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

A dynamic, multi-asset strategy that blends hedges, trend-following bets, and selective leveraged equity and market-timing bets across five asset groups to perform in both up and down markets, with explicit risk controls and ETF-level caveats.
NutHow it works
- The pool of capital is split into five main groups: Long Volatility, Beta Hedge, Trend and Momentum, Fiat Alternatives, and Secular Growth Assets, plus Bonds. - Within each group, rules pick specific ETFs based on recent performance and price behavior. Some groups use top/bottom selects (best trending or strongest performers), others use conditional checks against price or return signals. - The system uses hedges (volatility and beta hedges) to dampen losses when risk rises, and it shifts toward growth assets when conditions look favorable. - Commodities and fiat proxies (gold, dollar index, oil-like exposures) provide inflation/real-returns ballast. - Leveraged ETFs are employed to amplify moves in desired directions, but only under explicit signals to avoid chasing losses; this increases potential returns but also risk and costs. - Risk controls include diversification across asset classes, use of defensive positions during rising-rate or risk-off episodes, and limited rebalancing to avoid excessive trading. - Before investing, review ETF specifics (leverage, decay, liquidity, and expense ratios) and be aware that leveraged products can amplify losses in volatile markets.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: ~29.2% annualized return vs ~22.5% for the S&P; Sharpe ~1.80 vs ~1.41; max drawdown ~13.7% vs ~18.8%; Calmar ~2.13 — more growth with better downside protection.
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3M
6M
YTD
1Y
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Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.290.450.30.55
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
347.33%13.14%-2.02%-1.16%0.8
6,382.94%41.04%0.63%3.83%2.52
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$648,294.32
Regulatory Fees
$1,778.77
Total Slippage
$10,794.47
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 9, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset allocation, volatility hedges, beta hedge, trend/momentum, leveraged etfs, risk management
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 ETF
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 toUSDU, UUP, DBC, SHY, SPY, BTAL, TQQQ, GLD, TLT, TMV, SCHD, SQQQ, XLPandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 26.93%. 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.