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EMA 12-26 Crossover Strategy (Public) v3
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About

Daily, rules‑based swing strategy. If markets look overheated, it flips to a volatility spike play (UVXY). Otherwise it forms 5 trend ideas and buys the single one that’s most short‑term oversold. Uses leveraged ETFs; very high risk.
NutHow it works
Each day it does two things: 1) Heat check: If short‑term momentum across many stock funds looks “too hot” (a 0–100 gauge called RSI is above ~75–80), it switches to UVXY, a fund that jumps when fear spikes. 2) Otherwise it builds five simple trend signals on the S&P 500, long US Treasuries, gold, emerging markets, and market volatility using 12‑ vs 26‑day averages and 50/200‑day guide rails. It then buys just one position—the one that looks most “washed out” over ~8 days (lowest RSI)—or cash‑like T‑bills in some cases. Rebalances daily; often uses 2x/3x ETFs, so swings can be large.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: ~44.9% annualized return vs SPY ~29.3%, Calmar ~1.85 and Sharpe ~0.90, with ~0.27 alpha. Higher upside from dynamic trend/volatility hedging, but expect larger max drawdown (~24% vs SPY’s ~13.7%).
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3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
1.250.350.010.11
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
126.86%15.3%-1.77%0.2%0.92
75,216.94%216.22%-1.22%14.41%2.3
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$7,531,693.59
Regulatory Fees
$31,543.04
Total Slippage
$213,650.86
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Mar 21, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical, trend-following, mean-reversion, leveraged etfs, volatility hedge, multi-asset (stocks/bonds/gold/vol), daily rebalancing
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 22 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
QQQE
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF
Stocks
SGOV
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ 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 toSGOV. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 47.37%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 24.23%. 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.