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Symphonies
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Lex Luger Remix
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A symphony is an automated trading strategy — Learn more about symphonies here

About

A daily, rules-based, tech-heavy strategy. It buys leveraged stock funds in uptrends, adds a short‑vol sleeve when calm, and quickly rotates to hedges, bonds, cash, or inverse funds when markets overheat or turn down.
NutHow it works
First decide regime: is the market trending up (SPY above its long-term average) or not? • Uptrend: usually own fast “turbo” stock funds (TQQQ/SOXL/TECL/UPRO/UDOW) and sometimes a short‑vol piece (SVXY). If things look overheated (very strong momentum), shift to a hedge mix (VIXY + T‑bills + BTAL). • Down/sideways: cut risk or go short (PSQ/SQQQ), or park in bonds/cash (TLT/IEF/BSV/SHV). Dip‑buy rules may add tech after selloffs.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample annualized return ~38% vs ~21% for the S&P, with regime-switching hedges and selective leveraged tech bets. Captures strong upside in rallies while aggressively de-risking in downturns—growth with risk control.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.741.310.230.48
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
591.66%14.81%2.19%5.01%0.91
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Lex Luger Remix
12,493,836.85%131.18%3.38%4.38%2.06
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,249,393,685.38
Regulatory Fees
$3,898,422.27
Total Slippage
$27,970,271.55
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 27, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Trend-following, tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, momentum, risk-on/risk-off, volatility overlay, market timing
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 26 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
DIA
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SCO
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond 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 toSOXL, SVXY, TECL, DIA, UDOW, XLPandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 38.06%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 41.65%. 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, crypto, and options.