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A high-entropy, daily-rebalanced, multi-asset system that blends equity momentum, volatility hedges, and bond-like safety to try to ride upmarkets while protecting against drawdowns. It uses many rules (RSI, moving averages, momentum, risk metrics) across a zoo of tickers (including UVXY, VIXY, SVXY, TQQQ, TMF, TMV, SPY, QQQ, BND, TLT, etc.) to decide which assets to hold and how to weight them. It aims to be adaptive and diversified, but is complex and leverage-heavy.
NutHow it works
- What it tries to do: blend several independent ideas to ride the market when it’s favorable while protecting against drawdowns with hedges and bonds. It mixes equity bets, hedges against volatility, and bond-like safety nets, and it re-weights daily. - Core components (at a high level): - Equity/momentum blocks select and weight stock/tech-like exposures (e.g., SPY, QQQ, and leveraged growth bets) based on signals like price above/below short/long moving averages and checks of momentum strength. - Hedging blocks toggle defensive positions using volatility-related ETFs (UVXY, VIXY, SVXY, VIXM) or reduce equity exposure when volatility or risk signals get loud. 2) Bond/defensive blocks bring in Treasury/bond proxies (TMF, TMV, BND, TLT, IEF, SHV, BIL) to dampen drawdowns when risk spikes or to provide ballast. 3) Momentum and “front-runner” logic (e.g., Feaver Frontrunner and NOVA groups) looks for the strongest recent performers or most favorable risk metrics, and then allocates to a top chosen asset or small group of assets. 4) Risk controls and filters (max-drawdown, moving-average checks, and RSI screens) try to prevent expensive drawdowns and confirm trend/strength before committing capital. 5) The system uses a large network of signals (RSI, moving-average price, price vs moving averages, cumulative returns, standard deviation of returns, etc.) across a wide set of tickers (a mix of broad-market ETFs and leveraged/volatility/sector-tilted products). Where a test references a ticker, that ticker stands for an actual ETF/ETN (e.g., UVXY is ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF; KMLM is KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF; TMF is Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3x; etc.). 6) Daily rebalance: the plan is executed daily so weights shift as conditions evolve. 7) What to expect: in calm markets, you’ll see allocations to equities and bond-bow ballast; in volatile markets, hedges and defensive bonds can take on more weight; leverage may amplify moves during extreme regimes. 8) Important disclaimer for a layman: this is not a typical “one-indicator” approach. It’s a zoo of tests that can produce aggressive, leveraged positions in some regimes and hedged, defensive stances in others. It requires robust data feeds, careful risk controls, and a willingness to accept complexity and potential drawdowns during regime shifts. For a non-technical investor, expect a daily-aligned, hedge-heavy, multi-asset allocation rather than a simple buy-and-hold or one-indicator system.
CheckmarkValue prop
Diversified, hedge-first overlay for SPY portfolios. In OOS, upside underperforms (-1.88% vs 10.76%) and drawdowns are larger (~13.6% vs 4.5%), so use as risk-management diversification—not a SPY replacement.

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OOS Start Date
Nov 11, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset strategy, momentum and hedging, trend-following, volatility hedging, leveraged/alternative etfs, daily rebalancing
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 157 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
ABNB
Airbnb, Inc. Class A Common Stock
Stocks
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Stocks
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AMAT
Applied Materials Inc
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
APP
Applovin Corporation Class A Common Stock
Stocks
ASML
ASML Holding NV
Stocks
AVGO
Broadcom Inc. Common Stock
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 toTECS, TMF, DOW, BTAL, SHV, EDZ, EDC, SH, QID, BIL, SQQQ, BNDandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned -19.57%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 13.65%. 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.