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Symphonies
OG TQQQ For The Long Term Minimal | Dereck Nielsen, Pietros Maneos & Raekon v1.4 | 258.9%/42.2%DD from 28 Oct 2011
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About

A daily tactical plan for the Nasdaq: ride TQQQ in uptrends, but hedge or step aside when markets look overheated or jumpy; in downtrends, buy only extreme dips, otherwise sit in SQQQ, TLT, or UVXY depending on fear and trend.
NutHow it works
Tickers: TQQQ=3x long Nasdaq‑100; SQQQ=3x short Nasdaq‑100; QQQ=Nasdaq‑100; SPY=S&P 500; SPXL=3x S&P 500; TLT=long US Treasuries; UVXY=volatility fund that spikes in panics but decays. RSI=0–100 gauge of how overheated/oversold recent moves are. Daily: If SPY>200‑day avg → offense: mainly TQQQ; but when very hot, hedge with UVXY/SQQQ; after big 5‑day drops, flip tactically; if volatility is high, use TLT. If SPY<200‑day → defense: buy extreme dips in TQQQ; otherwise rotate among SQQQ, TLT, or UVXY based on fear and short‑term trend.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy delivers ~93% annualized return vs ~22% for SPY, with Sharpe ~1.41 and Calmar ~1.84—higher upside with built-in hedges, offering stronger risk-adjusted performance than the S&P 500.

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OOS Start Date
Oct 30, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etfs, nasdaq-100, tactical allocation, trend + mean reversion, volatility hedge, treasuries
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 7 assets in total
Ticker
Type
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures 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 toTQQQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 93.39%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 50.76%. 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, crypto, and options.