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The Golden Ratio FTLT
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A five-bucket, golden-ratio portfolio that uses RSI and moving-average signals to rotate among leveraged growth, EM/balanced, gold, real estate, and cash, with daily rebalancing to pursue trend-following gains while adding hedges for risk control.
NutHow it works
The portfolio divides capital into five buckets with weights 42%, 26%, 16%, 10%, and 6%. Each bucket contains a set of ETF choices and rules that pick which specific ETF to buy based on simple momentum signals and price trends. Rules look at RSI (a measure of recent price strength) and moving-average checks to decide whether to tilt toward a leveraged growth ETF (like TQQQ or SPXL), a hedging/defensive ETF (like UVXY, SQQQ, or bond/treasury proxies), or a stable/alternate exposure (like IVV, SPY, or gold/real-estate proxies). There are explicit trend filters (e.g., whether the broad market price is above its 200-day moving average) and conditional switches that push allocations toward hedges when risk signals appear (high RSI on growth ETFs, or rising volatility proxies). The gold and real-estate buckets use their own RSI and moving-average checks to decide whether to emphasize bullish positions (UGL, DRN) or hedges (GLL, DRV). Cash sleeve (6%) sits in BIL and acts as a liquidity anchor when risk is high or market signals are mixed. The system rebalances daily, so allocations adjust to the latest signals, keeping the five-slot structure intact while varying exposure inside each slot according to the rules.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this five-bucket Golden Ratio strategy aims ~48% annualized returns vs ~31% for the S&P, with Calmar ~2.06 and beta ~0.91. Accept higher drawdowns for much higher upside, aided by daily rebalancing and built-in hedges.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.660.790.230.48
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
669.43%15.2%-1.77%0.2%0.93
4,508,697.78%110.29%-2.24%11.06%2.83
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$450,879,778.02
Regulatory Fees
$754,379.96
Total Slippage
$5,358,378.31
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OOS Start Date
Mar 12, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, golden ratio, rule-based, momentum/rsi, trend-following, hedging, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 24 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
DRN
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DRV
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
EDC
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
EDZ
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
GLL
ProShares UltraShort Gold
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IGIB
iShares Trust iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 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 Golden Ratio FTLT" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"The Golden Ratio FTLT" is currently allocated toDRN, UGL, TQQQ, EDC, IVVandBIL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "The Golden Ratio FTLT" has returned 42.11%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "The Golden Ratio FTLT" is 23.48%. 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 Golden Ratio FTLT", 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.