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A daily, multi-asset, leverage-enabled strategy that alternates between growth bets and safety hedges, uses dip-buy signals and momentum checks, and applies risk controls to manage drawdown. It blends equities, bonds, commodities, gold, dollar exposure, and volatility hedges with frequent rebalancing.
NutHow it works
- What it is: a daily-rebalanced, multi-asset strategy combining growth bets with safety hedges and dip-buy signals, using leverage selectively to amplify upside when conditions favor risk-taking. - How it decides: each day it runs a cascade of checks across groups: 1) Dip-buy signals for Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 to capture rebounds in down markets; 2) Momentum and trend checks using moving-average price signals and volatility indicators; 3) Regime gating (risk-on vs risk-off) to tilt toward levered growth or toward safety assets (dollar, gold, consumer staples); 4) Risk controls such as max-drawdown and standard deviation thresholds to reduce equity risk when risk spikes; and 5) Volatility hedges (UVXY, VIXM, SVXY) included in segments to dampen volatility during stress periods. - What tickers represent (selected examples): - UPRO: ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (about 3x leveraged bet on the S&P 500) - TQQQ: ProShares UltraPro QQQ (about 3x leveraged on NASDAQ 100) - QQQ/SPY: tracking indices; QQQ = NASDAQ 100, SPY = S&P 500 - LABU/SOXL: 3x leveraged bets on biotech and semiconductors - TMF: 3x leveraged long Treasury (20+ year) - UUP: dollar index ETF (hedge for USD strength) - GLD: gold ETF (reserve/hedge asset) - XLP: consumer staples sector ETF (defensive balance) - SVXY/UVXY/VIXM/VIXY: volatility-related hedges - DBC, GUSH, OILK: commodities/energy exposure - What you’re getting: a highly dynamic mix that attempts to ride growth waves with leverage, while not letting risk get out of hand by rotating into safety assets and hedges when signals deteriorate. The approach is sophisticated and intended for experienced investors; it carries meaningful leverage and complexity risk.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy beats the S&P on risk-adjusted terms: higher Sharpe, lower beta, and smaller drawdowns, with a Calmar >1 and positive alpha. It blends leverage with risk controls and hedges for steadier, diversified upside.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.460.270.120.34
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
156.45%14.99%-1.77%0.2%0.8
2,541.45%62.51%2.79%7.27%3.12
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$264,145.22
Regulatory Fees
$638.72
Total Slippage
$3,866.40
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 4, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Equities, leveraged etfs, tactical asset allocation, risk management, macro momentum, diversified, commodities, bonds, currencies, gold
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 82 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
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
COP
ConocoPhillips
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare 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, XME, FCG, IEF, XLV, KOLD, USDU, TMF, SMH, QQQ, SVXY, UUP, DBMF, DBC, NVDA, SHY, OILK, SPY, DBO, BTAL, VLO, SPXS, TQQQ, SHV, XLE, AAPL, AMZN, MPC, TSLA, XLU, AMD, GLD, TSM, XLK, TMV, SCHD, MSFT, VIXM, BIL, SQQQ, XLP, BNDandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 17.85%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 15.85%. 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.