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Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.3 (vol hedge?)
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A Dragon-inspired, regime-rotating, multi-asset strategy using ETFs (including levered ones) to balance growth, safety, commodities, and volatility hedges across five sleeve themes.
NutHow it works
The strategy mixes five asset classes (growth, defensives, fiat-like assets, commodities, volatility hedges) and uses ETF building blocks (SPY, QQQ, UVXY, GLD, TLT, DBC, UUP, etc.). It runs through rule-based signals to decide which sleeves to own. When volatility hedging is signaled, it may buy UVXY; in growth regimes it tilts toward levered stock bets (UPRO, TQQQ, SOXL, SSO); in risk-off regimes it shifts to gold, Treasuries, or dollar assets. Signals rely on momentum and price trends over short (10–20 days) and longer (60–120 days) windows, with occasional top/bottom screening to pick the strongest performers. Weights are adjusted within a 2% corridor; rebalancing is limited, keeping risk in check while rotating among the chosen sleeves. The system aims to perform well in both buoyant markets and downturns by balancing five asset classes, using leverage sparingly and within defined rules. It’s complex and uses leverage, so costs and risks are higher than plain-vanilla ETFs.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample: Dragon regime-rotator outperforms the S&P—higher risk-adjusted returns (Sharpe 1.76 vs 1.41), lower drawdown (14.8% vs 18.8%), positive alpha, and beta ~0.8. Diversified, leverage-aware growth with downside protection.
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YTD
1Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.290.470.320.57
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
355.73%13.22%-1.77%0.2%0.81
6,966.24%41.71%0.99%6.25%2.49
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$706,624.49
Regulatory Fees
$1,952.31
Total Slippage
$11,916.19
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 7, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, leveraged etfs, regime-rotation, trend-following, volatility hedging, commodities, fixed income, defensive
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 35 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 ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
QUAL
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor 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 V4.3 (vol hedge?)" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.3 (vol hedge?)" is currently allocated toUSDU, UUP, DBC, SHY, SPY, BTAL, TQQQ, GLD, TLT, SQQQ, XLPandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.3 (vol hedge?)" has returned 27.32%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.3 (vol hedge?)" is 14.75%. 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 V4.3 (vol hedge?)", 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.