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A daily-rebalanced, highly diversified, momentum-driven portfolio that combines levered equity themes, inverse hedges, and volatility/bond hedges. It selects a handful of top assets from many groups ( tech, semis, biotech, global plays, and hedges) using multi-window momentum, trend, and drawdown signals to capture upside while trying to limit losses through hedging. It’s complex, levered, and designed to adapt to changing market regimes.
NutHow it works
On a daily basis, the algorithm runs a long, branching set of rules to pick a small number of assets from many groups. It favors leveraged ETFs that show strong momentum (rising prices, favorable relative performance) and combines them with hedges (volatility-related funds and long-bond proxies) to limit risk. Each potential asset is evaluated using multiple signals, such as how much it has risen or fallen over different time windows, how its price compares to moving averages, and how its drawdowns look. The system then selects the strongest assets from each group (usually one asset per group) and allocates weight to them. If risk signals indicate danger (e.g., volatility spikes, weakness in major indices, or unfavorable trend indicators), the algorithm may reduce exposure, rotate into hedges, or switch to risk-off assets. Daily rebalancing means the portfolio can shift significantly as signals change. The overall aim is to harvest upside in strong momentum regimes across tech, semis, biotech, and related sectors, while incorporating hedges to protect against drawdowns and volatility shocks. The approach is explicitly multi-asset, levered, and rule-driven rather than discretionary. Note: many components (RSI, moving averages, max drawdown, cumulative returns, etc.) are used as momentum/volatility proxies, but the exact conditions are nested inside a large decision tree and group structure.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample: 23.5% annualized return vs SPY’s 20.4%, backed by diversified momentum and hedges. Higher upside with regime-aware risk controls—potential long-run growth that can beat the S&P 500, though drawdowns may be larger in stressed markets.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
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Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
1.020.880.140.37
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
315.48%14.62%-1.77%0.2%0.85
6,431,872.98%188.88%-14.19%12.83%2.76
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$643,197,298.33
Regulatory Fees
$2,796,035.74
Total Slippage
$20,054,744.35
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 31, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etfs, momentum, tactical allocation, multi-asset, risk management, volatility and bond hedges
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 100 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Stocks
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
BA
Boeing Company
Stocks
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
C
Citigroup Inc.
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 toLABU, EDC, UCOandBIL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 16.66%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 53.46%. 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.