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About

A complex, rule-based regime-aware strategy that blends aggressive leveraged ETFs for upside with volatility and bond hedges for protection, using RSI and moving-average signals across SPY and a large universe of ETFs to decide daily which asset(s) to hold and how much to allocate.
NutHow it works
In plain terms: the system watches several signals to decide whether the market is in a strong uptrend, a noisy sideways phase, or a risky, overheated state. When signals look favorable, it builds a bullish, high-risk position by selecting one or more 3x or double-leveraged ETFs (for example, SOXL for semiconductors, TECL for technology, TQQQ for the Nasdaq, SPXL for the S&P). It favors those that show the strongest trend or best return in recent days and allocates most of the capital to them. If signals flip to caution—such as overbought readings for the S&P, high volatility cues, or weak momentum relative to SPY—it pivots toward hedges and safer assets: volatility proxies (UVXY, VIXY), inverse or bear ETFs (SQQQ, SOXS), longer-duration bond plays (TMV, TMF), or cash-like short-term Treasuries (BIL). The logic uses a mix of indicators (RSI, moving averages, price vs. a benchmark like SPY) and performs relative comparisons across many assets to decide which one looks strongest or weakest. It then rebalances daily, often choosing a small number of assets (sometimes just 1) to carry the core exposure, and weights or sizes the positions accordingly. In short, it tries to ride strong momentum with aggressive ETFs when the market is favorable, but quickly hedges or shifts into defensive bets when risk signals rise. Important caveats: it relies on highly leveraged instruments that can magnify losses, incurs costs from frequent trading, and assumes you’re comfortable with rapid regime shifts and the correlations that come with these products. If you want, I can give a simple, step-by-step example with a hypothetical day to illustrate how a few of the decision blocks would play out in practice.
CheckmarkValue prop
Adaptive, regime-aware strategy blending leveraged ETFs for upside with hedges for protection. Out-of-sample annualized return ~56.6% vs S&P ~23.5%, with disciplined risk controls but potential drawdowns up to ~73%.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
2.620.890.030.18
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
135.43%14.64%-2.02%-1.16%0.77
168,111,589.8%885.31%-30.24%-8.12%2.77
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$16,811,168,979.55
Regulatory Fees
$154,268,880.77
Total Slippage
$1,109,673,066.30
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Mar 16, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged-etfs, momentum-trend, regime-switching, volatility-hedging, defensive-bonds, multi-basket strategy, cross-asset
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 50 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
DIA
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Stocks
EPI
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
Stocks
ERX
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
Stocks

FAQ

A Composer symphony is an automated trading strategy that executes trades based on parameters of your choice. Some symphonies are similar to holding one ETF in normal conditions and rotating to a different ETF when market conditions shift, for example a 5% drop in the S&P 500, while others use complex rules with dozens of triggers. However, complex doesn’t always mean better. A simple, well-structured symphony can be just as effective as an intricate one. Learn more about how symphonies work here.

The symphony is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

The symphony is currently allocated toSOXS. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 38.07%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 72.76%. The maximum drawdown measures the largest peak-to-trough decline. It's an important metric to evaluate risk and the strategy's behavior during market stress.

To invest in the symphony, simply click the Invest button on this page. You'll need to open an account with Composer if you don't have one yet, then you can start investing. Composer will automatically execute the trades for you based on the strategy's rules. Composer also supports trading individual stocks, ETFs, and options.