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Symphonies
Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.5 (vol hedge? + beta hedge)
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About

A rules-based, all‑weather portfolio. It rotates among US stocks (often 3×), Treasuries (long or short), gold/commodities, the US dollar, and volatility hedges using simple trend, RSI, momentum, and drawdown rules to aim for resilience in booms and busts.
NutHow it works
Your money is split into 5 jobs: growth (stocks), bonds/rates, gold–commodities–US dollar, a trend sleeve that buys recent winners, and crisis hedges. Simple rules flip each job on/off: trend (price vs moving average), RSI (overheated ≈ 80, washed-out ≈ 30), momentum (last months), and drawdowns. In calm uptrends it holds growth (often 3× funds); in stress it shifts to bonds, gold/USD, or VIX hedges. Uses leveraged ETFs; risk is high.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy delivers higher annualized returns (29.2% vs 22.5%), stronger risk-adjusted performance (Sharpe 1.80 vs 1.41; Calmar 2.13) and lower drawdowns (13.7% vs 18.8%), with diversified, rules-based all-weather resilience vs the S&P 500.

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OOS Start Date
Apr 9, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, all-weather, tactical rotation, trend-following, volatility hedge, risk-parity, leveraged etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 42 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.

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

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

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 27.93%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 13.69%. 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.