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Symphonies
The Classics
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Aggressive, tech‑heavy, rules‑based trader: rides uptrends with 3x Nasdaq (TQQQ), buys big dips, and hides in T‑Bills, Treasuries, or volatility hedges when markets get hot or weak. A SPY 200‑day line sets bull vs bear regime. Rebalanced daily.
NutHow it works
Tickers: TQQQ=3x Nasdaq‑100; TECL=3x tech; UPRO=3x S&P 500; SQQQ/PSQ=short Nasdaq; TMF/TLT/IEF=US Treasuries; BIL/SHV/BSV=T‑Bills/short bonds (cash‑like); VIXY=volatility; UGL=gold. Others appear occasionally. Signals: 200‑day=long‑term trend; moving average=recent average; RSI=short‑term “hot/cold”; drawdown=max recent drop. Playbook: Above the 200‑day, go on offense—own TQQQ when QQQ trends and isn’t overheated; if it spikes/overheats, step to T‑Bills or VIXY; if washed‑out, buy dips (TQQQ/TECL/UPRO). If trend weakens or bonds lead, move to cash/bonds. Below the 200‑day, favor hedges (SQQQ/SPXS), Treasuries, and sometimes gold. Checked daily.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: tech-heavy, leveraged exposure yields ~55.7% annualized return vs SPY ~20.6%, with ~1.17 Sharpe and ~1.36 Calmar. Higher upside, but larger drawdowns (~41% vs ~19%).

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OOS Start Date
Jan 28, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical, trend-following, mean-reversion, leveraged etfs, volatility hedging, risk-on/off, market timing, multi-asset
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 29 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
DBO
Invesco DB Oil Fund
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SCO
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
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 Classics" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"The Classics" is currently allocated toDBO, TQQQ, BIL, XLPandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "The Classics" has returned 47.36%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "The Classics" is 40.83%. 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 Classics", 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.