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Symphonies
Tangency 18 + Volatility Frontrunners
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About

Daily, multi‑asset, volatility‑aware strategy. It rides tech/semi uptrends, rotates into Treasuries, gold, oil/gas and the U.S. dollar when those lead, and adds hedges or VIX (“fear index”) funds when markets look overheated. Uses some leveraged/short ETFs.
NutHow it works
Each day it checks three things: trend, heat, and fear. If stocks run too hot or fear rises (VIX funds), it shifts to protection: cash‑like T‑Bills (BIL/SHV), short funds that rise when markets fall (PSQ/SH), or “fear index” funds (UVXY/VIXY). When trends are healthy and calm, it leans into growth (QQQ/Nasdaq, sometimes TQQQ/QLD) and adds Treasuries (TLT/TMF), gold (GLD), oil/gas (DBO/FCG) or the U.S. dollar (UUP) when those trends lead. It cuts back quickly when signals flip.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample Sharpe 1.12 vs 0.90 for the S&P, drawdown 8.4% vs 18.8%, Calmar 1.78, near-competitive return. A diversified, volatility-aware strategy offers smoother, lower-risk upside than the S&P 500.
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3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
www.composer.trade
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.450.250.060.24
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
602.19%14.91%2.19%5.01%0.92
Tangency 18 + Volatility Frontrunners
80,695.08%61.2%1.48%1.53%2.74
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$8,079,507.99
Regulatory Fees
$21,784.94
Total Slippage
$137,149.34
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Oct 14, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset tactical, trend + mean reversion, volatility timing, hedged, leveraged/short etfs, commodities & bonds
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 98 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AIA
iShares Asia 50 ETF
Stocks
BGX
Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund
Stocks
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
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
BWZ
SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. Common Stock
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.

"Tangency 18 + Volatility Frontrunners" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Tangency 18 + Volatility Frontrunners" is currently allocated toILCG, XME, FCG, IEF, EUM, PGR, DBA, QQQ, COKE, NVO, SVXY, UUP, EEMV, DBC, GE, SHY, SPY, TQQQ, ICLN, LLY, SHV, EDZ, XLE, VIXY, GLD, TLT, TAN, TMV, USMV, VIXM, BIL, FAN, COSTandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Tangency 18 + Volatility Frontrunners" has returned 14.90%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Tangency 18 + Volatility Frontrunners" is 8.35%. 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 "Tangency 18 + Volatility Frontrunners", 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.