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About

A fast, tactical sleeve that pivots among gold, oil, leveraged stock/volatility funds, and cash. It buys after big drops, reacts to gold shocks, follows oil trends, and can hide in Treasuries. Uses leveraged ETFs—expect high volatility.
NutHow it works
Rebalances daily. It reacts to big one‑day moves in gold (UGL). If gold spikes up, it buys the most beaten‑down “risk” fund (SVXY, TQQQ, UPRO). If gold plunges, it picks between fear (UVXY) and tech (TQQQ). If gold looks washed‑out, it buys gold. A crash check can park in Treasuries (SHY). Otherwise it trades oil: buy deeply oversold oil (UCO), buy Brent (BNO) when EM stocks (EEM) are strong, or follow trend on DBO; if trend is weak, short oil (SCO) or hold T‑bills (BIL). Uses leveraged ETFs; very volatile.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample shows this tactical sleeve underperforms SPY: -9.3% annualized return, -23% max drawdown, negative Sharpe. Best as a small diversifier/volatility hedge with strict risk controls, not core exposure.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.470.0500.03
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
671.54%15.27%-0.15%0.4%0.93
New Symphony
46,128.95%53.24%24.15%31.65%1.47
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$4,622,894.52
Regulatory Fees
$20,948.82
Total Slippage
$135,517.26
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jun 24, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Commodities (gold/oil), tactical, leveraged etfs, mean reversion, trend-following, volatility, treasuries, cash
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 16 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BNO
United States Brent Oil Fund, LP
Stocks
DBO
Invesco DB Oil Fund
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
GLL
ProShares UltraShort Gold
Stocks
PALL
abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF
Stocks
SCO
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SVXY
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
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 Symphony" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"New Symphony" is currently allocated toDBO. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "New Symphony" has returned 29.50%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "New Symphony" is 23.39%. 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 Symphony", 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.