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Symphonies
Metals Contrarian no FR (10,56,2011)
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About

A daily contrarian metals approach: among gold, silver, palladium, platinum, and steel-stock ETFs, buy the one with the worst 10‑day return and rotate daily. Copper was deliberately excluded in this version.
NutHow it works
What it buys: GLD (gold), SLV (silver), PALL (palladium), PPLT (platinum), SLX (steel-company stocks). Each day it looks at how each did over the last 10 trading days, picks the one that fell the most, buys it, and holds until the next day—then repeats.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this daily contrarian metals rotation delivers ~145% annualized return with Sharpe 3.59 and Calmar 23—far above SPY’s ~29%. Higher turnover and ~6.3% max drawdown.

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OOS Start Date
May 13, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Contrarian, mean reversion, metals & mining, single-asset rotation, daily rebalance, etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 5 assets in total
Ticker
Type
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
PALL
abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF
Stocks
PPLT
abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF
Stocks
SLV
iShares Silver Trust
Stocks
SLX
VanEck Steel 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.

"Metals Contrarian no FR (10,56,2011)" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Metals Contrarian no FR (10,56,2011)" is currently allocated toSLX. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Metals Contrarian no FR (10,56,2011)" has returned 145.61%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Metals Contrarian no FR (10,56,2011)" is 6.33%. 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.

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