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

A dynamic Dragon‑style portfolio that balances growth with explicit crash hedges. It rotates using trend and overbought/oversold signals across stocks, Treasuries, gold/commodities, the U.S. dollar, and VIX products; sometimes uses 3x ETFs.
NutHow it works
Splits money into 5 sleeves: growth stocks, bonds, commodities/gold/US dollar, a trend follower, and crash protection. It tilts using simple signals: trend (price vs recent average), a heat gauge called RSI (high=hot, low=washed‑out), recent drops, and volatility. In calm/rising markets it owns stocks (often tech; sometimes 3x funds). When overheated or falling fast, it adds hedges (VIX ETFs, Treasuries, gold, USD) or inverse funds. Leverage adds risk.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: higher risk-adjusted returns with lower drawdowns vs SPY. OOS Sharpe ~1.76 vs 1.41, annualized return ~31.7% vs 22.5%, beta ~0.86, Calmar ~2.22, diversified, crash-hedged growth that scales with upside.

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OOS Start Date
Apr 9, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, tactical allocation, trend/momentum, long-vol hedge, risk parity, equities, treasuries, gold, usd, leveraged/inverse etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 43 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, TMF, UUP, DBC, SHY, SPY, BTAL, TQQQ, SOXS, GLD, TLT, SCHD, TYOandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 29.20%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 14.28%. 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.