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Symphonies
A Better QQQ
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About

Equal-weight mix of a 3× Nasdaq fund (TQQQ) and seven mega-cap tech/chip stocks. Designed to beat QQQ by concentrating in big tech and adding leverage. Very high risk and volatility; no scheduled rebalancing.
NutHow it works
It splits money evenly across eight positions: TQQQ (a fund that tries to move about 3× the daily return of the Nasdaq‑100), plus Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, AMD, Tesla, and Taiwan Semiconductor (the biggest contract chipmaker). No routine rebalancing. It rides big tech and adds a “turbo” via TQQQ—gains and losses are both magnified.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample: Sharpe 1.54 vs 1.38, Calmar 1.66, annualized return ~60% vs ~23% for the S&P. This strategy captures bigger tech/semiconductor rallies with leverage, delivering superior risk-adjusted upside—though with higher drawdowns (~36%).

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OOS Start Date
Oct 18, 2022
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Long-only equities, concentrated tech, leveraged etf, semiconductor-heavy, buy-and-hold, us large-cap growth
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 8 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
Stocks
NVDA
Nvidia Corp
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
TSLA
Tesla, Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
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.

"A Better QQQ" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"A Better QQQ" is currently allocated toNVDA, TQQQ, AAPL, AMZN, TSLA, AMD, TSMandMSFT. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "A Better QQQ" has returned 52.23%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "A Better QQQ" is 35.93%. 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 "A Better QQQ", 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.