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Symphonies
Protected Leverage 3x Oct 2011 83.1% CAGR 67.6% DD Leveraged S&P 500 / NASDAQ v1
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About

A daily, tactical plan that flips between 3x growth funds (with a cash buffer) and defensive hedges based on bond and interest‑rate trends. Seeks big upside but is extremely risky and can suffer very deep losses.
NutHow it works
Set risk: if core bonds beat cash over 60 days, Risk ON; else Risk OFF. Risk ON: put ~68% in the two 3x funds (semis/Nasdaq/S&P/tech) that have pulled back the most over 10 days; keep ~32% in cash. Risk OFF: if long Treasuries lag cash over 20 days (rates rising), put ~88% in either -2x Nasdaq or short long‑Treasuries and ~12% in long U.S. dollar; if rates are falling, split across 2x gold, 3x long Treasuries, defensive stocks, and a low‑beta/market‑neutral fund. Daily rebalance.
CheckmarkValue prop
Higher upside than the S&P 500: about 49% annualized out-of-sample vs ~23% for the S&P 500. Yet it can suffer deep drawdowns (~66%) and has a more volatile risk-adjusted profile—suited for aggressive investors seeking outsized opportunities and risk tolerance.

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OOS Start Date
Oct 2, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etfs, risk-on/risk-off, bond-vs-cash filter, interest-rate regime, mean reversion, defensive rotation, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 14 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
QID
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares
Stocks
TBF
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares (based on the NYSE 20 Year Plus Treasury Bond Index; symbol AXTWEN)
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.

The symphony is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

The symphony is currently allocated toSOXLandTECL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 50.37%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 66.05%. 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.