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Pop + Hedges
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About

Daily buy‑the‑dip/fade‑the‑rip in SPY/QQQ/semis, wrapped with adaptive hedges (volatility, dollar, bonds, utilities) and a commodities/managed‑futures sleeve. Uses inverse‑vol sizing and several leveraged ETFs; expect meaningful ups and downs.
NutHow it works
Each day it scans three engines: S&P 500 (SPXL), Nasdaq 100 (TQQQ) and Semiconductors (SOXL). A short‑term hot/cold gauge (RSI, 0–100) drives moves: >80 = shift to a volatility hedge (UVXY); <30 = buy the 3× fund for a rebound; else = rotate into defenses picked by recent momentum: short S&P (SH), US dollar (USDU), utilities (XLU), long Treasuries (TLT) or T‑Bills (BIL). Some sleeves pivot to commodities (PDBC/GLD/DBMF) or a simple trend basket. Calmer assets get bigger weights. Rebalanced daily.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample annualized return ≈30% vs SPY ≈21%, with Calmar ≈1.12 signaling strong risk-adjusted gains. Drawdowns ~27%, but diversified sleeves (levered equities, hedges, commodities and futures) aim for bigger upside while managing risk in choppy markets.

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OOS Start Date
Nov 16, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical multi-asset, mean-reversion, leveraged etfs, volatility hedging, trend/momentum, commodities, managed futures
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 25 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PDBC
Invesco Actively Managed Exch-Traded Commodity Fd Tr Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
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.

"Pop + Hedges" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Pop + Hedges" is currently allocated toUPRO, IEF, USDU, CURE, SPXL, SPY, TQQQ, TLT, PDBCandUTSL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Pop + Hedges" has returned 32.97%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Pop + Hedges" is 26.72%. 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 "Pop + Hedges", 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.