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Bull or Bonds Safety town
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About

Chases stock uptrends with 3x equity ETFs, but when signals cool it switches to a defensive “Safety Town” mix of volatility and market‑neutral hedges. A bond/dollar filter can shift it to 3x Treasuries or the US dollar when safer assets look better.
NutHow it works
It’s a rules-based switch. Think of RSI as a quick “heat gauge” (0–100) of recent up/down moves; higher = stronger/possibly hot. If stocks (SPY) look stronger than utilities and long Treasuries are weak, it tries to ride rallies with 3x stock funds: TECL (tech), TQQQ (Nasdaq-100), SPXL/UPRO (S&P 500), or UDOW (Dow). If that short-term heat looks worse than bonds (AGG), it goes to “Safety Town,” a mix of SVXY (benefits from calm), VIXM/UVXY (benefit from fear), and BTAL (market‑neutral hedge). If Treasuries aren’t weak, it may hold TMF (3x Treasuries) or UUP (US dollar), whichever its rules prefer. No fixed rebalancing; it shifts when signals change.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy aims for higher growth than the S&P 500: about 38% annualized vs 22% for SPY, via a rules-based risk-on/risk-off approach that rides leveraged rallies and switches to hedges when signals weaken, offering strong upside with adaptive risk.

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OOS Start Date
Apr 19, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, leveraged equity etfs, volatility hedging, momentum/rsi filters, bond/dollar filter, risk-on/risk-off
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 18 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SVXY
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ 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.

"Bull or Bonds Safety town" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Bull or Bonds Safety town" is currently allocated toTMF. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Bull or Bonds Safety town" has returned 34.63%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Bull or Bonds Safety town" is 47.01%. 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 "Bull or Bonds Safety town", 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.