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Slow Asymptote
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About

A tactical “sleep at night” plan: push hard into tech-led growth in calm uptrends, and quickly shift to Treasuries, cash, defensives, gold, managed futures, or hedges when markets overheat or crack. Goal: strong upside with smaller drawdowns.
NutHow it works
Three sleeves switch using simple dials: heat (RSI, 0–100), trend (moving averages), and bumpiness (volatility). 1) Core: if tech is calm/trending, lean into growth (Nasdaq/tech/semis incl. 3x funds like TQQQ/TECL/SOXL/SPXL). If hot or falling, pivot to Treasuries (TLT/IEI), cash (BIL), defensives (VPU/XLP), gold (GLD/GDX), or hedges (VIXY/UVXY, PSQ). 2) KMLM sleeve: swaps between managed futures (KMLM), long/short (FTLS), bond/dollar tilts (TMF/TMV/UUP), or quick dip-buys. 3) Small EM sleeve: EEM on/off using inflation trend (RINF). Note: includes leveraged/inverse funds—swings can be large.
CheckmarkValue prop
Sleep-at-night strategy delivers near-SPY growth with stronger risk control: out-of-sample drawdown 11.2% vs SPY 13.7%, Calmar 2.48, and 27.8% annualized return vs 29.2% - a more resilient, risk-adjusted path to compounding.

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OOS Start Date
Mar 20, 2025
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, risk-on/off, momentum, volatility targeting, leveraged/inverse etfs, hedging, managed futures, emerging markets
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 41 assets in total
Ticker
Type
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
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
EEV
ProShares Trust UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
FTLS
First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
Stocks
GDX
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
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.

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

"Slow Asymptote" is currently allocated toEEM, GDX, UUP, BTAL, FTLS, GLD, BIL, KMLMandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Slow Asymptote" has returned 31.13%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Slow Asymptote" is 11.23%. 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 "Slow Asymptote", 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.