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Symphonies
(T)QQQ/PSQ + V1b A Better "Buy the Dips Nasdaq"
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About

Daily, rules‑driven Nasdaq strategy that buys dips with QQQ/TQQQ and flips to PSQ/SQQQ when things get overheated or fearful, using simple “heat” gauges (RSI) plus cross‑checks from bonds, semis, volatility, the dollar, and commodities.
NutHow it works
It mainly trades the Nasdaq‑100 via QQQ, its 3x bull (TQQQ) and bear (SQQQ), or a 1x short (PSQ). It “buys the dip” when RSI (a heat meter of recent ups vs downs: low=cold, high=hot) says risk looks cheap, and hedges/shorts when markets are hot or fear spikes. It also reads semis (SOXL), the S&P 500 (SPY), Treasuries (BIL/IEF/TLT), volatility (UVXY/VIXM), the dollar (UUP) and commodities (DBC) to pick the playbook. Rebalanced daily; usually 100% in one ETF. Leveraged ETFs swing fast.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample Nasdaq strategy offers higher risk-adjusted performance vs SPY: Sharpe ~1.42, Calmar ~2.12, alpha ~0.40, and ~61% annualized return vs ~23% for SPY; beta ~0.68. Drawdowns can be larger (~28.8%) in stress.
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www.composer.trade
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.80.430.030.18
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
605.13%14.55%-1.77%0.2%0.89
(T)QQQ/PSQ + V1b A Better "Buy the Dips Nasdaq"
8,116,756.6%119.52%-8.96%-1.47%2.15
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$811,685,659.77
Regulatory Fees
$3,741,105.71
Total Slippage
$26,882,740.65
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 2, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Nasdaq 100, tactical, mean reversion, momentum, leveraged etfs, risk-on/risk-off, volatility-aware
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 23 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
Stocks
NVDA
Nvidia Corp
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X 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 symphony is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

The symphony is currently allocated toTQQQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 49.72%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 28.78%. 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 symphony, 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.