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About

A dense, daily-rebalanced, multi-sleeve strategy that spreads 100% of capital across many ETF-based themes (bonds, equities, energy, commodities, volatility, currencies), using momentum and volatility signals to tilt among sleeves and hedge against risk. It aims to capture upside through trend-following allocations while dampening drawdowns with inverse-vol and anti-beta hedges, but it is highly complex and levered, with many moving parts and regime-dependent behavior.
NutHow it works
- The strategy is built as a collection of blocks (groups) under a single rebalance framework. Each block represents a theme or sleeve (for example, bonds, oil/energy, volatility hedges, or equities sectors). - Each block assigns weights to its component assets (ETFs). In many places the code shows a 100% total cash-equivalent weighting distributed across blocks (wt-cash-equal with total 100/100 at the parent level). Some blocks specify explicit weights to assets (wt-cash-specified) or apply a hedge rule (wt-inverse-vol) to reduce exposure when volatility looks high. - Decisions inside blocks are rule-based. Common rules include moving-average comparisons (is current price above a moving-average?), momentum checks (relative strength or RSI-like signals), and thresholds that trigger shifts into or out of specific ETFs (for example, TMF vs TMV in the Bonds sleeve; UVXY vs SVXY in the Volatility sleeve). - The system also contains many hedging constructs (e.g., inverse-vol logic, BTAL-like anti-beta selections, VIX-related tilts) intended to curb risk during spikes in volatility or when long-equity exposure is unattractive. - The strategy rotates among categories (Energy, Commodities, Bonds, Equities, Currencies, etc.) based on the signals. Some blocks explicitly test for “Buy The Dip” or “Bearish/Overbought” conditions and steer allocations accordingly. - The ETF set covers a wide range of markets: U.S. large-cap and tech exposure (SPY, QQQ, XLK, TECL, SOXX, SOXL), energy (XLE, UCO, ERX, UGL, GLD, DBC, DBM variants), bonds and Treasuries (TMF, TMV, TLT, IEF, SHY, BND), volatility proxies (UVXY, VIX-related ETFs, SVXY, VIXM), commodities (DBC, DBA, DBO, GLD, SLV), currencies (UUP), and more exotic or leveraged options (BTAL, XOP, TAN, ICLN, etc.). - Signals are recomputed on rebalance cadence and weights adjusted accordingly, resulting in a new target mix for the next period. Because many blocks run in parallel and some weights are dynamic, the resulting portfolio can look very different from one rebalance to the next, especially during regime shifts (e.g., rising volatility or trend reversals).
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample this strategy offers superior risk-adjusted gains vs the S&P: Sharpe ~1.28 vs ~1.12, Calmar ~2.23, max drawdown ~7.96% vs ~18.76%, beta ~0.50, and ~17.8% annualized return (SPY ~20.1%).
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.370.20.10.32
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
499.08%14.46%-1.77%0.2%0.89
18,910.77%48.58%0.7%3.3%3.71
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,901,076.97
Regulatory Fees
$6,562.36
Total Slippage
$42,887.67
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 6, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset momentum, risk-managed rotation, hedged macro strategy
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, UUP, DBC, GE, SHY, DBO, SPXU, UGL, BTAL, LLY, SHV, XLE, SH, DUG, GLD, TLT, TMV, BIL, COST, ERY, XLP, BNDandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 17.65%. 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.