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Combo 10 General FrankRound's Chicken & Fried Rice V0.7 (96,11,2012)
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About

A daily-rotating, 10-theme, rules-based strategy that uses momentum and price signals to tilt among multiple ETFs (including leveraged ones) across gold, bonds, emerging markets, energy, tech, oil, volatility, and hedges. It emphasizes equal cash distribution across groups, layered entry/exit rules, and frequent rebalancing to chase trends while trying to limit losses with hedges.
NutHow it works
- The portfolio is split into 10 groups (Combo 10). Each day, cash is distributed across these groups (wt-cash-equal), and within each group, a single ETF exposure is chosen based on a set of rules. - Rules look at price behavior and momentum in various ways: is the asset’s price above or below a moving average? has momentum built up recently (cumulative return)? what is the current price relative to a longer trend? These checks use different lookback windows (short, medium, long, e.g., 5–200 days) and sometimes compare the current asset to a benchmark or related ETF (e.g., UGL vs. GLL, or UVXY vs. SPY). - Some assets are long exposures (e.g., UGL for gold, UPRO for S&P exposure, TQQQ for Nasdaq), others are bear/short exposures or volatility plays (e.g., UVXY, EDZ). The rules allow shifting between long and hedged positions depending on signals. - The groups cover a broad set of markets: precious metals, traditional bonds, emerging markets, energy (oil and gas), technology/QQQ-related plays, and volatility hedges. - There are nested decision forks (if-then-else branches) so that when a condition fires, the model follows a specific path; if not, it follows a different path or remains in cash. - The overall aim is to own a diversified set of constructs that can ride uptrends in different markets while having built-in hedges, but the reliance on leverage and rapid rotations means higher turnover and higher risk compared with simpler strategies.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this 10-theme momentum strategy aims for higher growth (36.28% vs 31.57% SPX) with lower beta (~0.84) and Calmar ~2.38. Diversified across 10 themes and hedges, it seeks bigger upside with controlled risk vs the S&P.
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YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.630.280.050.23
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
510.36%13.82%-1.77%0.2%0.86
896,242.14%91.81%3.9%18.08%3.3
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$89,634,214.05
Regulatory Fees
$186,896.51
Total Slippage
$1,295,007.96
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Mar 30, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, momentum, leverage, rules-based, daily rebalance, etf-based, multi-theme
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 42 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BOND
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
DBO
Invesco DB Oil Fund
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
FCG
First Trust Natural Gas ETF
Stocks
GLL
ProShares UltraShort Gold
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 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.

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

The symphony is currently allocated toBOND, DBO, UGL, EDC, BILandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 46.35%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 15.21%. 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.