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IC The Hawk and The Serpent
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A daily, rules-based “all-weather” system: ride 3x stock funds in healthy uptrends; when stress appears, rotate into Treasuries, gold, dollar, staples, or hedges. Adds commodity and bond momentum sleeves. Aggressive, diversified, and actively managed.
NutHow it works
Each day it checks the market’s “weather.” - If stocks are calm and trending up, it leans into 3x stock funds (S&P 500 and Nasdaq). - If things look shaky (big drops, rising volatility, weak trends), it shifts to defense: short‑term Treasuries, gold, the U.S. dollar, staples, or hedges (volatility/short funds). - Separate sleeves trade oil, natural gas, gold, and bonds based on simple trend rules. It blends these sleeves and rebalances daily.
CheckmarkValue prop
All-weather, rules-based strategy diversifies across stocks, bonds and commodities. Out-of-sample: 15.3% annual return vs SPY 18.9%, but much lower drawdown (15.4% vs 18.8%), beta ~0.70, Calmar ~1—strong risk-adjusted growth and downside protection.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.450.280.130.36
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
160.88%15.98%1.36%5.73%0.83
IC The Hawk and The Serpent
2,198%62.36%1.82%10.5%3.22
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$229,799.56
Regulatory Fees
$534.25
Total Slippage
$3,237.68
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Aug 28, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset trend/momentum, leveraged risk-on/off, volatility hedged, commodities and bonds
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 0 assets in total
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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.

"IC The Hawk and The Serpent" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"IC The Hawk and The Serpent" is currently allocated toUPRO, IEO, TYD, XME, FCG, USDU, SOXL, TMF, GLTR, SMH, QQQ, LABU, CVE, CURE, SVXY, UUP, DBC, NVDA, SHY, SPY, UGL, VLO, SPXS, TQQQ, SHV, XLE, AAPL, SH, AMZN, EMB, QLD, FAS, TSLA, AMD, GLD, TSM, XLK, TMV, SCHD, DBB, MSFT, VIXM, BIL, SQQQ, GUSH, XLPandBND. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "IC The Hawk and The Serpent" has returned 15.34%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "IC The Hawk and The Serpent" is 15.40%. 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 "IC The Hawk and The Serpent", 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, crypto, and options.