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About

A daily-rebalanced, regime-aware, multi-block strategy that rotates between leveraged equity exposures (e.g., TECL, SOXL, TQQQ, SPXL), broad-market ETFs (QQQ, SPY, DIA), and volatility hedges (UVXY, VIX-related funds) based on short-term momentum, moving averages, and risk signals. It seeks to ride confirmed uptrends with amplified stock bets while using volatility hedges and safer components in risk-off conditions, distributing capital across four blocks with predefined weights. It is complex, research-intensive, and designed to adapt to different market regimes rather than sticking to a single indicator.
NutHow it works
Think of this as a weather-driven captain steering a ship through four weather zones. Each day, the system looks at many market signals (is the market in an uptrend, a normal state, or a stormy risk-off state?). It then decides how much money to put into several themed “buckets”: high-growth, tech-heavy, broad-market exposure, and volatility hedges. Within each bucket, it uses simple rules like: - if a short-term measure of momentum or trend is positive, tilt toward leveraged growth ETFs (like three-times bull exposures on tech or semiconductors). - if volatility looks high or momentum is weak, lean toward hedges (UVXY, SVXY, VIX-related funds) and safer components (shorter-term Treasuries or cash-like assets). - weights are assigned to four or more blocks so the total portfolio is spread, not all-in on one bet. Finally, it rebalances daily, rechecking the signals and adjusting allocations. The signals come from a mix of moving averages, recent performance (cumulative return), and a relative strength check on specific assets using short windows (roughly 10 days) and higher thresholds (roughly RSI-based rules around 79-80) to trigger entries. The result is a dynamic mix: in good times you chase amplified equity exposure; in rocky times you add volatility hedges and more conservative positions to dampen risk. Important tickers you’ll hear about include leveraged equity plays (TECL, SOXL, TQQQ, SPXL), broad-market ETFs (QQQ, SPY, DIA), and volatility hedges (UVXY, VIXM, SVXY, UVXY-related rules). The strategy is designed for daily rebalancing, with a structured hierarchy that prioritizes market regime, then selects assets within each regime according to moving-average and return-based screens, and finally allocates capital with fixed weight targets across blocks. It is not describing a simple, one-indicator rule and should be treated as a complex, potentially high-turnover approach that requires careful risk management and robust backtesting to understand its true behavior.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this regime-aware strategy delivers ~24.6% annualized return vs SPY’s ~20.2%, with a Calmar ~0.74. By rotating leveraged growth, broad-market exposure, and volatility hedges, it seeks stronger upside while maintaining risk control.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
1.130.980.090.31
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
511.42%13.89%-1.77%0.2%0.86
729,589,300.05%211.28%-3.15%2.43%2.38
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$72,958,940,004.58
Regulatory Fees
$189,641,462.10
Total Slippage
$1,364,079,386.58
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jan 13, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Systematic/tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, volatility hedging, regime-based, multi-factor, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 30 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
DIA
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
Stocks
ERX
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
QQQE
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x 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.

The symphony is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

The symphony is currently allocated toQQQ, SPXL, SPY, TQQQ, DIA, UDOWandBIL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 22.74%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 33.30%. 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.