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Symphonies
Nuggy Wuggy + Old People Stuff v0.1 | Curved (105% AR Jan 2020-2025)
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A symphony is an automated trading strategy — Learn more about symphonies here

About

Daily switches between an aggressive, momentum-driven sleeve (leveraged tech/crypto/miners + a gold/bitcoin/cash trend mix) and a defensive sleeve (one oversold quality stock + the best of gold/bitcoin/long bonds) using a simple fear-vs-bonds check.
NutHow it works
Each day it asks: is fear (VIXY) cooling vs safe bonds (TLT) heating up? If yes, go Aggressive: 80% in the strongest of 3x Nasdaq (TQQQ), gold miners (JNUG), or bitcoin (GBTC)—sometimes a short‑bond pick (TMV)—based on short‑term strength (RSI = recent hot/cold). Plus 20% in the 2–3 strongest of gold (GLD), bitcoin, or cash‑like T‑bills (SHV) by 56‑day trend. If fear is higher, go Defensive: 70% in one sturdy, temporarily weak stock (from NVR/CAT/AXP/ISRG/TXRH/PGR), 30% in the best of GLD/GBTC/TLT.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample annualized return ≈45.4% vs S&P ≈19.1%; Sharpe ≈1.26 vs ≈1.01; Calmar ≈1.26. Drawdowns ≈36% vs ≈18.8%. Higher upside with strong risk-adjusted performance, aided by regime-switching in volatility and momentum.

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OOS Start Date
Jan 2, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, regime-switching, momentum + mean-reversion, leveraged etfs, crypto/gold/treasuries, single-stock tilt
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 14 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AXP
American Express Company
Stocks
CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
Stocks
GBTC
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical Inc.
Stocks
JNUG
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
NVR
NVR, Inc.
Stocks
PGR
Progressive Corporation
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond 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 toNVRandGLD. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 48.74%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 36.04%. 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.