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Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.3a (vol hedge?)
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About

A rules‑based, multi‑asset “Dragon” that balances growth and defense across stocks, Treasuries, gold/commodities, the US dollar, and a volatility hedge. It rotates using trend, momentum, RSI, and drawdown signals and sometimes uses leveraged ETFs (higher risk).
NutHow it works
Splits money across five sleeves: growth stocks, Treasuries, gold/commodities/US dollar, trend/momentum picks, and a crash hedge. It reads simple signals—trend (price vs its average), momentum (1–6 mo return), RSI (a speedometer of recent gains/losses), and drawdowns—to switch. In uptrends it tilts to stock ETFs (often tech/semis, sometimes 3x). In stress or rising rates it shifts to staples, energy, the dollar, gold, T‑bills, or volatility hedges (UVXY). It can be long (TMF) or short (TMV) Treasuries.
CheckmarkValue prop
Dragon delivers higher risk-adjusted returns than the S&P. Out-of-sample: 32.8% annualized vs 22.5%; Sharpe 1.73 vs 1.41; Calmar 2.10; max drawdown 15.6% vs 18.8%; diversified, rule-based sleeves.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.310.490.320.56
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
362.88%13.4%0.54%-0.34%0.82
Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.3a (vol hedge?)
8,926.28%44.72%2.41%3.93%2.52
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$902,628.04
Regulatory Fees
$2,213.95
Total Slippage
$13,624.00
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 8, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, trend following, momentum, volatility hedge, tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, macro, risk parity, long/short
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 36 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
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.

The symphony is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

The symphony is currently allocated toUPRO, SOXL, TMF, UUP, DBC, SHY, TECL, BTAL, TQQQ, FAS, GLDandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 31.70%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 15.64%. 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.