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About

Daily, risk‑on/risk‑off strategy that rides trends in stocks, bonds and commodities, dials down risk when markets run hot or fear rises, and buys select dips. Uses cash‑like T‑bills and volatility/market‑neutral hedges; sometimes employs leveraged ETFs.
NutHow it works
Each day it asks: Are stocks trending up? If yes, it owns U.S./global stocks (often tilting to tech). If prices look overheated or fear rises, it mixes in “safety” (cash‑like T‑bills, anti‑beta BTAL, inverse EM EUM, or VIX funds VIXY/UVXY). If stocks turn weak, it shifts to defensive or short funds (e.g., PSQ) and only holds bonds, gold, oil/nat‑gas or the U.S. dollar when their trends are up. It also buys small dips after sharp sell‑offs. RSI is a 0‑100 “speedometer” for price moves (high=hot, low=sold off). Examples: SPY=US stocks, QQQ=tech‑heavy, TLT=long Treasuries, GLD=gold, DBC=commodities, BIL/SHV=T‑bills.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy offers a smoother, more resilient ride: ~10.3% annualized return with ~9.4% max drawdown and Calmar ~1.10, versus SPY’s higher return but ~18.8% drawdown. 385 days-tested with built-in hedges and dip buys.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.310.250.150.39
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
602.19%14.91%2.19%5.01%0.92
11,705.68%40.54%1.48%1.79%3.21
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,180,567.90
Regulatory Fees
$5,434.74
Total Slippage
$34,157.92
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 30, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical multi-asset, trend-following, mean-reversion, volatility-hedged, risk-managed, leveraged-etf, commodities, bonds, long/short
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 98 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AIA
iShares Asia 50 ETF
Stocks
BGX
Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BOIL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
BWZ
SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. Common Stock
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 toILCG, XME, FCG, IEF, EUM, PGR, DBA, QQQ, COKE, NVO, SVXY, UUP, EEMV, DBC, GE, SHY, SPY, TQQQ, ICLN, LLY, SHV, EDZ, XLE, VIXY, GLD, TLT, TAN, TMV, USMV, VIXM, BIL, FAN, COSTandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 10.34%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 9.40%. 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, crypto, and options.