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TC Buy Scan Top 5
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A momentum strategy that, each day, picks the recent top performers from a tech/growth-heavy list across five lookback periods, blends them, and keeps about 25% in cash to reduce swings.
NutHow it works
- Start with a fixed list of well-known stocks and broad ETFs (heavy on U.S. tech/growth, plus miners and some international funds). - For 5, 10, 20, 30, and 60 trading days, it ranks these by how much they’ve risen and picks the top 5 each time. - Each list is equal-weighted, then the five lists are blended evenly. - Only ~75% is invested; ~25% stays in cash. Rebalanced daily.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample results show this strategy underperforms the S&P 500, with larger drawdowns and negative alpha. It's a momentum overlay with a 25% cash cushion, designed as diversification for investors willing to tolerate short-term underperformance for regime shifts.

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OOS Start Date
Jun 2, 2026
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Momentum, multi-timeframe, large-cap growth tilt, technology, commodities, tactical, 75% invested, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 19 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
BHP
BHP Group Limited American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
Stocks
CSCO
Cisco Systems, Inc. Common Stock (DE)
Stocks
FCX
Freeport-McMoran Inc.
Stocks
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Stocks
IWF
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Stocks
MRVL
Marvell Technology, Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
MS
Morgan Stanley
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
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.

"TC Buy Scan Top 5" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"TC Buy Scan Top 5" is currently allocated toVXUS, QQQ, MRVL, MS, IEMG, FCX, CSCO, VGT, XLKandVEA. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "TC Buy Scan Top 5" has returned -51.66%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "TC Buy Scan Top 5" is 10.63%. 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 "TC Buy Scan Top 5", 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.