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Sandy's Golden Dragon
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About

A Dragon‑style, rules‑based mix of stocks, Treasuries, gold, commodity/dollar trends, and long‑volatility hedges. Seeks resilience in booms and busts, rotating into strength and adding hedges when stress rises; uses some leveraged ETFs to adjust risk.
NutHow it works
It splits money across 5 sleeves: 1) stocks for growth, 2) Treasuries for slowdowns, 3) gold as a money alternative, 4) commodity/dollar trends, 5) crash insurance. Rules use trend (price vs average), RSI (0–100 heat gauge), recent drops, and volatility. In uptrends it leans into strong stock/sector funds (sometimes 3× versions). In stress it shifts to Treasuries, gold, USD, commodity‑trend funds, and VIX‑based hedges.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample results offer stronger risk-adjusted performance than the S&P: Sharpe 1.74 vs 1.37, Calmar 1.84, and ~11% drawdown vs ~19%. Slightly lower returns but positive alpha and low beta with crisis hedges for growth.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.280.150.050.22
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
227.48%14.51%-0.15%0.4%0.82
Sandy's Golden Dragon
1,264.38%34.79%0.35%2.67%2.49
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$136,437.58
Regulatory Fees
$401.09
Total Slippage
$2,401.54
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jan 21, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, dragon portfolio, trend-following, long volatility, managed futures, tactical etfs, crisis hedging
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 64 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BOIL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CCOR
Core Alternative Capital
Stocks
COM
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF
Stocks
DBA
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
Stocks
DBB
Invesco DB Base Metals Fund
Stocks
EUO
ProShares UltraShort Euro
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.

"Sandy's Golden Dragon" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Sandy's Golden Dragon" is currently allocated toUPRO, KOLD, SOXL, TMF, YCS, DBA, CCOR, EWQ, EWG, UUP, EWP, SHY, SPY, COM, TECL, EWI, UGL, BTAL, WOOD, TQQQ, SH, EWJ, FAS, FTLS, EWU, EWN, EWA, GLD, EUO, UVXY, UCO, DBB, VIXM, FAAR, URAandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Sandy's Golden Dragon" has returned 19.40%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Sandy's Golden Dragon" is 11.15%. 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 "Sandy's Golden Dragon", 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.