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About

A regime-driven, multi-asset portfolio that tilts between leveraged growth, defensive hedges, and safe-haven assets using correlation-focused selection and momentum/volatility signals to balance risk and return across bull, bear, and transition markets.
NutHow it works
Plain-language overview: The fund uses a complex, but transparent, decision tree to decide which asset groups to own or avoid based on the current market regime. It groups assets into growth-oriented, defensive, and hedge buckets, then ranks and selects a subset of assets from each bucket using momentum, volatility, and correlation signals. The selected assets are then weighted to form a diversified, regime-dependent portfolio. In bull markets, you may see heavy tilt toward 3x leveraged growth ETFs (e.g., UPRO, TQQQ, TECL, SOXL). In cautious or rising-rate or recessionary periods, the strategy shifts to defensive equities, Treasuries (TLT/TMF), gold (GLD), and dollar hedges (UUP/USDU). It uses inverse-volatility and anti-beta funds (BTAL) to dampen risk and includes overlays that target “dip buying” opportunities with short ETF hedges when conditions warrant. Signals used include moving-average performance, cumulative returns, standard deviation, and momentum ratios (RSI-like). The overall aim is to combine assets with low or complementary correlations to reduce overall risk while preserving upside capture across market regimes. It’s a systematic, rules-based approach rather than a discretionary call.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample results beat the S&P: Sharpe ~1.35 vs 1.18; return ~28.5% vs 20.4%; max drawdown ~16.7% vs 18.8%; beta ~0.77; Calmar ~1.71. Regime-driven, diversified strategy with higher upside and lower risk.
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YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.380.320.130.36
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
320.29%13.4%-1.77%0.2%0.8
10,508.35%50.46%1.6%3.85%2.72
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,060,835.39
Regulatory Fees
$3,070.76
Total Slippage
$19,000.88
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 5, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Macro regime strategy, dynamic asset allocation, hedging, leverage, correlated diversification
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 35 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
QUAL
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor 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 toUSDU, UUP, DBC, SHY, SPY, BTAL, TQQQ, GLD, TLT, SQQQ, XLPandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 24.47%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 16.69%. 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 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.