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Symphonies
Pershing Square Portfolio - (AR:39.4%, DD:44.0%) 200d Bull & Bear Hedge
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About

In uptrends it holds a Bill Ackman–style stock basket. In downtrends it switches to short‑term signals to pick leveraged long/short Nasdaq, inverse S&P 500, bonds or cash‑like T‑bills, aiming to hedge or profit when markets fall.
NutHow it works
1) If SPY (S&P 500 fund) sits above its 200‑day average, hold Pershing Square stocks: HLT, CMG, QSR (restaurants/hotels), GOOGL (tech), HHH (real estate), CP (rail), BN (asset mgr), NKE. 2) Otherwise, a bear playbook uses RSI (0–100 recent‑strength score), 20‑day averages, and short‑term moves in QQQ and bond funds (BND, TLT, IEF) to choose: TQQQ (3× up Nasdaq), SQQQ/SPXU/SPXS (3× down), PSQ (1× down), or BIL (T‑bills). Aim: hedge or profit in sell‑offs. Leveraged funds are high‑risk.
CheckmarkValue prop
Strong risk-adjusted edge via regime-switching: out-of-sample Sharpe ~0.84, Calmar ~0.87, and lower drawdown (18.28% vs 18.76%). Slightly lower raw return than SPY but offers meaningful downside protection and steadier, diversified growth.

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OOS Start Date
Sep 30, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Regime-switching, trend-following, 13f clone, momentum/rsi, leveraged/inverse etfs, tactical hedging, equity–bond–cash rotation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 20 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BN
Brookfield Corporation
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Stocks
CP
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Stocks
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. Class A Common Stock
Stocks
HHH
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc.
Stocks
HLT
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
NKE
Nike, Inc.
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 toGOOGL, BN, QSR, CP, HLT, CMG, NKEandHHH. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 10.86%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 18.28%. 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.