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Crash Catcher w GLD
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About

Sits in gold until fear spikes. When fear rises, it hedges with UVXY or 3x inverse S&P. If tech is deeply oversold, it buys the two worst recent performers (tilted to leveraged). Daily, rules‑based crash catcher with a gold default.
NutHow it works
Most of the time it sits in gold (GLD). It watches UVXY (a fear/volatility fund). If UVXY’s short‑term “strength” is very high, it treats that as a crash alert and hedges: it buys either UVXY or a 3x inverse S&P fund (SPXS), based on how fast fear just jumped. If tech is extremely oversold, it instead buys the two most beaten‑down tech/US stock ETFs (tilted 2/3 to leveraged). Rebalanced daily.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: Sharpe ~4.18 vs SPY ~1.39; Calmar ~15.9; alpha ~0.96; beta ~0.26. Crash-detecting, gold-first strategy hedges with UVXY/SPXS and buys beaten tech for superior risk-adjusted growth vs the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.43-0.350.03-0.16
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
611.97%14.72%-0.15%0.4%0.91
Crash Catcher w GLD
9,513.61%37.62%3.93%21.87%1.02
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$961,360.53
Regulatory Fees
$84.63
Total Slippage
$550.86
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OOS Start Date
Sep 24, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, crash detection, volatility hedge, gold, leveraged etfs, mean reversion, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 11 assets in total
Ticker
Type
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares
Stocks
SOXX
iShares Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
SPXS
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3x Shares
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures 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.

"Crash Catcher w GLD" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Crash Catcher w GLD" is currently allocated toGLD. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Crash Catcher w GLD" has returned 105.75%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Crash Catcher w GLD" is 13.87%. 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 "Crash Catcher w GLD", 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.