Our Timing strategy operates like a classic timing model - it signals when to move an entire portfolio into and out of stocks. Like our other strategies, it has provided an excellent return with reduced downside risk. In fact, our Timing strategy has historically provided the highest return (slightly higher than our Graduated strategy). This strategy also has fewer switches than our active strategy, averaging 3.7 per year. Here is the performance since 1983:

This strategy, like all our strategies, uses our Lowrisk Market Allocation Model. Here are the graduations we use based on our model's Signal Strength: