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Symphonies
GYP - for medium aggressive retirement
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About

A rules-based, medium‑aggressive retirement portfolio. It dials up to tech when markets are calm, and shifts toward bonds, gold, dollar, staples or cash when choppy. Uses momentum and volatility checks to favor recent winners and steadier funds for a smoother ride.
NutHow it works
It splits your money into three sleeves: Growth (stocks), Yield (bonds), and Preservation (safe havens). When the S&P 500 is calm, it leans into stocks—sometimes 2× tech (QLD); when markets get jumpy, it rotates to safer mixes. It picks recent winners among bonds, gold, the U.S. dollar and commodities, and gives more weight to steadier funds. RSI (a 0–100 heat gauge; <~30 = washed‑out) helps buy tech after sharp selloffs. Funds used: SPY (U.S. stocks), QLD (2× Nasdaq‑100), TLT/SHY/IEI/IEF (Treasuries), LQD/HYG (corporate bonds), TIP (inflation‑linked), GLD (gold), UUP (U.S. dollar), DBC (commodities), XLP (defensive stocks), BTAL (market‑neutral).
CheckmarkValue prop
Higher risk‑adjusted edge: oos Sharpe ~1.75 vs SPY ~1.44, Calmar ~2.41, max drawdown ~9.4% vs ~18.8%. Returns near SPY (≈22.75% vs 23.0%), but with a smoother, regime‑aware mix of stocks, bonds, gold, dollar and cash.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.090.410.430.65
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
660.9%15.23%2.19%5.01%0.92
GYP - for medium aggressive retirement
760.88%16.23%3.1%4.94%1.47
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$86,088.39
Regulatory Fees
$117.25
Total Slippage
$639.81
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 11, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 12%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, tactical allocation, momentum/trend, volatility targeting, retirement, risk-managed
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 16 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
HYG
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
LQD
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
QLD
ProShares Ultra QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 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.

"GYP - for medium aggressive retirement" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"GYP - for medium aggressive retirement" is currently allocated toTIP, IEF, UUP, HYG, SHY, LQD, SPY, IEI, GLD, TLTandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "GYP - for medium aggressive retirement" has returned 22.75%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "GYP - for medium aggressive retirement" is 9.44%. 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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