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V1 BWC: GoldBug
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Daily, gold‑centric tactic: buy gold/miners on sharp dips, ride uptrends (sometimes with leverage), short miners when overheated, and park in Treasuries, the dollar, or value stocks when choppy. High risk due to leveraged/inverse ETFs.
NutHow it works
It runs daily and mostly trades gold funds: GLD (tracks gold) and GDX (gold miners). It judges “washed‑out” or “too hot” using a 0–100 speedometer of recent moves and simple averages of recent prices. If washed‑out, it buys leveraged gold/miner funds (UGL, NUGT) for a bounce. If the trend is up, it holds gold (sometimes with leverage). If prices look overheated, it briefly bets against miners (DUST/JDST) or hedges. If trend is weak, it rotates to BIL/SHY/SHV (T‑bills), UUP (U.S. dollar), SPYV (value stocks), or SVXY (benefits if volatility falls).
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample this gold-focused strategy targets ~34.6% annual return with higher risk-adjusted Sharpe (~1.33) vs the S&P (~1.25) and Calmar ~1.56. It buys gold dips and hedges in chop; drawdowns can reach ~22%.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.280.190.020.15
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
394.03%13.72%-1.77%0.2%0.84
V1 BWC: GoldBug
3,355.66%32.99%1.89%11.05%1.43
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$345,565.54
Regulatory Fees
$1,556.18
Total Slippage
$9,630.48
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OOS Start Date
Jan 26, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Gold-focused, trend and mean reversion, leveraged/inverse etfs, tactical rotation, daily rebalance, high risk
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 13 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
DUST
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF
Stocks
GDX
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
GLL
ProShares UltraShort Gold
Stocks
JDST
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF
Stocks
NUGT
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPYV
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value 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.

"V1 BWC: GoldBug " is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"V1 BWC: GoldBug " is currently allocated toUGLandGLD. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "V1 BWC: GoldBug " has returned 40.54%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "V1 BWC: GoldBug " is 22.21%. 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 "V1 BWC: GoldBug ", 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.