its face, it is for short-term traders. But it can also benefit investors: they will simply use it less frequently.”¹ —George Lindsay

In 1965, George Lindsay published a newsletter titled A Timing Method for Traders. The goal of this method or model is to identify tradable tops in the markets. Part II of this book, “Three Peaks and a Domed House,” mentions that the Timing Model is the “concluding technique” of the 3PDh model. It also says that the Timing Model ...