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Symphonies
BIL Replacement | Add some Sauce
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About

A cash‑plus, volatility‑aware strategy that hides in T‑bills or hedges when fear spikes and, when calm, spreads across low‑vol/alternative assets with tactical sleeves (sometimes leveraged) to add return while reacting to trends and sharp dips.
NutHow it works
Daily it checks a fear gauge (UVXY, tied to the VIX). If fear is high, it parks in T‑bills (BIL) or hedges (long volatility or short S&P). If calm, it splits: half in a risk‑sized mix (big US stocks, gold, market‑neutral, crash‑hedge, Bitcoin) and half in an equal mix (min‑vol US stocks, gold, US dollar, crash‑hedge) plus a dip‑buyer in QQQ/SPY or staples/health care vs bonds. It also tilts among stocks, bonds, gold, and emerging markets by recent strength. RSI = hot/cold gauge; 200‑day avg = trend.
CheckmarkValue prop
Volatility-aware cash-plus strategy delivers equity-like upside with far lower risk. OOS drawdown ~1.8% vs SPY ~5.1%, near-zero beta, Calmar ~6.2, Sharpe ~2.68 (vs SPY ~2.82). Smoother, hedged exposure vs the S&P 500.
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Max
www.composer.trade
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.130.060.060.24
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
60.91%19.18%6.16%5.09%1.21
BIL Replacement | Add some Sauce
44.64%14.59%-0.02%1.52%3.52
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$14,463.91
Regulatory Fees
$23.63
Total Slippage
$89.78
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 30, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Cash-plus, volatility-aware, multi-asset, tactical, leveraged/inverse etfs, daily rebalanced
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 37 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CAOS
Alpha Architect Tail Risk 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
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
GLL
ProShares UltraShort Gold
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond 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.

"BIL Replacement | Add some Sauce" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"BIL Replacement | Add some Sauce" is currently allocated toXLV, USDU, BITO, TMFC, SPY, BTAL, EDZ, GLD, UVIX, USMV, CAOSandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "BIL Replacement | Add some Sauce" has returned 9.07%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "BIL Replacement | Add some Sauce" is 2.99%. 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 "BIL Replacement | Add some Sauce", 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.