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Symphonies
Better than a CD
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A daily, tactical “offense/defense/safety” system. Uses a simple price “temperature” gauge (RSI), a long‑term trend line, and volatility checks to switch among tech/QQQ risk, volatility hedges or shorts, and Treasuries/T‑bills.
NutHow it works
It’s a traffic‑cop. Each day it checks: 1) trend (is the market above its long‑term average?), 2) temperature (RSI: a 0–100 “too hot/too cold” gauge), and 3) volatility. Then it picks offense (tech/NASDAQ—often with leveraged funds), defense (buy VIX, short the market), or safety (Treasuries/T‑bills). It buys dips, trims rips, and rotates sectors.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy shows dramatic risk-adjusted gains: Sharpe ~5.2 vs SPY ~0.9, drawdown ~0.22% vs ~4.5%, Calmar ~23. It preserves capital in volatility and still offers upside, better protecting your downside vs the S&P 500.

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OOS Start Date
Oct 31, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, momentum & mean reversion, volatility hedging, sector rotation, leveraged etfs, bonds & cash overlay, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 124 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Stocks
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMGN
Amgen Inc
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
AVGO
Broadcom Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
AXP
American Express Company
Stocks
BA
Boeing Company
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill 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.

"Better than a CD" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Better than a CD" is currently allocated toXLV, FLOT, NFLX, EEM, DDM, SPYM, XOM, SVXY, NVDA, JNJ, XTL, PIZ, BTAL, SHV, SH, QLD, UNH, SSO, IDV, GLD, TLT, VGT, XLK, WTMF, BIL, CQQQ, COST, TBF, BND, EDIVandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Better than a CD" has returned 5.76%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Better than a CD" is 0.22%. 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 "Better than a CD", 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.