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Symphonies
Serious Business
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About

An aggressive, rules‑based trader that toggles between 3x tech/S&P exposure, long/short Treasuries, cash‑like T‑bills, and hedges based on trend, volatility, drawdowns, and RSI. It buys deep dips, hedges in stress, and cuts risk when trends break. Very high risk.
NutHow it works
Each day it asks: Risk‑On or Defense? Risk‑On (calm/uptrend): buy TQQQ (3x Nasdaq‑100) or other 3x tech/S&P; sometimes pair with TMF (long Treasuries). Defense (vol spikes, big drops, trend breaks): rotate to BIL (T‑bills), TMF/TMV (bonds), BTAL (market‑neutral), VIXY, or SQQQ (inverse QQQ). Signals used: trend (price vs moving average), drawdowns, volatility, and RSI (0–100 gauge of overbought/oversold). It buys sharp dips and fades extreme rips.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample upside is compelling: ~46.9% annualized vs ~21.3% for the S&P. With built‑in risk controls and hedges, it targets bigger long‑term gains while managing stress, though downturns may bring larger drawdowns.

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OOS Start Date
Jan 21, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, trend+momentum, mean reversion, volatility control, bonds, tech/semis focus, hedging
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 94 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BRZU
Direxion Daily MSCI Brazil Bull 2X Shares
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
C
Citigroup Inc.
Stocks
CSX
CSX Corporation
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.

"Serious Business" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Serious Business" is currently allocated toTQQQ, EDZ, DUST, TNA, BIL, SQQQ, TZAandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Serious Business" has returned 46.92%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Serious Business" is 47.57%. 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 "Serious Business", 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, crypto, and options.