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Symphonies
The Third Fortress
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About

A fast, rules‑based, multi‑asset strategy: buys leveraged tech and other leaders in calm uptrends, flips to Treasuries, T‑Bills, or VIX/short hedges when fear rises, and uses managed futures/market‑neutral sleeves when the market breaks trend.
NutHow it works
Rules read three dials: Trend (price vs moving average), Speed (RSI = a speedometer of recent moves), and Fear (VIX). Calm uptrends: hold growth/tech via 3x ETFs (TQQQ, TECL) and sometimes long Treasuries (TMF). Fear or broken trends: switch to crash hedges (UVXY/VIXY), shorts (SQQQ/SH), or T‑Bills (BIL/SHV); may use TMV (short Treasuries). Adds oil/nat‑gas/commodities (UCO/DBO/FCG/DBC), gold (GLD), USD (UUP) when trending. If SPY < 200‑day, favor DBMF/BTAL. Rebalanced daily.
CheckmarkValue prop
Diversification with negative SPY beta, acting as ballast to dampen drawdowns and hedge downturns. Despite negative OOS returns, the strategy adds risk control and trend-based hedges to protect a core S&P 500 portfolio.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.370.50.240.49
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
107.67%14.5%-1.77%0.2%0.89
The Third Fortress
941.37%54.37%1.81%3.56%2.58
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$104,137.01
Regulatory Fees
$279.75
Total Slippage
$1,693.75
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 24, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset tactical, trend/momentum + mean-reversion, volatility hedging, leveraged etfs, commodities, bonds, managed futures
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 74 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BITW
Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BOIL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CPER
United States Copper Index Fund
Stocks
DBA
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy 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 Third Fortress" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"The Third Fortress" is currently allocated toXME, TIP, FCG, IEF, KOLD, USDU, TMF, XOP, DBA, SVXY, UUP, DBC, HYG, SHY, LQD, SPY, DBO, BTAL, TQQQ, SHV, XLE, SH, IEI, SSO, GLD, TMV, SQQQ, XLP, BND, BITWandPSQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "The Third Fortress" has returned -6.02%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "The Third Fortress" is 3.72%. 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 Third Fortress", 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.