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Adaptive all-weather, multi-asset strategy with 30% equities, 55% bonds, 15% commodities. Uses risk-on/off tilts, crash protection, and levered/anti-beta ETFs to try to outperform the market across environments. K-1 free; no fixed calendar rebalancing in this version.
NutHow it works
In plain language, the strategy splits your money into three big buckets (stocks-like assets, bonds, and commodities) with a target mix. It then watches the market to decide which bucket to tilt toward when things look good or bad. If markets look calm and rising, it tilts toward leveraged stock proxies to chase bigger gains. If markets look shaky or rates are rising, it moves toward hedges and safer or inverse exposures (like short S&P 500 or dollar bets) and adjusts the bond mix toward short-term or bear-bond plays. The commodities bucket adds diversification and momentum by picking the best-performing commodity ETFs over a short window. There’s also a “crash protection” layer intended to reduce losses during spikes in volatility. The system uses simple tests (price vs moving average, recent performance, and momentum indicators) to decide which assets to buy and when to switch to hedges. Rebalancing isn’t automatic here, and the plan relies on a fixed target three-bucket allocation with dynamic internal tilts to adapt to market regimes. The aim is to outpace a plain S&P 500 over time without taking the hassle of tax-form complexity, by using ETFs only.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this adaptive, multi-asset strategy posts higher returns (24.5% vs 21.1%), lower beta (~0.64), and smaller drawdowns (~18.3% vs 18.8%), with strong Calmar risk-adjusted gains—delivering steadier growth than the S&P 500.

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OOS Start Date
Nov 10, 2022
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Adaptive all-weather, multi-asset, leveraged, risk-on/risk-off tilts, volatility signals, k-1 free
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 34 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
COMT
iShares U.S. ETF Trust iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
GLTR
abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF
Stocks
OILK
ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF
Stocks
PDBC
Invesco Actively Managed Exch-Traded Commodity Fd Tr Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 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, OILK, COMT, BTAL, SLV, QID, PDBC, TMVandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 23.22%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 18.33%. 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.