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Monthly Rotator
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About

A monthly “strategy‑of‑strategies.” It buys the five best recent performers and sizes them by stability, aiming for upside in strong markets (often Big Tech) and quick defense in weak markets (bonds, cash‑like T‑Bills, gold, dollar, or hedges).
NutHow it works
Each month it ranks many mini‑strategies by recent results, picks the best five, and gives more money to the steadier ones (lower recent volatility). Inside those picks it flips between “risk on” (Big Tech, sometimes via leveraged funds) and “risk off” (Treasuries, T‑Bills, gold, US dollar, or bearish funds) using simple trend checks and RSI (a hot‑vs‑cold score).
CheckmarkValue prop
Adaptive ensemble strategy with risk-on/risk-off rotation offers lower beta (~0.79) and solid risk-adjusted performance (oos Sharpe ~0.80; Calmar ~0.80) versus the S&P. Slightly lower raw return, but more resilience and smoother, hedged upside.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.241.020.380.61
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
100.47%22.66%-0.15%0.4%1.35
320.31%52.46%-3.45%-6.63%1.71
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$42,030.84
Regulatory Fees
$27.60
Total Slippage
$174.42
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OOS Start Date
Feb 20, 2025
Trading Setting
Monthly
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-strategy ensemble, momentum & trend, risk-on/risk-off, inverse-vol weighting, levered & inverse etfs, tech tilt, bonds/gold/dollar hedges, managed futures
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 108 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
ASML
ASML Holding NV
Stocks
AVGO
Broadcom Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
AZN
AstraZeneca PLC
Stocks
BAC
Bank of America Corporation
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
Stocks
BK
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
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 Rotator" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Monthly Rotator" is currently allocated toUPRO, USDU, EWZ, DBMF, DBC, SPY, TECL, UGL, JEPI, TQQQ, AAPL, FAS, TLT, COSTandVTV. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Monthly Rotator" has returned 5.31%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Monthly Rotator" is 18.72%. 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 "Monthly Rotator", 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.