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Symphonies
Stock Market Basic Strategy
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About

When the market is in a long-term uptrend, hold QQQ and SPY. If not, buy oversold QQQ or SPY; otherwise choose between safe Treasuries (SHY) or an inverse tech hedge (PSQ), guided by short-term trends and RSI.
NutHow it works
- Regime check: If SPY is above its 200‑day moving average (avg price), split between QQQ (big tech) and SPY. - If below: buy QQQ or SPY if either is very weak short term (RSI<30; RSI gauges recent up/down speed, 0–100). - Else: if QQQ is below its 20‑day avg, hold the stronger of PSQ (rises when QQQ falls) or SHY (short‑term Treasuries) by RSI. If not, buy PSQ if it’s oversold; otherwise QQQ. No fixed rebalance; trades when signals flip.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: ~25% annualized return vs SPY ~24%, with positive alpha and solid risk-adjusted profile (Calmar ~1.27). Drawdowns are modestly larger (~19.7% vs 18.8%), but regime-based hedging aims to protect and compound gains.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.180.550.330.57
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
641.3%10.7%-4.19%-3.74%0.62
Stock Market Basic Strategy
9,158.83%25.83%-0.37%-0.55%1.32
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$925,883.47
Regulatory Fees
$1,358.96
Total Slippage
$9,154.69
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 30, 2022
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, trend following, mean reversion, us equities, bonds, inverse etf
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 4 assets in total
Ticker
Type
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
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.

"Stock Market Basic Strategy" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Stock Market Basic Strategy" is currently allocated toSHY. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Stock Market Basic Strategy" has returned 22.59%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Stock Market Basic Strategy" is 19.68%. 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 "Stock Market Basic Strategy", 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.