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Stocks and Gold
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A simple 90% U.S. stocks/10% gold portfolio using SPY and GLD. Rebalanced once a year to stay at 90/10, aiming for long-term growth while gold provides a modest cushion in market stress and during inflation.
NutHow it works
Put 90% in SPY (a fund holding the 500 biggest U.S. companies) and 10% in GLD (a fund that tracks the price of gold). Once a year, check the mix and trade back to 90% stocks/10% gold. No timing—stocks drive growth; gold adds a small shock absorber.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: A 90/10 SPY/GLD mix beats the S&P on key stats: Sharpe 1.23 vs 1.07, return ~19.3% vs 18.0%, drawdown ~16.6% vs 18.8%, beta ~0.91. Simple annual rebalance.

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OOS Start Date
Aug 6, 2022
Trading Setting
Yearly
Type
Stocks
Category
Asset allocation, long-only, passive, us equities, gold, commodities, diversification, rebalancing, inflation hedge
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 0 assets in total
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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.

"Stocks and Gold" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Stocks and Gold" is currently allocated toGLDandSPY. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Stocks and Gold" has returned 19.27%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Stocks and Gold" is 16.62%. 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 "Stocks and Gold", 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, crypto, and options.