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Hello Algo World! + Gold/Cash USDU
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A daily, rule-based multi-asset strategy that blends stocks, commodities, gold, and currency hedges, using bear-market signals, volatility screening, and momentum (RSI) ranking to pick a single top asset (or a hedged mix) with equal weighting within the active branch.
NutHow it works
Plain-language description of how it operates: - It runs every day and decides where to put your money across a mix of stocks, commodities, and hedges. - First, it checks whether the market looks bearish. If yes, it shifts toward safer assets like USDU (USD bull) and BTAL (anti-beta hedge), rather than pure stocks. - If the market doesn’t look bearish, it runs a series of checks to identify which ETFs are showing uptrends or strong momentum using simple price rules (e.g., is today’s price above a moving average? is momentum strong?). - The strategy creates two candidate pools: one with higher volatility (more aggressive) and one with lower volatility (more defensive). It then filters and ranks these candidates using volatility and return metrics. - Among the filtered candidates, it ranks them by a momentum measure (RSI) and picks the top asset to hold. In practice, this means the algorithm tends to hold the strongest recent performer according to its RSI-based score. - It also considers hedges and diversifiers (gold GLD, oil PDBC, USD proxies USDU/UUP, bonds like TLT, TIP) to balance the portfolio against inflation, growth, and currency risk. - The final step is an equal-weight allocation within the chosen branch where there may be a single primary holding, and any hedging components are sized to complement that holding. The daily rebalance means the exact holding can change as signals update. - Important note for a layman: This is not a simple buy-and-hold strategy. It’s a rule-based system designed to adapt to changing market regimes by mixing assets that perform well in different conditions and by hedging risk with currency, gold, and commodity exposures.
CheckmarkValue prop
Outperforms the S&P 500 on a risk-adjusted basis: higher out-of-sample returns (31.45% vs 24.62%), lower max drawdown (8.41% vs 18.76%), and a gentler beta (~0.78). A daily, adaptive multi-asset strategy with hedges.
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YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.140.760.520.72
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
227.07%14.09%-1.77%0.2%0.8
748.9%26.87%0.23%9.76%1.31
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$84,890.00
Regulatory Fees
$259.38
Total Slippage
$1,626.77
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Oct 9, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, tactical allocation, momentum, risk management, usd/gold/commodities hedges
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 18 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
GDXJ
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
OILK
ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF
Stocks
PDBC
Invesco Actively Managed Exch-Traded Commodity Fd Tr Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Stocks
QLD
ProShares Ultra QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SSO
ProShares Ultra S&P500
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.

"Hello Algo World! + Gold/Cash USDU" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Hello Algo World! + Gold/Cash USDU" is currently allocated toUSDUandBTAL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Hello Algo World! + Gold/Cash USDU" has returned 29.08%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Hello Algo World! + Gold/Cash USDU" is 9.69%. 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 "Hello Algo World! + Gold/Cash USDU", 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.