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Pick Your Poison
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Daily-rebalanced, rule-based picker of a single high-risk bet from leveraged/Inverse ETFs and a Tesla exposure, using RSI and price signals across multiple groups; if no signal qualifies, it stays in cash. High turnover, high risk, high potential reward.
NutHow it works
- The system rebalances daily and selects one asset to own for the day, from a large menu of mostly leveraged or inverse ETFs and a few single-stock plays. - It runs a cascade of rules that depend on momentum indicators (mainly RSI) and price behavior. If an asset’s RSI hits certain low or high thresholds within a specific window, that asset becomes a candidate. - In addition to RSI, the rules look at price relative to moving averages and recent performance (e.g., 1- to 5-day returns, 20-day moving-average screens) to confirm a trend and avoid false signals. - A top-selection step sorts candidates by short-term performance signals and picks the top one to own. If none pass, the system shifts to cash (SHV) rather than taking a risky bet. - There are two big sub-strategies that feed the decision tree: the SOXL RSI Strategy (focused on the Direxion SOXL ETF and associated tech/semiconductor plays) and the Elon's Excellent Adventure (a broader, more volatile mix including UVXY for volatility, TECL for tech, and TSLL/TSLS for Tesla exposure). - The plan is risk-forward: you’ll likely hold one highly leveraged bet on most days, or cash if signals don’t meet the thresholds. The approach is not diversified; it deliberately concentrates capital into a single instrument when signals are favorable. - The framework also embeds regime awareness (e.g., rate-hike cycle logic) to tilt toward different bets depending on the macro environment. In plain terms: every trading day, the system asks a lot of momentum questions about several ETFs and a couple of stocks. If one answer looks especially strong, it buys that instrument with all-in exposure for the day. If nothing looks strong, it stays in cash. It’s a highly active, high-risk, high-trance strategy that aspires to ride short-term momentum in speculative instruments while keeping a cash fallback when signals aren’t convincing.
CheckmarkValue prop
OOS strategy offers superior risk-adjusted returns vs the S&P 500: Sharpe ~1.71 vs 1.24, Calmar ~4.37, and ~105% annualized return vs ~21%, with a cash fallback and low market beta (~0.64).
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.80.480.030.18
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
76.5%17.6%-2.02%-1.16%1.08
1,462.72%119.14%-6.64%-14.05%2.01
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$156,272.31
Regulatory Fees
$433.27
Total Slippage
$2,684.25
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 24, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Quantitative, leveraged etfs, momentum trading, multi-asset
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 14 assets in total
Ticker
Type
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
LABU
Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXS
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
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.

"Pick Your Poison" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Pick Your Poison" is currently allocated toSOXLandTSLS. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Pick Your Poison" has returned 71.68%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Pick Your Poison" is 24.09%. 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 "Pick Your Poison", 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.