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A daily, rule-based, multi-asset system that switches between risk-on and risk-off modes using momentum and volatility signals, mixes leveraged equity baskets with defensive assets, and dynamically selects top performers to form the active portfolio.
NutHow it works
- The system operates on a daily rebalance and splits capital across several broad themes or baskets rather than a single static mix. - It uses regimes to decide where to invest: a Risk On pathway emphasizes equities and related leveraged baskets, while a Risk Off pathway shifts toward bonds, cash-like positions (short-term Treasuries), the US dollar, gold, and commodities. - Signals come from a mix of momentum and trend indicators (moving-average comparisons like 50/200, 20/50, exponential moving averages, and prior-period cumulative returns) plus momentum strength checks (relative strength and RSI-like logic), volatility indicators (proxied by VIX-related data), and rate signals (Fed-rate related groupings). - When a regime is deemed favorable (for example, the strategy detects a bullish trend in SPY or a favorable momentum signal in a set of leading equities), it builds a “Leveraged Risk On Basket” by picking the top 2 (or sometimes top 3) candidates among 3x ETFs such as SPXL (S&P 500 3x bull), UDOW (Dow 30 3x bull), and TQQQ (QQQ 3x bull) based on 10-day cumulative returns. This is intended to magnify gains in strong uptrends. - If conditions flip to risk-off (volatility spikes, RSI deteriorates, or other risk signals trigger), the system shifts to a defensive slate that includes short- or long-duration bond funds (BND, AGG, IEF, TMF/TMV, HYG), inflation-protected assets (TIP), cash proxies (BIL), currency exposure (USDU), gold (GLD), and commodity funds (PDBC, DB-related ETFs). - Within the risk-off bucket, the strategy tends to favor the top performers (by moving-average return or cumulative return over a window) and re-weights toward those assets, often reducing exposure to leveraged equity baskets. - The whole framework is designed as a Pareto-style selection: many sub-portfolios or “canary” variants run in parallel, and only the best-performing components (under current market regime) are elevated into the active exposure set. - The intended effect is to capture upside during favorable regimes and reduce drawdowns during adverse regimes, while keeping a broad asset universe to avoid crowding risk and to diversify across equities, bonds, currencies, gold, and commodities.
CheckmarkValue prop
Dynamic regime-switching strategy uses leverage in uptrends and shifts to bonds/gold/cash in risk-off. Out-of-sample: 32.25% annualized vs SPY 27.16%; Calmar ~1.17; Sharpe ~1.40. Higher upside capture with risk controls; drawdowns can rise in crises.
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YTD
1Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.250.850.410.64
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
209.68%14.08%-2.02%-1.16%0.79
1,862.52%41.48%-3.41%-5.45%1.52
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$196,252.20
Regulatory Fees
$1,364.99
Total Slippage
$8,366.22
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Oct 25, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, regime-switching, momentum/trend-following, leverage, risk-management, dynamic-alloc
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 75 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Stocks
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMGN
Amgen Inc
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
AVGO
Broadcom Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
AXP
American Express Company
Stocks
BA
Boeing Company
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill 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 User Switchboard" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"New User Switchboard" is currently allocated toIEO, NFLX, USDU, XOM, NVDA, SPXL, SPXS, TQQQ, AMZN, XLU, PDBC, CRM, CSCO, TMVandTRV. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "New User Switchboard" has returned 26.58%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "New User Switchboard" is 27.45%. 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 User Switchboard", 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.