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Symphonies
V1.1 Oil (08/14/2023)
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A tactical oil-and-energy strategy: when oil trends up it owns oil ETFs or leading energy stocks; when trend weakens it moves to T‑bills, Treasuries, gold, or the dollar. Uses simple trend/strength signals, rebalanced daily; sometimes uses 2× oil (UCO).
NutHow it works
Goal: ride oil uptrends, sidestep downtrends. It checks whether oil ETFs (DBO/OILK/UCO=oil funds) sit above/below recent average prices (moving averages). If up: buy oil funds or the strongest big oil/refiners (XOM, CVX, COP, VLO, MPC, CVE, DINO; XLE). If weak: rotate to cash‑like T‑bills (SHV/BSV), Treasuries (TLT/IEF), gold (GLD) or the US dollar (UUP). It uses RSI (a speedometer of buying vs selling) and short‑term momentum to choose. Rebalanced daily; may use UCO (2× oil) or ERY (inverse energy).
CheckmarkValue prop
Diversified, trend‑driven energy rotation with built‑in risk controls. It captures oil uptrends while hedging to cash/gold/FX when momentum fades, offering meaningful diversification versus the S&P—even as out‑of‑sample results warn of higher downturn risk.

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OOS Start Date
Sep 5, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Trend-following, tactical allocation, energy, oil, momentum, rotation, defensive hedging, leveraged etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 19 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
COP
ConocoPhillips
Stocks
CVE
Cenovus Energy Inc.
Stocks
CVX
Chevron Corporation
Stocks
DBO
Invesco DB Oil Fund
Stocks
DINO
HF Sinclair Corporation
Stocks
ENPH
Enphase Energy, Inc.
Stocks
ERY
Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2X ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond 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.

"V1.1 Oil (08/14/2023)" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"V1.1 Oil (08/14/2023)" is currently allocated toOILK, DBO, VLO, MPCandUCO. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "V1.1 Oil (08/14/2023)" has returned 14.66%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "V1.1 Oil (08/14/2023)" is 22.18%. 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.

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