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About

Rules-based, daily. Buys 3x tech/stock ETFs on dips and calm trends; shifts to cash/bonds or VIX/inverse ETFs when markets overheat or fear spikes. Uses RSI “heat” and 200‑day trends; KMLM as a tripwire. Very high risk and turnover.
NutHow it works
Daily, it checks if stocks are hot or cold using a speed/heat score (RSI: high = too hot, low = washed‑out) and simple trend filters (e.g., 200‑day). Calm or briefly weak? Buy dips with 3x tech/stock funds (TQQQ/TECL/SOXL). Frothy or fear rising (via VIX funds like UVXY/UVIX)? Shift to T‑Bills (BIL/SHV), bonds, or VIX/inverse 3x. KMLM (managed‑futures) is a tripwire: if it beats tech, go defensive.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this daily, rules-based strategy has shown stronger risk-adjusted upside than the S&P by riding dips with 3x tech exposure and snapping to hedges when volatility spikes, while allocating to cash/bonds—reducing drawdowns.

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OOS Start Date
May 15, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, risk-on/risk-off, volatility hedging, trend following, leveraged/inverse etfs, daily rebalancing
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 80 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
BOND
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
DRV
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
DXD
ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
Stocks
EDC
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bull 3X 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 toUPRO, TECS, BOND, UGL, EDC, QID, GLD, BIL, SQQQ, FNGDandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 43.53%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 13.26%. 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.