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Tangency Portfolio 16 **
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A daily-rebalanced, multi-asset strategy that blends equities, bonds, commodities, and volatility hedges. It uses RSI and moving-average signals to tilt toward risk or hedges, with nested Step Up/Dip Buy patterns and VIX-based sleeves to control drawdowns while seeking high risk-adjusted returns.
NutHow it works
A daily, rule-based system builds a diversified mix of U.S. and international stocks, bonds, commodities, and volatility hedges. It runs momentum and trend checks (notably RSI and moving-average tests) on broad proxies to decide whether to tilt toward riskier equities or toward hedges like VIX futures and inverse-volatility. It includes nested patterns (Step Up, Dip Buy) to gradually adjust exposure as conditions improve or worsen. The VIX-based sleeves (VIX Blend 75/25, 50/50, 10/90) determine how much to bet on volatility hedges, while the Smooth Safety sleeve (inverse-volatility with EUM and BTAL) reduces risk. Bonds and cash proxies provide ballast, and specialized pockets (Energy Momentum, Global/International equity tilts, and some commodity plays) offer thematic diversification. Rebalancing occurs daily, and the overall aim is to maximize risk-adjusted returns (tangency portfolio objective) while keeping downside risk guarded by hedges. It’s a complex engine of conditional bets, not a simple, static allocation.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, Tangency Portfolio 16 offers a steadier ride than the S&P 500: lower drawdown (12.3% vs 18.8%), strong volatility hedges, and solid risk-adjusted returns from a diversified, rules-based mix.

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OOS Start Date
Nov 13, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, rules-based, tactical risk-parity/mean-variance blend, volatility hedging, momentum-based tilts
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 75 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
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
DBO
Invesco DB Oil Fund
Stocks
EDC
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bull 3X 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.

"Tangency Portfolio 16 **" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Tangency Portfolio 16 **" is currently allocated toILCG, FCG, KOLD, XMPT, SVXY, UUP, DBC, SHY, DBO, SHV, XLE, EDC, EDV, SCHD, VIXM, BIL, FXRandBND. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Tangency Portfolio 16 **" has returned 9.81%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Tangency Portfolio 16 **" is 12.27%. 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 Portfolio 16 **", 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.