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Backtest - Sector Reversion & Beta Flipping (Quarterly)
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About

A quarterly-rebalanced, multi-asset strategy that uses contrarian sector bets, global mean-reversion, hedges, and selective leverage to seek growth with diversification, plus a live-tactical diversifier swap.
NutHow it works
- Every quarter, the portfolio is rebalanced across a mix of sector ETFs, global sector/treasury assets, diversifiers, and levered bets. - Sector Reversion: look at how different sectors performed over the last 63 days and overweight the weakest one(s) to bet on a bounce back toward normal performance. - Global Sector & Treasury Mean Reversion: similar contrarian tilt applied to a broader set of global sector ETFs plus Treasury exposures, selecting the laggards over shorter windows and weighting them in an 80/100 split within the chosen group. - Diversifiers: add hedges that tend to behave differently from stocks (examples include gold, commodity indices, and managed futures type funds) to dampen risk. - Leverage: introduce higher-risk, higher-potential bets such as levered equity exposure (e.g., 2x health or 2x tech) and beta-flipping components. A moving-average rule on the S&P 500 (30-day vs 200-day) determines whether to place a levered S&P 500 bet (UPRO) or switch to other assets (like broad international exposure VE U). - Dynamic: an additional layer that blends sector reversion and leverage signals with different window lengths, creating a flexible exposure profile within the quarterly cycle. - Live mode swap: currently replaces FMF/BTAL with DBMF/KMLM in the diversifier sleeve, adjusting the hedging/alternative exposure to align with current market regime expectations.
CheckmarkValue prop
Quarterly, multi-asset strategy adds hedges, contrarian bets, and regime-aware leverage to diversify beyond the S&P 500, aiming for steadier risk-adjusted returns and resilience in volatile markets.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.10.740.670.82
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
387.31%13.54%-2.02%-1.16%0.83
952.04%20.77%-1.45%2.44%1.29
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$105,204.33
Regulatory Fees
$30.97
Total Slippage
$197.35
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OOS Start Date
Jul 28, 2024
Trading Setting
Quarterly
Type
Stocks
Category
Retirement, sector-rotation, mean-reversion, hedged, multi-asset, leveraged, quarterly-rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 34 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
EDV
Vanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF
Stocks
EXI
iShares Global Industrials ETF
Stocks
FMF
First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IXC
iShares Global Energy ETF
Stocks
IXG
iShares Global Financials 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, ZROZ, DBC, VNQ, VDC, TECL, BTAL, FMF, EDV, GLD, VCRandVGT. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 10.29%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 23.26%. 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.