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About

Daily, it chooses 3x Nasdaq (TQQQ), cash‑like T‑Bills (BIL), or a volatility spike play (UVXY). Signals blend “hot/cold,” trend, drawdown, and bond‑market cues to ride tech rallies, buy deep dips, or step aside when risk surges.
NutHow it works
It switches daily among: TQQQ (3x tech‑heavy Nasdaq‑100), BIL (cash‑like T‑Bills), or UVXY (rises when market fear/vol jumps). It uses RSI (a 0–100 hot/cold score), a 25‑day moving‑average (trend line), max drawdown (recent worst drop), plus bond‑ETF gauges to: ride uptrends in TQQQ, buy rare deep dips, hide in BIL when stress is high, and briefly use UVXY in extreme heat/whiplash.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy targets ~39.5% annualized return vs ~22.4% for the S&P, using 3x Nasdaq exposure, cash buffers, and volatility bets. Higher upside with greater drawdowns; potential for stronger long-term growth and diversification.

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OOS Start Date
Apr 29, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, leveraged equities, volatility hedge, trend-following, mean reversion, risk-on/risk-off
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures 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.

"TQQQ or not" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"TQQQ or not" is currently allocated toBIL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "TQQQ or not" has returned 32.88%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "TQQQ or not" is 45.49%. 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 "TQQQ or not", 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.