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Monthly Nasdaq Top 10 Trading
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Monthly trend-following on 10 major Nasdaq stocks: hold each only when above its ~10‑month average; otherwise put that stock’s slice into SHV and IEI (Treasury bond ETFs). Equal-weight the active names; rebalance monthly.
NutHow it works
Every month, check 10 big Nasdaq names (Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet x2, Amazon, Tesla, Meta, Nvidia, Pepsi, Costco—mostly tech). If today’s price is above its ~10‑month average, own it. Otherwise, that slice goes 50/50 to SHV and IEI (U.S. Treasury bond ETFs). Split money equally across the passing names.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample annualized return ~34% vs ~24% for the S&P; higher risk-adjusted performance (Sharpe ~1.82 vs ~1.0), lower max drawdown (~15% vs ~19%), and beta ~0.77. Calmar ~2.26 over 1,034 days.

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OOS Start Date
Mar 22, 2023
Trading Setting
Monthly
Type
Stocks
Category
Trend-following, moving-average filter, mega-cap nasdaq tilt, monthly rebalance, equal-weight sleeves, treasuries hedge
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 12 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
Stocks
GOOG
Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock
Stocks
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. Class A Common Stock
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
META
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock
Stocks
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
Stocks
NVDA
Nvidia Corp
Stocks
PEP
PepsiCo, 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.

"Monthly Nasdaq Top 10 Trading" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Monthly Nasdaq Top 10 Trading" is currently allocated toGOOGL, PEP, NVDA, GOOG, SHV, AAPL, AMZN, IEI, TSLAandMSFT. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Monthly Nasdaq Top 10 Trading" has returned 34.16%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Monthly Nasdaq Top 10 Trading" is 15.13%. 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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