1. A method of determining the direction of the mutual temporal shift T of at least two similar stochastic signals, wherein at regular intervals instantaneous values of the two signals are stored and during a comparison time interval the stored value of each signal is repeatedly or continuously compared with the actual values of the other signal, thereby obtaining two comparison series, the comparison time interval containing a region T .+-. .tau. after the instant of the storage of the instantaneous value; wherein in an accumulator results, dependent on the comparison, of positive sign of the one comparison series are added, those, equally of positive sign, of the other comparison series are subtracted, and wherein the sign of the value in the accumulator indicates the direction of shift.