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The Sandy Dragon
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A modern, rules-based “Dragon” portfolio: blends long-volatility hedges, trend-following in global stocks and commodities, gold, a tactical growth tilt, and adaptive bond trades to seek resilience in booms, busts, inflation, and deflation.
NutHow it works
Splits money into five parts: 1) Storm insurance: buys VIX-linked funds (like UVXY) or safe havens (T‑bills, gold, U.S. dollar via UUP) when stocks fall fast. 2) Trend/momentum: owns rising countries/commodities (FAAR/COM), can short fallers. 3) Gold (GLD). 4) Growth stocks only when the market is healthy; hedged otherwise (e.g., TQQQ/SQQQ). 5) Bonds: flips long/short long‑term Treasuries (TMF/TMV) as trends change. Signals use moving averages (trend), momentum (recent return), volatility (how jumpy), drawdowns (worst drop), and RSI (overbought/oversold).
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample Dragon strategy: higher, steadier gains than the S&P—29.7% vs 22.1% annualized, Sharpe ~1.86 vs 1.38, drawdown ~13% vs ~18.8%. Diversified hedges (long vol, trend, gold, rate bets) boost resilience.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.450.160.020.15
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
226.18%14.89%1.36%5.73%0.83
The Sandy Dragon
4,653.83%57.37%2.89%12.58%2.35
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$475,382.97
Regulatory Fees
$723.08
Total Slippage
$4,442.37
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OOS Start Date
Jan 21, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, trend-following, long-volatility hedge, managed futures, global equities, commodities, gold, treasuries, tactical rotation, leveraged etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 0 assets in total
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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 toIEF, SCO, TMF, YCS, CCOR, EWQ, EWG, UUP, EWP, SHY, SPY, COM, EWI, UGL, TQQQ, SHV, SH, EWJ, FTLS, EWU, EWN, GLD, EUO, BOIL, TLT, TMV, DBB, FAARandURA. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "The Sandy Dragon" has returned 29.72%. 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, crypto, and options.