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Symphonies
Layer 3: Bull Market (v 1.3.a) | Less VIX + VOO 60/40 | BT Oct 2011 AR 59.5 MD 16.3 V 23.4
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A symphony is an automated trading strategy — Learn more about symphonies here

About

Half the money sits in a simple 60/40 core. The other half rotates: ride QQQ (or its 3× cousins) in healthy uptrends and buy the most beaten‑down on dips, but hide in gold/short Treasuries—or briefly in volatility (UVXY)—when markets are hot or weak.
NutHow it works
Split 50/50: a plain 60/40 core (VOO = S&P 500, BIL = T‑bills) and a tactical sleeve. The tactical side checks trend (SPY > 200‑day avg = uptrend) and “heat” (RSI, a 0–100 gauge; >70 hot, <30 cold). In uptrends it holds QQQ or buys the most oversold of TQQQ/SPXL/SOXL; if hot or downtrending it shifts to GLD/SHY or briefly UVXY.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample performance: Sharpe ≈3.00 vs 2.82, annualized return ≈39.8% vs 37.3%, beta ≈0.91 (lower market exposure), and Calmar ≈7.26— delivering stronger risk-adjusted upside and diversification versus the S&P 500.

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OOS Start Date
Apr 30, 2025
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Core-satellite,tactical allocation,trend-following,rsi mean-reversion,leveraged etfs,volatility hedge,gold,treasuries,u.s. equities
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 11 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures 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 toVOO, QQQandBIL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 34.30%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 5.49%. 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.