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Symphonies
Gold and Silver 1D Mean Reversion
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About

Daily gold/silver strategy that shifts between safety (SHY) and metals using a market fear gauge. In medium fear it buys dips and shorts pops with scaled 2x ETFs; otherwise it holds core metals or Treasuries. High risk, very active.
NutHow it works
It runs two sleeves (gold and silver). First, it checks market “fear” with a 0–100 speed score on UVXY (a volatility ETF). - Extreme/high fear: hide in SHY (short‑term Treasuries); in high fear it only holds metal if above its 5‑day average. - Medium fear: bet on snap‑backs—after big 1‑day drops, buy (often with 2x ETFs); after big 1‑day spikes, take short 2x positions. Bigger moves = more 2x exposure. - Very low fear: hold core gold (GLD/IAU/SGOL) and core silver (SLV/SIVR). Leveraged/inverse ETFs (UGL/JNUG/NUGT; GLL/DZZ/DUST/JDST; AGQ/ZSL) are short‑term and risky.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this metals strategy posts higher annualized return (28.4% vs 22.4%), sharper risk-adjusted return (Sharpe ~1.59 vs 1.41), far lower max drawdown (10.6% vs 18.8%), and positive alpha with a Calmar ~2.66, plus built-in hedges.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.120.070.010.08
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
409.4%14.19%2.19%5.01%0.86
Gold and Silver 1D Mean Reversion
309.63%12.18%14.45%27.93%0.87
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$40,963.27
Regulatory Fees
$325.21
Total Slippage
$1,921.64
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 6, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 3%
Type
Stocks
Category
Gold, silver, mean reversion, volatility regime, leveraged/inverse etfs, tactical, precious metals, treasuries (shy)
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 16 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGQ
ProShares Ultra Silver
Stocks
DUST
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares
Stocks
DZZ
DB Gold Double Short ETN due February 15, 2038
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
GLL
ProShares UltraShort Gold
Stocks
IAU
iShares Gold Trust
Stocks
JDST
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares
Stocks
JNUG
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares
Stocks
NUGT
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares
Stocks
SGOL
abrdn Physical Gold Shares 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.

"Gold and Silver 1D Mean Reversion" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Gold and Silver 1D Mean Reversion" is currently allocated toSHY. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Gold and Silver 1D Mean Reversion" has returned 28.36%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Gold and Silver 1D Mean Reversion" is 10.65%. 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.

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