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A daily, cash-equal, multi-sleeve strategy that uses RSI momentum to pick one asset per sleeve (Staples, KMLM, BRDY, Four Corners) and adds volatility/bond hedges when risk is high; final overlay emphasizes simple risk controls.
NutHow it works
- The strategy is built from several sleeves (groups): Staples, KMLM, BRDY, Four Corners No Leverage, and a Simple Indicators overlay. Each sleeve ends up with a single asset chosen from a small pair or set. - For each asset in a sleeve, a momentum score is computed using RSI over a window (commonly 10 days; longer windows appear in nested logic). - Each sleeve uses a top/bottom selector to pick the best candidate (or worst, depending on the rule) and then allocates capital equally among the assets chosen in that sleeve (cash-equal weighting). - Some sleeves include conditional hedges that tilt toward volatility (via VIXY) or bond proxies (TLT, BTAL, BIL) when momentum/RSI tests indicate risk is rising or when certain thresholds are met. - The final overlay (Simple Indicators) guides the overall risk posture and helps manage drawdown by selecting among scenarios like bull, mild bull, bear, etc. - The whole system rebalances daily, so positions are refreshed each trading day based on the latest signals. - Tickers involved span widely used ETFs and sector/product proxies (XLP, VBF, KMLM, XLK, SPY, QQQ, IO O, BIL, TLT, VIXY, BTAL), giving exposure to consumer staples, bonds, technology, broad equities, volatility, and managed-futures-like themes. - In plain terms: you’re not just betting on one market. you’re running several small bets in parallel, picking the best momentum from each group, and adding hedges when risk signals suggest volatility could spike. Bottom line for a layperson: This is a disciplined, rules-based approach that tries to balance returns across different parts of the market while keeping risk in check by using hedges when volatility is rising. It’s a daily-rebalanced, diversified toolkit rather than a single-market bet.
CheckmarkValue prop
Multi-sleeve, rules-based momentum strategy with hedges and daily rebalancing. Out-of-sample Calmar ~2.33 and beta ~0.6 indicate stronger downside protection and lower market correlation than the S&P 500, for steadier risk-adjusted gains.

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OOS Start Date
May 3, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, momentum, rsi-based selection, equal-weighting, risk hedging, daily rebalancing, managed futures tilt, volatility hedges, thematic sleeves
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 22 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BDRY
Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IOO
iShares Global 100 ETF
Stocks
KMLM
KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy 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 toSPY, GLD, XLP, KMLMandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 11.12%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 5.36%. 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.