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Symphonies
The Sandy Dragon
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A rules-based, all‑weather portfolio blending gold, Treasuries, commodities, dollar, global stocks, and a tech growth sleeve. It shifts between offense and defense using trend, momentum, and volatility cues to seek resilience in booms and busts.
NutHow it works
Rules-driven, all‑weather mix inspired by the Dragon Portfolio. It splits money across: crash insurance (UVXY/VIX, long Treasuries/dollar), inflation hedges (gold; trend trades in oil, gas, ag, base metals, uranium, timber), global stocks only if they beat bonds, and a tech‑growth sleeve that turns off in downtrends. It flips using simple checks: trend vs 200‑day average, big recent drops, and “too hot/too cold” gauges (RSI).
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy delivers superior risk-adjusted performance and upside: Sharpe ~1.89 vs 1.37, annualized ~30% vs ~22%, and drawdown ~13% vs ~19%, with Calmar ~2.30, making it more resilient and growth-oriented than the S&P 500.

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OOS Start Date
Jan 21, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
All-weather, multi-asset, trend-following, long-volatility, managed futures, global equities, commodities, gold, treasuries, leveraged etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 48 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BOIL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CCOR
Core Alternative Capital
Stocks
COM
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF
Stocks
DBA
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
Stocks
DBB
Invesco DB Base Metals Fund
Stocks
EUO
ProShares UltraShort Euro
Stocks
EWA
iShares MSCI Australia ETF
Stocks
EWG
iShares MSCI Germany 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 Sandy Dragon" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"The Sandy Dragon" is currently allocated toKOLD, TMF, YCS, DBA, CCOR, EWQ, EWG, UUP, EWP, SHY, SPY, COM, EWI, UGL, BTAL, WOOD, TQQQ, SH, EWJ, FTLS, EWU, EWN, EWA, GLD, EUO, UVXY, UCO, DBB, VIXM, FAAR, URAandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "The Sandy Dragon" has returned 28.21%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "The Sandy Dragon" is 13.11%. 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 Sandy Dragon", 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.