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About

A daily, rules-driven bet-on-one idea strategy. It surveys a broad universe of leveraged and traditional ETFs, ranks them by momentum and risk signals, and allocates almost all capital to the single best candidate each day. It uses RSI and moving-average momentum, and includes a small cash-like hedge. Expect high turnover and large swings due to leverage and hedges. Suitable only for informed investors aware of levered ETF risks.
NutHow it works
What you do, in plain language: - You start with a big list of possible investments, including big index ETFs (like SPY and QQQ), sector assets, and many levered or inverse ETFs. - Every day, the system checks how strong and how risky each candidate has been recently. It uses simple gauges like RSI (a momentum gauge) and how price compares to moving averages. - It then ranks all candidates using several rules (momentum over 10, 20, or 85 days; recent drawdowns; and how much money they would have made recently). - The top-ranked candidate is put into the portfolio with most of the money (often 99%), while a tiny amount is kept in a cash-like asset to act as a safety ballast (about 1%). - Some parts of the system also look for hedges (like UVXY, a volatility-focused ETF) or bearish bets (like TSLL for TSLA) when the signals suggest risk is rising. - The process re-runs every trading day, so the asset you’re exposed to can change as signals change. - The result is a high-conviction, one-asset-at-a-time approach that aims to ride big trends while controlling risk with a small cash/bond sleeve.
CheckmarkValue prop
High-conviction momentum strategy aims to beat the S&P 500 in strong trends by riding the day’s top levered bet, with a small cash hedge to limit losses. Best as a risk-tolerant satellite; out-of-sample data show higher risk and drawdowns.
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YTD
1Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
01.620.210.46
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
11.18%15.63%-1.77%0.2%1.37
13.46%18.89%17.78%15.66%0.64
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$11,346.42
Regulatory Fees
$18.25
Total Slippage
$96.87
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OOS Start Date
Jan 29, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Dynamic sorts, leveraged etfs, momentum, trend-following, risk-aware, single-asset tilt
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 28 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPD
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X ETF
Stocks
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
AAPU
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
AMZD
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X ETF
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
AMZU
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
CSHI
NEOS Enhanced Income 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
DBO
Invesco DB Oil Fund
Stocks
FNGU
MicroSectors FANG+ 3x Leveraged ETNs due February 17, 2045
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 toVGSH, CSHI, SHY, DBO, AMZD, AAPD, SGOV, BILandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 19.43%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 24.89%. 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.