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Symphonies
Low Beta Sorter
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About

A daily, defensive “meta” strategy that rotates into the three most stable sleeves, shifting among ETFs in stocks, Treasuries, commodities, the US dollar, and VIX hedges, sometimes using leveraged or inverse funds to lean risk-on/off.
NutHow it works
Each day it scans dozens of mini-strategies and puts money in the 3 with the smallest recent losses. Each mini follows simple rules: ride uptrends, buy dips after fast sell-offs, or hide in safer assets when stocks weaken. It rotates among SPY/QQQ (US stocks), TLT/IEF/SHY (Treasuries), GLD/DBC/DBA/DBO/UNG (gold/commodities), UUP (US dollar), and VIX funds (UVXY/VIXY/VIXM/SVXY). It may also use leveraged funds (TQQQ/TECL/UPRO).
CheckmarkValue prop
Daily meta-allocator rotates into the 3 least-painful sleeves (stocks, bonds, commodities, USD, hedges). Out-of-sample drawdown ~3% vs SPY ~5%; low beta, disciplined risk management, and solid risk-adjusted performance in volatile markets.
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www.composer.trade
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.240.090.030.17
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
246.64%14.5%-1.77%0.2%0.83
Low Beta Sorter
896.06%28.44%2.91%4.67%2.53
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$99,605.57
Regulatory Fees
$422.54
Total Slippage
$2,482.14
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 9, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, trend/momentum, macro rotation, volatility hedging, equities, bonds, commodities, leveraged/inverse etfs, risk-managed
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 92 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AMN
AMN Healthcare Services
Stocks
B
Barrick Mining Corporation
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BOIL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CALM
Cal-Maine Foods Inc
Stocks
CME
CME Group Inc.
Stocks
CPER
United States Copper Index Fund
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.

"Low Beta Sorter" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Low Beta Sorter" is currently allocated toXME, FCG, KOLD, XOP, DBA, UUP, DBC, SHY, DBO, BTAL, SHV, XLE, SH, SPLVandBND. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Low Beta Sorter" has returned 10.88%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Low Beta Sorter" is 3.01%. 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 "Low Beta Sorter", 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.