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Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.0
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An “all‑weather” Dragon-style portfolio that balances stocks, long Treasuries, gold/commodities, cash/dollar, and volatility hedges. It adds risk in strong uptrends and shifts to Treasuries, gold, the dollar, or VIX hedges when markets turn.
NutHow it works
Split into 5 buckets: growth stocks, Treasury bonds, gold/commodities, cash/U.S. dollar, and volatility insurance. Rules watch trend (price vs its average), recent drops, and “overbought/oversold” signals. In calm uptrends it leans into stocks (sometimes with 3x funds). When stress hits or rates rise, it shifts toward Treasuries, gold, the dollar, or VIX funds, and can add defensives or shorts.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this all-weather Dragon strategy beats SPY on risk-adjusted return and drawdown: annual return 23.65% vs 22.43%, Sharpe 1.66 vs 1.41, and max drawdown 12.5% vs 18.8%, with a high Calmar ratio for resilience.

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OOS Start Date
Apr 6, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
All-weather, multi-asset, trend-following, momentum, risk-parity, volatility hedge, tactical allocation, leveraged etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 37 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
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 V4.0" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.0" is currently allocated toUPRO, USDU, TMF, XLF, UUP, SHY, SPY, BTAL, TQQQ, GLD, UVXY, VIXM, XLYandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.0" has returned 23.65%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.0" is 12.50%. 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 V4.0", 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, crypto, and options.