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New Age 60/40
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A rules‑based, daily‑rebalanced “New Age 60/40” that times bonds and stocks using trend, momentum, and volatility. It adds leveraged Treasuries or tech beta in calm uptrends and pivots to dollar, gold, staples, anti‑beta, or volatility hedges when stress appears.
NutHow it works
A dynamic “60/40” that times bonds and stocks. It tracks long‑term Treasury trends (TLT): if rates fall, it buys Treasuries (sometimes 3x via TMF); if rates rise, it shifts to cash‑like Treasuries (SHY/SHV), US dollar (UUP/USDU), gold (GLD), staples (XLP), or anti‑beta (BTAL). Stocks are added when the market is calm/up (TQQQ/QLD/SPXL/TECL); during selloffs it hedges or flips to volatility (UVXY) or inverse QQQ (SQQQ). Rules use trend (moving averages), “hot/cold” gauges (RSI), and volatility.
CheckmarkValue prop
Dynamic 60/40 strategy with strong out-of-sample results: 22.69% annualized return vs S&P 21.61%, lower drawdown (~17.6% vs ~18.8%), beta ~0.89 (less market exposure), Calmar ~1.29—better risk-adjusted upside and downside protection.

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OOS Start Date
Jun 23, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical 60/40, dynamic asset allocation, trend-following, momentum, volatility regime, leveraged etfs, risk hedging, bonds timing
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 32 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
HYG
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
LQD
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short 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.

"New Age 60/40" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"New Age 60/40" is currently allocated toTIP, IEF, USDU, TMF, SVXY, UUP, HYG, SHY, LQD, SPY, BTAL, TQQQ, IEI, GLD, TMVandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "New Age 60/40" has returned 20.08%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "New Age 60/40" is 17.58%. 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 "New Age 60/40", 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.