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Symphonies
GYP - for retirement
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About

A rules‑based retirement portfolio that rotates among stocks, bonds, gold, the US dollar, and other defensive assets based on volatility, momentum, and “oversold” signals to pursue growth when conditions are favorable and preserve capital when they’re not.
NutHow it works
It splits your money into three sleeves: Growth (stocks), Yield (bonds), and Preservation (defensive trends). It watches how wild prices are (volatility), who’s been winning lately (momentum), and if tech looks washed‑out (RSI = oversold gauge). It then shifts among QQQ/SPY, Treasuries (SHV/SHY/IEI/IEF/TLT), credit (LQD/HYG), inflation‑linked (TIP), gold (GLD), US dollar (UUP), commodities (DBC), staples (XLP), and a defensive fund (BTAL).
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: Sharpe ~2.00 vs SPY ~1.44; OOS drawdown ~7.25% vs ~18.76%; OOS Calmar ~3.09. Diversified, rules-based strategy seeking growth when favorable and capital protection when not—stronger risk-adjusted returns than the S&P 500.

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OOS Start Date
May 11, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 12%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, tactical allocation, momentum, trend-following, volatility targeting, defensive, retirement
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 15 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
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 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 retirement" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

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

Year-to-date, "GYP - for retirement" has returned 21.52%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "GYP - for retirement" is 7.25%. 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 "GYP - for retirement", 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.