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Symphonies
A Few Good Stocks
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About

Daily, rules-based, trend-first portfolio across four sleeves. It rotates among stock index funds (often leveraged), Treasuries, metals, or hedges, with small contrarian bets in defensive names. High risk and turnover due to leveraged funds.
NutHow it works
The portfolio has four equal sleeves. 1) It first checks if the market is in an uptrend (price above its 200-day average, a simple trend line). If yes, it picks the 2 strongest ideas from stock indexes (often 2x funds), Treasuries, metals, or cash-like bonds. 2) If not, it looks for oversold bounces; otherwise uses the Nasdaq’s short-term trend to go aggressive, blend growth/defense/income/metals, or shift to hedges (volatility/short funds). RSI = a quick hot/cold score of recent moves.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: Sharpe 4.39 vs 2.29, annualized return 69% vs 28%, max drawdown 3.5% vs 5.1%. A four-sleeve, leveraged, rule-based rotation designed for higher growth with tighter downside than the S&P 500.
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www.composer.trade
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.310.910.610.78
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
138.62%15.01%-0.15%0.4%0.79
A Few Good Stocks
1,322.51%53.26%0.04%10.91%1.92
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$142,250.52
Regulatory Fees
$621.80
Total Slippage
$3,770.44
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 20, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical multi-asset rotation, trend + contrarian, leveraged etfs, hedged, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 58 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AFG
American Financial Group, Inc.
Stocks
ARCC
Ares Capital Corporation
Stocks
BOND
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
BRK/B
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
BWIN
The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
Stocks
CB
Chubb Limited
Stocks
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
COPX
Global X Copper Miners ETF (NEW)
Stocks
CPER
United States Copper Index 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.

"A Few Good Stocks" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"A Few Good Stocks" is currently allocated toGSY, DEO, STIP, LLY, BRK/B, ARCC, HD, MKLandPALL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "A Few Good Stocks" has returned 52.05%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "A Few Good Stocks" is 10.69%. 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 Few Good Stocks", 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.