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HEDGED & LEVERAGED - BONDS & STOCKS - V2.1.1 - BT 12-6-2012 Replace UPRO with TECL, TQQQ, and SOXL
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About

A daily-rebalanced, regime-driven mix of hedged, levered stock bets (tech/semis), bond exposure, and hedges, switching between risk-on tech bets in bull markets and safer bonds in bear markets, with short-term momentum screens to emphasize the top performers and a built-in downside hedge.
NutHow it works
This strategy rebalances every day between a mix of leveraged stock bets and bond protections, guided by simple trend checks. If the market (tracked by SPY) is in an uptrend (price above its 200-day average), it tilts toward high-upside bets on technology and semiconductors using 3x leveraged ETFs (TECL, TQQQ, SOXL) plus a Treasury bull (TMF) and a hedging position (PHDG) for protection. If the market looks weak (SPY below its 200-day average), it shifts toward bonds (TLT) to dampen risk. It then looks at how bonds are behaving (TLT against its own 150-day average). If bonds look healthy, it may stay in the higher-risk tilt; if bonds are weak, it shifts into a defensive mix that can include additional levered or inverse positions (TMV, UPRO-style bets replaced by the tech/semis trio, MOAT, BRK/B, USMV) and selects the top performer(s) based on short-term returns to overweight by a larger share. Cash-like assets (BIL) are used to balance and keep a practical liquidity baseline. In short: the model tries to ride markets with amplified upside during strong regimes while applying hedges and safer assets during downturns, rebalanced daily to adapt to changing conditions.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample return ~29% vs SPY ~23%; levered tech bets with regime hedges seek bigger upside, with bonds hedging declines. Expect higher drawdowns (~34% vs ~19%), but stronger long-run potential (Calmar ~0.84).
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.330.740.160.4
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
495.99%14.43%-1.77%0.2%0.88
18,023.9%48.08%-3.36%12.33%1.42
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,812,389.95
Regulatory Fees
$7,986.51
Total Slippage
$50,033.24
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 17, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Hedged, leveraged, dynamic asset allocation, bonds & stocks, risk management, rule-based
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 14 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BRK/B
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B
Stocks
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Stocks
PHDG
Invesco S&P 500 Downside Hedged ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor 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
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
TMV
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3X 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 toTMVandBIL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 27.10%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 34.49%. 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.