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#1 Trend Hedge
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A daily-rebalanced, multi-asset, rule-based portfolio that blends trend signals with aggressive hedges and regime-aware controls to try to grow in favorable markets while protecting against drawdowns across stocks, bonds, commodities, gold, currencies, and volatility proxies.
NutHow it works
- The strategy splits money across broad asset groups (Equities, Bonds, Commodities/Real Estate, and a few defensive/hedge blocks). Each group contains a list of ETFs (stocks, bonds, gold, dollar bets, hedges, etc.). - Each day, it computes signals for each ETF using momentum and risk measures (for example, price momentum over recent windows, comparisons of current prices to moving averages, relative strength indices, and volatility measures). - It then picks the strongest assets within each group (for example, the top 2–4 by a specific signal) and assigns weights to those assets within their group. Some groups are heavily tilted toward equities when signals are favorable, others lean into bonds or commodities when risk is rising or inflation/rates dynamics change. - In addition to the core equity/bond/commodity allocations, the system deploys hedges and inverse/leveraged positions (for example SQQQ, SDS, TBF, TMV, BTAL, VIX-related funds, USDU, etc.) to dampen drawdowns during drawdown regimes or to profit from volatility spikes. - There are explicit regime-based modules (risk-on / risk-off, rising rates / falling rates, crash protection, recessionary defensives) that push assets into defensive corners (short-term Treasuries, cash proxies like BIL, defensive sectors like XLP/XLF) when conditions deteriorate. - The portfolio is rebalanced daily, re-evaluating all screens and weights, so the composition can shift quickly with changing signals. Some variants label specific sub-portfolios (for example Adaptive All Weather, Sandy’s variants, BAB/beta-hedge structures, etc.), with particular emphasis on balancing trend exposure with hedges and with a cash-like or USD exposure sleeve when warranted. For a lay reader: think of it as a big, rule-based recipe that tells you where to place bets (which ETFs) across stocks, bonds, gold, and hedges, and to adjust those bets every day depending on what the signals say about momentum, risk, and regime one day at a time.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy delivers stronger risk-adjusted returns than the S&P. Sharpe ~1.48 vs 1.18, max drawdown ~10.7% vs 18.8%, Calmar ~1.66, with diversified hedges and regime-aware risk controls for steadier, downside-protected growth.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.340.30.180.43
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
285.69%14.16%-1.77%0.2%0.83
4,384.92%45.22%2.61%8.09%3.05
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$448,491.95
Regulatory Fees
$2,583.62
Total Slippage
$15,929.88
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 6, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, trend-following, hedged, adaptive-all-weather
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 127 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BKLN
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
Stocks
BLV
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
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.

"#1 Trend Hedge" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"#1 Trend Hedge" is currently allocated toTYD, XME, IEF, XLV, USDU, GDX, UUP, DBC, SHY, SPY, DBO, BTAL, TQQQ, SHV, XLE, QLD, XLU, GLD, TLT, PDBC, TMV, SCHD, BIL, SQQQ, TYO, XLP, SDYandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "#1 Trend Hedge" has returned 17.12%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "#1 Trend Hedge" is 10.72%. 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 "#1 Trend Hedge", 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.