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Sandy's Golden Dragon V2.0
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About

A rules‑based “Dragon” portfolio that blends stocks, gold, managed‑futures‑style trend trades, a long‑volatility crash hedge, and tactical Treasury bets to aim for steady results in booms and busts, sometimes using leveraged and inverse ETFs.
NutHow it works
It splits your money into five parts that balance each other. 1) Stocks: leans into tech/semis in clear uptrends, or shifts to steadier funds when weak. 2) Trend‑followers: ride winners and short losers in oil, gas, metals, gold, the US dollar, and global stocks. 3) Long‑volatility: a crash‑protection sleeve (e.g., UVXY), plus gold, T‑bills, and long/short equity funds in deep selloffs. 4) Gold: a core store of value. 5) Treasuries: tactically bet for/against long‑term rates (TMF/TMV). Signals are simple “trend” and “hot/cold” gauges; it trades only when they flip.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample stats show a risk-adjusted edge vs the S&P 500: Sharpe 1.73 vs 1.35, drawdown 11.5% vs 18.8%, beta ~0.39, Calmar ~1.76, plus strong downside protection and competitive long-run returns from a diversified Dragon mix.

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OOS Start Date
Jan 27, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
All-weather, dragon portfolio, trend-following, long volatility, managed futures, tactical allocation, commodities, treasuries, equities
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 65 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
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
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 V2.0" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Sandy's Golden Dragon V2.0" is currently allocated toUPRO, KOLD, SOXL, TMF, YCS, DBA, CCOR, EWQ, EWG, UUP, EWP, DBMF, 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 V2.0" has returned 19.36%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Sandy's Golden Dragon V2.0" is 11.50%. 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 V2.0", 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.