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Feaver's Insane Money Printer FTLT V4 08/15/2012
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A dense, daily-rotating, levered-equity strategy that mixes two big ideas: (1) pick two top-performing blocks of assets each day (levered stock bets like TQQQ/UPRO/SPXL or sector/tech tilt) and (2) hedge with volatility and bond assets (UVXY, SVXY, BTAL, VIX proxies, TLT, TMF) to smooth volatility. It uses many RSI/moving-average signals across a wide set of tickers to decide what to buy, how much to weigh, and when to hedge. Highly active and risk-tolerant, it aims for strong upside in uptrends while trying to limit downside via hedges and bonds.
NutHow it works
What this strategy does, in plain language: it starts by looking at the market mood using momentum-like checks on broad benchmarks. If conditions look favorable, it builds a risk-on basket by selecting two top-performing groups from a large menu of themes (for example, levered tech/momentum plays like TQQQ or SPXL, and tech/QQQ-like bets). At the same time, it runs a parallel hedging module that uses volatility-related funds (UVXY, SVXY, VIX proxies) and anti-beta strategies (BTAL) plus bonds (TLT, BND, TMF) to cushion potential drawdowns. The decision tree is extremely granular: it compares moving averages, price vs. moving averages, and relative strength signals across a wide set of tickers (tickers are shorthand for exchange-traded funds or stocks). If risk signals rise (for example, volatility spikes or momentum weakens), the system tilts toward hedges and bonds instead of equity leverage. The two main blocks—the bull/bear rotation blocks and the hedging blocks—define where the money goes each day, and the final allocation is a weighted blend that sums to 100%. In effect, you can think of it as a daily, automated chef’s recipe that says: “these two baskets get cooked and served today, with extra spice from volatility hedges if the market looks noisy.” Important caveats: it uses a lot of levered securities, so outsized gains come with outsized risk; it relies on historical relationships (RSI, moving averages) that may not hold in regime shifts; and it requires careful cost/expense consideration for frequent rebalancing and slippage in real trading. Ticker coverage includes SPY, QQQ, TQQQ, SPXL, UPRO, UVXY, SVXY, BTAL, VIXY, VIXM, BND, SHV, TLT, TMF, TMV, GLD/SLV/PDBC, IOO, XLF, XLP, XLI, IWM, EEM, EFA-like proxies, and several other sector and commodity tickers to fill the many sub-blocks. The strategy is documented as “Feaver’s Insane Money Printer FTLT V4” with explicit daily rebalance and a large, nested decision logic intended to optimize exposure across bull/bear regimes while attempting to dampen risk with hedges.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample strategy blends levered bets with hedges to capture bigger upside and stronger risk-adjusted returns: ~72.5% annualized vs 20.7% S&P; Sharpe ~1.38 vs 1.16; Calmar ~2.85; positive alpha. Higher drawdowns.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
1.130.760.070.27
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
501.97%14.17%-2.02%-1.16%0.88
484,530,560.57%211.51%-7.77%-8.23%2.62
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$48,453,066,056.81
Regulatory Fees
$132,521,118.28
Total Slippage
$953,189,465.35
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 7, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, leveraged etfs, trend-following, volatility hedging, rotational strategy
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 52 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AGQ
ProShares Ultra Silver
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
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 toUPRO, TMF, CURE, BTAL, TQQQ, SHV, EDZ, EDC, SH, BIL, BNDandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 50.31%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 25.43%. 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.