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Common Trend Switchboard
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About

A daily “switchboard” of market health tests flips between risk‑on (top‑momentum stocks/leveraged index ETFs) and risk‑off (Treasuries, gold, dollar, utilities, commodities, volatility hedges). Selections are momentum‑based; RSI and VIX guard against extremes.
NutHow it works
It watches several “canaries” that hint at market health: S&P trend (50/200 and 20/50 moving averages), Tech vs Utilities, lumber vs gold, bonds vs T‑bills, and inflation‑linked bonds. It also checks RSI (a heat gauge of how fast prices moved) and volatility (VIX). If healthy, it rotates into the strongest stock plays—often 3x index funds (TQQQ/SPXL/UDOW) or top mega‑caps. If weak or jumpy, it shifts to havens like long Treasuries (TMF), gold (UGL/GLD), the US dollar (UUP), utilities (XLU), commodities (DBC/PDBC), or volatility hedges (VIXM/UVXY). It rebalances daily and picks by recent returns.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: 32.8% annual return vs 22.2% S&P, with macro canaries and risk-off hedges. Calmar ~1.18 signals solid risk-adjusted gains; a dynamic, diversified momentum strategy targeting bigger upside with controlled risk.

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OOS Start Date
Jan 15, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Trend-following, momentum, macro canaries, risk-on/off switching, leveraged etfs, daily tactical allocation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 76 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Stocks
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMGN
Amgen Inc
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
AVGO
Broadcom Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
AXP
American Express Company
Stocks
BA
Boeing Company
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill 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.

"Common Trend Switchboard" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Common Trend Switchboard" is currently allocated toUPRO, IEO, NFLX, USDU, TMF, XOM, DBC, NVDA, SPXL, SPXS, TQQQ, AMZN, XLU, CRM, CSCO, TMV, TRVandVIXM. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Common Trend Switchboard" has returned 24.90%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Common Trend Switchboard" is 27.78%. 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 "Common Trend Switchboard", 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.