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About

A daily, rules‑based portfolio that rotates among tech stocks, Treasuries, commodities, gold, energy, the US dollar, and volatility hedges. It follows trends, buys dips selectively, and shifts to cash or hedges when markets weaken.
NutHow it works
It’s a daily, rules‑based blend of sleeves. Each sleeve owns assets only when they trend up (price above key averages) and cools risk when they don’t. A simple “heat gauge” (RSI: 0–100) flags when things are hot (>~80) or washed‑out (<~30). It rotates among: QQQ/tech, US Treasuries (TLT/IEF/SHY/SHV), commodities (DBC, GLD, oil/gas, agriculture), the US dollar (UUP), and volatility funds (UVXY/SVXY).
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample: Sharpe 1.80 vs S&P 1.25; max drawdown 7.22% vs 18.76%; Calmar 2.25. Stronger risk-adjusted returns and much better downside protection, with competitive long-run growth.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.140.180.210.46
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
520.53%14.71%-1.77%0.2%0.9
823.62%18.2%1.69%4.67%2.52
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$92,362.23
Regulatory Fees
$272.90
Total Slippage
$1,470.29
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 3, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, trend-following, momentum, tactical allocation, risk-managed, hedged, leveraged & inverse etfs, volatility hedges
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 46 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BOIL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CPER
United States Copper Index Fund
Stocks
DBA
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
DBO
Invesco DB Oil Fund
Stocks
FAN
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF
Stocks
FCG
First Trust Natural Gas 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.

The symphony is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

The symphony is currently allocated toXME, FCG, IEF, KOLD, XOP, DBA, QQQ, UUP, DBC, SHY, SPY, DBO, BTAL, SHV, XLE, SH, GLD, XLPandBND. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 15.70%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 7.22%. 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.