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Symphonies
Blend: V4 & V5 CFS + BBD, BHFEAR | BIL + V1a TQQQ or not | + Dash of SQQQ - Deez - Replace UVXY w/ VXX
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About

Daily, tactical blend using leveraged S&P/Nasdaq and long Treasuries. Buys dips but avoids chasing; shifts to T‑Bills or hedges with SQQQ/VXX when risk spikes. Signals: trend, volatility, drawdown, and recent momentum.
NutHow it works
It blends 3 rule sets and rebalances daily. In calm uptrends it rides the stronger of 3x S&P (UPRO) or 3x Nasdaq (TQQQ), often paired with 3x long Treasuries (TMF). After 5‑day dips in SPY/QQQ it buys UPRO/TQQQ, unless a big +5% day just happened. When risk jumps it parks in T‑Bills (BIL) or hedges with 3x short Nasdaq (SQQQ) and sometimes volatility (VXX). It uses simple gauges: trend vs 25‑day avg, bounciness, worst recent drop, and a recent up/down score.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy targets ~45% annualized return vs ~23% for the S&P, with Calmar ~1.16 and Sharpe ~1.05. Higher upside with Treasuries hedges—growth-focused, risk-tolerant investors may prefer this to the S&P.
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www.composer.trade
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.831.090.230.48
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
178.11%13.45%-0.15%0.4%0.75
Blend: V4 & V5 CFS + BBD, BHFEAR | BIL + V1a TQQQ or not | + Dash of SQQQ - Deez - Replace UVXY w/ VXX
144,526.75%145.47%8.41%-0.65%2.26
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$14,462,675.21
Regulatory Fees
$31,795.76
Total Slippage
$211,740.47
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 7, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, trend-following, buy-the-dip, risk management, volatility hedging
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 13 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares (based on the NYSE 20 Year Plus Treasury Bond Index; symbol AXTWEN)
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 toTQQQandUPRO. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 42.91%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 38.92%. 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.