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Monthly Rotator
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A monthly, multi-model portfolio rotator that combines momentum, inverse-volatility tilts, risk-off/risk-on switches, bond overlays, leveraged/inverse ETFs, and a Bitcoin proxy to construct a single diversified, rules-based portfolio.
NutHow it works
- Every month, the strategy builds one portfolio by choosing among several groups (Low Vol, High Vol, Ballast, and Risk/Bitcoin overlays). - Within each group, it allocates cash and assets, then screens assets to pick a small number (top or bottom several) based on performance signals. - Signals come from momentum-like measures over various windows (e.g., 5, 10, 20, 63, 84, 210 days) and are ranked by metrics such as cumulative return, moving-average return, or relative strength (RSI). - Assets considered include familiar names (AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA, etc.), broad ETFs (SPY, QQQ, VOO), sector/industry ETFs (VGT, VHT, VDE, VNQ, XLP, etc.), bond proxies (BND, IEF, SHY, TLT, TMF, BIL), leveraged/inverse ETFs (TQQQ, SOXL, TECL, UPRO, SQQQ, QID, PSQ, TMV, SPXS, etc.), and a Bitcoin proxy (BITO). Gold and cash-like hedges (GLD, SHV, UUP, etc.) appear in some paths as ballast or hedges. - There are regime-based branches: risk-on (favoring leveraged long exposures), risk-off (favoring Treasuries, short hedges, or anti-beta/market-neutral funds like BTAL), and scenarios tied to rate/risk signals (rising/falling rates, volatility regimes). - A Bitcoin rule uses BITO’s price relative to its 200-day moving average to decide exposure, with contingency paths that push to safer assets if the signal fails. - The approach is monthly rebalanced, with explicit weights either directing capital to each module or to cash, and with several layers of conditional logic designed to adapt to changing market conditions.
CheckmarkValue prop
Monthly, rules-based rotation blending momentum, bonds, hedges, and a Bitcoin proxy to deliver diversified, lower-beta exposure. Out-of-sample Sharpe ~0.80 and Calmar ~0.80 signal steadier risk-adjusted returns with downside protection vs SPY.
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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
96.27%21.65%-1.77%0.2%1.3
315.89%51.32%-1.24%-4.82%1.69
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$41,588.92
Regulatory Fees
$27.62
Total Slippage
$174.46
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Feb 20, 2025
Trading Setting
Monthly
Type
Stocks
Category
Momentum rotation, inverse volatility, risk-on/risk-off, multi-asset, bond overlays, leveraged/inverse etfs, bitcoin exposure
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 3.58%. 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.