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Anansi Portfolio | Public | 2025-03-01 (post-Covid serenity weighting)
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About

A daily, rule-based multi-asset rotation with momentum/RSI, trend checks, KMLM-driven tech tilts, and volatility hedges to balance growth vs. risk.
NutHow it works
What this strategy does, in plain language: - It looks across several buckets of investments (US stocks, emerging markets, and a set of select stocks) and decides every day how to allocate money among them. - It uses momentum/strength signals to decide what to own. Momentum here means how strong recent price moves are; a simple way to picture it is: if prices have been going up quickly, the system tends to tilt toward those areas; if momentum looks weak or noisy, it leans toward hedges or different groups. - RSI (relative strength index) is a momentum gauge. If the RSI of a market like SPY (a broad US market proxy) is very high, it suggests over-enthusiasm; if it’s lower, momentum may be weaker. The rules use RSI values as thresholds (for example, looking at SPY or specific ETFs like VIXY, XLK, QQQ, etc.) to decide when to scale in, scale out, or switch buckets. - Moving-average checks compare current prices to long-term averages (like a 200-day line) to see if a trend is likely up or down; crossing those lines can flip exposure toward or away from that asset. - KMLM is a specific signal engine in the system. It’s treated like a pulse that helps decide which technology-oriented sleeve to overweight (e.g., XLK, QQQ, SMH, etc.) and when to rotate among related pairs (XLK/KMLM, SMH/KMLM, SPY/KMLM, SPY/TQQQ, etc.). The idea is to use KMLM as a benchmark or lever to tilt tech exposure rather than relying on one single tech ETF alone. - Rotator blocks pick one or a small set of assets within a group to hold, often using a bottom-filter (lowest volatility or other criteria) to reduce risk. This means even within a tech-rotation or EM-rotation, you end up with a single best candidate for that slot most days rather than a long list of simultaneous bets. - Hedging: when risk signals flare (via RSI thresholds or other checks) the strategy can tilt into hedges like VIXY (volatility-related ETF) and BTAL (a volatility hedge), sometimes at a 75/25 split or 50/50 depending on the signal strength. This is meant to dampen losses in a stressed market. - The whole system is daily-rebalanced, so weights and exposures can shift every trading day as signals evolve, not just on a fixed timetable. In short: momentum drives tilt, trend and volatility filters shape risk, KMLM acts as a technology rotation cue, and hedges guard against market turbulence.
CheckmarkValue prop
Strong risk-adjusted edge: out-of-sample Calmar ~1.94 and near-market beta (~0.96) with daily hedges and tech rotations. A rule-based, multi-asset approach designed to grow on momentum while controlling big drawdowns vs. the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.730.780.330.57
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
93.18%13.53%-1.77%0.2%0.83
6,808.62%126.14%1.33%-0.08%3.65
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$690,862.09
Regulatory Fees
$2,028.23
Total Slippage
$12,649.66
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 12, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Equities, rotational strategy, tactical allocation, risk management, multi-asset
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 64 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
Stocks
DIA
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
Stocks
DLN
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund
Stocks
DOG
ProShares Short Dow30
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 toPGR, COKE, NVO, UUP, MO, LLY, EDC, COSTandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 18.66%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 7.65%. 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.