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Symphonies
Balls to the Walls (Modified) - BIL
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About

A very aggressive daily trading system that chases strong stock trends—mainly tech and semiconductors—but rapidly shifts to cash-like bills, bonds, gold, volatility funds, or bearish positions when markets look overheated or dangerous.
NutHow it works
This strategy checks the market every day and asks: are stocks trending up, overheating, or falling fast? Most of the time it wants aggressive bets on tech, semiconductors, or the S&P 500 using leveraged funds. If markets look too hot or too dangerous, it can hide in Treasury-bill cash (BIL), bonds, gold, volatility funds, or even bet against the Nasdaq. A smaller piece also trades emerging markets the same way.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: ~48.33% annualized return, Sharpe ~1.26, Calmar ~4.93, negative beta (~-0.22), max drawdown ~9.81%. Aggressive tech/semis upside with built-in hedges—better risk-adjusted performance than the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
1.580.450.020.15
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
126.45%15.06%-0.05%3.57%0.93
Balls to the Walls (Modified) - BIL
693,657.51%356.45%-2.16%11.77%3.23
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$69,375,751.23
Regulatory Fees
$107,828.01
Total Slippage
$1,002,668.02
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jun 29, 2026
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, leveraged etfs, momentum, mean reversion, risk management, volatility hedging, equities, emerging markets
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 33 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
EDC
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
EDZ
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IGIB
iShares Trust iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
IUSV
iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF
Stocks
IVW
iShares S&P 500 Growth 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.

"Balls to the Walls (Modified) - BIL" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Balls to the Walls (Modified) - BIL" is currently allocated toEDC, TLTandBIL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Balls to the Walls (Modified) - BIL" has returned 39.36%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Balls to the Walls (Modified) - BIL" is 9.81%. 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 "Balls to the Walls (Modified) - BIL", 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.
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