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SPHB BACKTEST - V 3.0 | ☢️ Beta Baller + TCCC 💊 | Deez, BrianE, HinnomTX, DereckN, Garen, DJKeyhole 🧙‍♂️ | AR: 9335.3%, DD 32.3% - BT date 1DEC19 | FYI Framework
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About

A regime-driven, single-asset-at-a-time strategy that moves between leveraged stock bets, volatility hedges, Treasuries, and select hedges based on short-/mid-term signals. It aims to capture different market regimes by switching to the instrument that the rules deem strongest for that regime, with a focus on momentum and volatility-based filters—and it does so using a broad set of leveraged ETFs and hedges. The backtest description shows aggressive leverage and a sophisticated, multi-layer decision tree that should be interpreted with caution given potential overfitting and high risk.
NutHow it works
- The system treats market behavior as having distinct regimes (for example: a high-inflation, bear-ish environment; a defensive, bond-friendly regime; a bull market with momentum in tech/semis; a volatility spike scenario). - For each regime, it looks at a pool of assets (mostly leveraged ETFs that amplify exposure to stocks, bonds, or volatility) and ranks or filters them using several signals. Signals include measures like how strong an asset has performed in a short window, whether its price is above or below its longer-term moving average, and how volatile its returns have been. The tool then picks a single asset (the top/best-scoring one) and puts all your capital into that asset (100% position) until the regime changes. - The regime rules are encoded in nested decision blocks with names such as Bear Stock Market - High Inflation, Defense | Modified, A.A.A: Short term TLT is trending up, V0.1 | TCCC Stop the Bleed, and many others. Each block has its own set of criteria and a suggested asset list. Some blocks emphasize “sell the rip / buy volatility” when stocks look overextended; others emphasize “defense” using Treasuries or gold when risk indicators flip; others chase momentum into 3x leveraged tech/semis or broad-market plays like SPXL/UPRO/TQQQ when conditions look favorable. - The model uses a combination of signals like moving-average price comparisons, short- and medium-term momentum (moving-average-based ranking), and occasionally volatility-related cues (e.g., UVXY for spikes in volatility). These signals decide whether to go risk-on (long equity-leveraged bets) or risk-off (treasuries, cash proxies, or volatility). - There is no routine rebalancing across multiple assets; when a regime rule fires a new asset, it shifts completely to that asset. If no rule applies, the code can default to a cash/defensive stance until a rule triggers again. - The final output is a single asset at a time, with weight 100/100, i.e., “full tilt” into whichever instrument the regime logic selects. This makes the strategy easy to explain at a high level (one asset at a time), but it is technically very complex under the hood due to the many conditional branches and signals that can flip the regime.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: 43.44% annualized return vs SPY 23.57%, Calmar 1.65, beta ~0.75. A regime-switching, levered strategy aims for superior risk-adjusted upside across markets, though drawdowns can be larger in tough regimes.

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OOS Start Date
Oct 20, 2022
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Regime-switching, leveraged etfs, momentum, volatility, tactical allocation, rule-based backtest
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 39 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
DIG
ProShares Ultra Energy
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Stocks
EPI
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
Stocks
ERX
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
EUO
ProShares UltraShort Euro
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 toSHY. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 41.57%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 26.29%. 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.