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V? | Investment Portfolio 9/14/22 | Michael B
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About

A dense, rules-driven, daily-rebalanced, multi-asset strategy that uses RSI/momentum and other signals to tilt among leveraged stock bets, volatility hedges, and broad market/commodity exposures. Designed to ride up markets with leverage while guarding against volatility spikes; highly complex and aggressive.
NutHow it works
Every day, a central set of rules scans several signals (notably RSI-based momentum on SPY and other proxies, moving-average relationships, and drawdown/price-change checks). Depending on which rules fire, the portfolio tilts among baskets such as ultra-leveraged stock bets (UPRO, TQQQ), volatility hedges (UVXY, VIXY), and broad-market/alternative exposures (SPY, QQQ, EEM, DBC, DBA, GLD, UUP, SHY, IEF, TLT). Weights are allocated across many themed groups (e.g., RSI Catcher 70-35, RSI Catcher 75-33, High Leverage S&P+NASDAQ vs Commodities, Buy the Dip), with sub-conditions that further refine whether to favor hedges or growth, often using price momentum, moving-average signals, and drawdown checks. The system is designed to adapt to regime shifts (risk-on vs risk-off) and rotate among assets accordingly, with daily rebalancing to reset allocations to target baskets. In plain terms: it’s a big, programmable decision tree that decides what mix to own each day, leaning into leveraged bets when the market looks strong and shifting toward hedges and safer bets when volatility rises or momentum fades. The intent is to maximize upside in favorable times while limiting losses in tough times, at the cost of higher complexity and risk due to leverage and the number of moving parts.
CheckmarkValue prop
Unlock outsized upside in favorable regimes with a disciplined, rules-based, daily-rebalanced strategy. OOS return ~37.7% annually vs SPY ~21.9%, with regime-aware hedges to damp volatility, but it carries higher drawdown risk.
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YTD
1Y
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Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.421.110.420.65
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
516.05%14.28%-2.02%-1.16%0.88
162,242.43%72.05%0.62%3.99%2.04
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$16,234,242.81
Regulatory Fees
$31,690.98
Total Slippage
$204,699.01
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 2, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-strategy, leveraged etfs, rsi momentum, volatility hedging, dynamic tilts, systematic risk management
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 46 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BOIL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
DBA
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Stocks
EWZ
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
Stocks
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap 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 toUPRO, IEO, EEM, TMF, QQQ, DBC, SHY, SPY, TQQQ, SH, XLU, VPUandGLD. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 35.33%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 34.01%. 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.