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Symphonies
NOVA | Steadfast Portfolio | v6.1 | GobMod
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About

A very active, rules‑based portfolio that rotates daily among tech, Treasuries, commodities, and VIX hedges. It rides trends, buys dips, and can short via inverse/leveraged ETFs. High turnover and high risk; uses T‑bill ETFs as “cash” when defensive.
NutHow it works
Each day it checks trends and “heat” using RSI (a hot/cold score of recent moves) and moving averages (trend lines). If stocks are strong/calm it leans into growth/tech (TQQQ, TECL) and even short VIX (SVXY). If overheated, it buys VIX hedges (UVXY/VIXY) or shorts (PSQ/SH/SPXU). If weak, it shifts to Treasuries or cash (TLT, TMF, SHV/BIL) or even bets against bonds (TMV). Energy/commodity sleeves ride or fade trends (XLE, DBO, FCG, BOIL/KOLD, DBC/DBA). It sizes simply and rebalances daily.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: Sharpe ~1.28 and Calmar ~2.23 with ~8% max drawdown vs SPY's ~19%. A dynamic, multi-asset strategy that rides trends and uses volatility hedges to capture upside while limiting losses.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
www.composer.trade
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.370.20.10.32
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
511.89%14.69%-0.15%0.4%0.9
NOVA | Steadfast Portfolio | v6.1 | GobMod
18,989.6%48.78%2.03%3.24%3.72
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,908,959.89
Regulatory Fees
$6,479.50
Total Slippage
$42,348.12
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 6, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical multi-asset, trend-following, mean-reversion, volatility hedging, leveraged/inverse etfs, commodities & energy, bonds, risk-on/risk-off
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 95 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AGQ
ProShares Ultra Silver
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BOIL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
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 toXME, FCG, PGR, KOLD, EEM, TMF, XOP, DBA, QQQ, COKE, NVO, SVXY, UUP, DBC, GE, HYG, SHY, ERX, DBO, SPXU, BTAL, LLY, SHV, XLE, QLD, DIG, GLD, TLT, BIL, COST, XLPandBND. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 18.10%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 7.96%. 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.