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About

A rules-based “Dragon” portfolio that balances growth, bonds, inflation fighters, trend, and crash protection. It rotates among ETFs (SPY/QQQ, TLT, GLD, DBC, UUP) and adds hedges (VIXY, SH/PSQ) when stress appears, aiming to hold up in booms and busts.
NutHow it works
It splits your money into 5 buckets: growth stocks, bonds, “inflation fighters” (gold/commodities/dollar), trend/momentum, and a crash hedge. Each bucket follows simple rules: own what’s rising, shift to safer assets or hedges when trends weaken or markets look overheated/oversold. It uses well-known ETFs like SPY/QQQ, TLT, GLD, DBC, UUP (USD), plus selective hedges (VIXY, SH/PSQ) and defensives (XLP/BTAL).
CheckmarkValue prop
Dragon beats the S&P on risk-adjusted performance out-of-sample: Sharpe 2.30 vs 1.41, drawdown 6.5% vs 18.8%, Calmar 3.01. It prioritizes resilience and capital protection, delivering steadier, long-run growth even with slightly lower upside.

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OOS Start Date
Apr 9, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, risk-parity, trend-following, momentum, long-volatility hedge, tactical equities, treasuries, gold, commodities, us dollar, inverse etfs
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
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
QUAL
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Stocks
RPV
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value 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.

The symphony is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

The symphony is currently allocated toUSDU, QQQ, UUP, DBC, SHY, SPY, BTAL, GLD, TLT, TBX, XLPandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 18.64%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 6.45%. 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 the 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.