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Symphonies
Dirty Money | I.P. of Dereck N. | Sausage maker Deez | 21JUL2023
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A symphony is an automated trading strategy — Learn more about symphonies here

About

A tactical barbell: ride oil uptrends (NRGU/OILK or top oil stocks), rotate to clean energy (ICLN/TAN/FAN) when oil cools, and fall back to tech or Treasuries—while keeping ~55% in cash-like SHV. Uses trend and “hot/cold” signals to switch.
NutHow it works
Two sleeves: Oil (“Dirty”) and Clean Energy (“Green”). Each keeps ~55% in SHV (cash-like Treasuries). When crude (UCO/DBO) is rising, the Oil sleeve buys NRGU (3x big-oil note), OILK (oil futures) or top oil stocks (Exxon, Chevron, etc.); if weak, it may use NRGD (-3x inverse) or IEF (Treasuries). When oil cools, the Green sleeve buys ICLN/TAN/FAN (solar/wind) if trending. If neither looks good, it buys QQQ/XLK (tech) when markets are strong/oversold, else IEI (Treasuries). It uses trend lines (moving averages) and a hot/cold meter (RSI).
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy delivers ~13.7% returns with ~3.6% max drawdown and Calmar ~3.86, plus a cash cushion—offering far tighter downside protection and solid risk-adjusted performance vs the S&P.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.110.280.330.58
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
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26.07%27.67%-1.77%0.2%1.43
Dirty Money | I.P. of Dereck N. | Sausage maker Deez | 21JUL2023
18.88%20%4.12%8.47%2.12
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$11,887.95
Regulatory Fees
$3.44
Total Slippage
$19.07
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jul 21, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 1.62%
Type
Stocks
Category
Trend-following, sector rotation, energy & clean energy, tactical allocation, momentum, treasuries, cash overlay, leveraged etns
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 23 assets in total
Ticker
Type
COP
ConocoPhillips
Stocks
CVE
Cenovus Energy Inc.
Stocks
CVX
Chevron Corporation
Stocks
DBO
Invesco DB Oil Fund
Stocks
DINO
HF Sinclair Corporation
Stocks
ENPH
Enphase Energy, Inc.
Stocks
FAN
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF
Stocks
ICLN
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 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 toQQQ, OILK, VLO, SHVandMPC. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 20.02%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 3.56%. 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.