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A daily-rebalanced, complex, rule-based portfolio that rides momentum with levered ETFs (like TQQQ, SOXL, TECL) while inserting hedges (UVXY, SQQQ, SDS) and safety assets (BIL, SHY, SHY-like Treasuries). It uses layered signals (momentum, RSI-like strength, drawdown, volatility) and risk gates to rotate among long, short/hedged, and safety sleeves, with a focus on controlling drawdown and avoiding some tail-risk vehicles.
NutHow it works
- Every day, the strategy re-evaluates a large pool of ETFs (including leveraged plays like TQQQ, TECL, SOXL, QLD and inverse/hedge vehicles like UVXY, SQQQ, SDS, SHY, BIL). - It uses signals that gauge momentum and strength (price trends, moving-average performance) and risk/volatility (drawdown, standard deviation, RSI-like metrics against benchmarks). - Assets are ranked and some are selected to form “Long” sleeves (proShares/ETFs that aim to ride rising markets) and “Short/Hedged” sleeves (inverse or volatility hedges to cushion downturns). - There are separate thematic groups (Rotators, Bears, Safety Town/City) that organize exposures by purpose (growth, hedge, safety). - Weights are assigned (often full-budget style, such as 80/20-like allocations or 100/100 styles in sub-groups) and a subset of top-ranked assets is put to work each day. - Risk controls compare the current drawdown and volatility with thresholds (e.g., SPY drawdown, moving-average/value thresholds) to decide if we should reduce risk or switch to hedges. - The system uses a mix of momentum, trend-following, and volatility signals rather than a single indicator, and it explicitly removes certain tail-risk vehicles (e.g., YINN and LABD) to limit China leverage and biotech risk in core exposures. - The result is a dynamic, instrument-diversified portfolio that attempts to ride broad market/momentum while preserving downside protection through hedges.
CheckmarkValue prop
Dynamic, risk-managed momentum strategy using levered ETFs with hedges and safety assets. Out-of-sample Sharpe ~0.54 and Calmar ~0.64 show positive risk-adjusted performance, offering diversification and downside discipline versus SPY, with potentially lower raw returns.

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OOS Start Date
May 15, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Quantitative, multi-asset, leveraged etfs, tactical rotation, risk management
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 68 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPB
GraniteShares ETF Trust GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily ETF
Stocks
AAPD
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X ETF
Stocks
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
COM
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF
Stocks
DDM
ProShares Ultra Dow30
Stocks
DRV
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
DXD
ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
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 toTSLS, LABU, URTY, YANG, AAPD, BIL, SQQQ, TYOandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 14.29%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 18.64%. 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.