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Serious Business LBT
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An aggressive, rules‑based, daily mix of leveraged stock, bond, and hedge ETFs. It rides tech‑led uptrends and buy‑the‑dip signals, then defends with cash, Treasuries, volatility and short funds when risk rises.
NutHow it works
It’s a daily‑rebalanced mix of many small rule sets. Each one checks simple signals—trend (price above/below its average), “heat” (RSI: a 0‑100 gauge of how fast price just moved; high=overheated, low=washed‑out), recent % moves, volatility, and bond trends—and then picks one ETF. In calm uptrends it owns 3x tech/US stocks (TQQQ, UPRO, TECL, SOXL). On sharp drops it “buys the dip.” When markets look overheated or shaky it shifts to cash/T‑bills (BIL), Treasuries (TLT/TMF), a market‑neutral hedge (BTAL), or bear/volatility funds (SQQQ, SOXS, VIXY). It can also flip gold‑miners, small‑caps, and emerging‑markets bull/bear funds when their signals turn.
CheckmarkValue prop
Potentially ~45% annualized vs ~22% for the S&P in out-of-sample periods, via a daily, rules-based levered ETF mix that rides uptrends and hedges risk. More volatility and larger drawdowns, but disciplined risk controls seek upside in trends.
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YTD
1Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
1.130.980.140.37
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
308.3%14.44%-1.77%0.2%0.85
20,023,763.82%222.38%-5.18%0.83%2.73
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$2,002,386,381.81
Regulatory Fees
$6,266,496.17
Total Slippage
$44,999,605.89
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OOS Start Date
Jan 18, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical multi‑strategy, leveraged etfs, trend & mean‑reversion, volatility hedging, bonds, tech/semis tilt, macro regime
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 88 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 ETF
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 LBT" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Serious Business LBT" is currently allocated toUPRO, NUGT, DBO, TQQQ, EDC, TNA, BILandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Serious Business LBT" has returned 46.46%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Serious Business LBT" is 47.56%. 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 LBT", 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.