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Metals Contrarian Switch (187,35,2011)
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A daily contrarian strategy: if tech (via TQQQ) looks deeply sold off, buy the weakest leveraged tech fund; otherwise buy the weakest recent performer among gold, silver, copper, platinum, palladium, or steel stocks.
NutHow it works
Each day: 1) Check TQQQ’s 10‑day RSI, a 0–100 score of recent price moves (below 30 = very sold off). 2) If RSI<30, buy the single worst 10‑day performer among TQQQ (3x Nasdaq‑100), TECL (3x tech), SOXL (3x semis). 3) Otherwise, buy the single worst 10‑day performer among GLD (gold), SLV (silver), CPER (copper), PPLT (platinum), PALL (palladium), SLX (steel stocks). Rebalanced daily; it’s a contrarian “buy the recent loser.”
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: annualized return ~198% vs S&P ~31.6%, Sharpe ~1.84 vs ~1.50, Calmar ~6.05. Bottom-line: far higher upside with strong risk-adjusted performance, though drawdowns can be ~33% vs SPY ~12%.

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OOS Start Date
Mar 29, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Contrarian, mean reversion, leveraged etfs, metals & mining, technology, semiconductors, tactical, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
CPER
United States Copper Index Fund
Stocks
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
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
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 Switch (187,35,2011)" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Metals Contrarian Switch (187,35,2011)" is currently allocated toSLX. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Metals Contrarian Switch (187,35,2011)" has returned 172.15%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Metals Contrarian Switch (187,35,2011)" is 32.77%. 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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