The TSAA-SF, formed in 1970, is the oldest society in the United States devoted to the study and development of technical analysis of stocks and commodities.

Membership in the TSAA-SF is open to individuals who are interested in technical analysis as part of their investment strategy. Annual dues provide members with invitations and discounts for seminars, meetings, and luncheons, as well as a subscription to the Quarterly newsletter.  The TSAA-SF is a nonprofit organization with over 100 members, mostly individual investors and professional money managers.

TSAA-SF is a member organization of the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA).  The International Federation of Technical Analysts is a global organization of market analysis professionals. This not-for-profit professional organization unites all the world's technical societies. Currently, IFTA encompasses eighteen member countries from every important financial center around the globe. Some countries included are the United States of America, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The organizations represented by this diverse group of countries include prestigious societies such as the Nippon Technical Analyst Association of Tokyo, Society of Technical Analysts in the United Kingdom, and Association Mexicana de Analistas of Mexico.  TSAA-SF is a member of this prestigious group.

Past Presidents

The following distinguished members of TSAA-SF served as President of this organization and made significant contributions to technical analysis and this community. We are grateful for there past and continued support of TSAA-SF.

Year	President	Affiliation When President
1970	Paul Ferwerda (Founder)	Bank of America
1971	Peter Ney Bennett	William Hutchinson & Co.
1972	James Curtis	San Francisco Investment Corp.
1973	Wilfred R. George, PhD	Bache & Co.
1974	Al Shams	Individual Investor
1975	Joe D. Turner	Dean Witter & Co.
1976	John Cooper	Individual Investor
1977	Vincent L. Schantz	Henry F. Swift & Co.
1978	Henry O. Pruden, PhD	Golden Gate University
1979	Richard G. Osmun	Kidder Peabody & Co.
1980	Barbara Merklin	Individual Investor
1981	Frederick W. Collins	Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
1982	Tom A. Dowse	Dowse Securities Management Corp.
1983	Richard H. Delbridge	L. F. Rothschild, Unterberg, Towbin
1984	Kent N. Mastores	Individual Investor
1985	Malcolm S. Watts	Henry F. Swift & Co.
1986	G. Richard Elston	Individual Investor
1987	Shon Saleh	Kidder Peabody & Co.
1988	Bruce Fraser	Diablo Capital Management
1989	Cindy Keel	MMS International
1990	Gerald P. Butrimovitz, PhD	Gerald Butrimovitz Financial Services
1991	Brian A. Lockwood	Dagley & Lockwood Trading Co.
1992	Mark L. Edelstone	Prudential Securities
1993	Tom Larson	Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
1994	Mark P. Farrell	Prudential Securities
1995	Gatis N. Roze	Stratton Roze & Associates
1996	Lisa A. Costa	Franklin Resources
1997	Brent L. Leonard	Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
1998	Robert L. Bergey	Individual Investor
1999	Charles Bolton	Robertson Stevens & Co.
2000	James R. Reid	Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
2001	James Forte	Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
2002	Henry O. Pruden, PhD	Golden Gate University
2003	Henry O. Pruden, PhD	Golden Gate University
2004	David Wood	Individual Investor
2005	David Wood	Individual Investor
2006	Grace Ryan	ISU
2007	Henry O. Pruden, PhD	Golden Gate University
2008	Henry O. Pruden, PhD	Golden Gate University
2009	Henry O. Pruden, PhD	Golden Gate University
2010	Henry O. Pruden, PhD	Golden Gate University
2011	Larry Amernick
2012	Larry Amernick
2013	Bart Pestarino
2014	Roman Bogomazov	Golden Gate University
2015	Roman Bogomazov	Golden Gate University
2016	Shawn Hallum	Individual Investor
2017	Shawn Hallum	Individual Investor
2018	Shawn Hallum	Individual Investor
2019	Shawn Hallum	Individual Investor
2020	Shawn Hallum	Individual Investor
2021-2024	Anuj Batra	Individual Investor
2024-Present	Mike Jones	Individual Investor