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V1a 15/15 BB + V1.1 Cash USDU & Stocks | BTAL - K-1 Free
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About

A daily, rule-based, multi-asset strategy that blends stock exposure with hedges (US dollar, anti-beta fund) and a diverse ETF universe. It uses Bollinger-band/momentum screens and a bear-market overlay to tilt between risk-on assets and defensive holdings, then selects a small, risk-controlled basket (often 1–2 assets) with equal cash weighting.
NutHow it works
- It rebalances every trading day, allocating cash evenly among a selected set of ETFs (the “wt-cash-equal” steps). - It uses a suite of signals to decide when to own stocks and related bets and when to stay in cash or hedges. - The gate is a Bollinger-band / momentum framework (the 15/15 BB) plus RSI-type momentum checks, which gate buying when conditions look favorable and avoid it when conditions look stretched or extreme. - A Bear Market check looks at the market trend via the Nasdaq-100 proxy (QQQ) against its short- and long-term moving averages. If the trend is weak, the system leans toward cash-like hedges (USDU for dollars, BTAL for anti-beta exposure). If the trend is strong, it allows risk assets to be included. - Within the “risk-on” path, the strategy builds a small universe of candidate assets from several groups (described below), scores or filters them using volatility (standard deviation) and drawdown criteria over different windows, and then selects a small number of assets (often 1 or 2) to hold. - The asset pool includes broad market ETFs (SPY, QQQ), sector/leveraged ETFs (SOXL, SOXS), dollar and hedged exposures (USDU, BTAL, UUP), bonds (TLT, IEF, BIL, etc.), commodities (PDBC, OILK), and other thematic plays (XLB, GDXJ, QLD, SSO). - Some conditions explicitly look for oversold/bullish setups (e.g., RSI thresholds like 75, 27) to time entries. - The framework weighs risk controls (e.g., max drawdown, volatility screens) so it tends to favor lower-risk alternatives when conditions deteriorate. - The “K-1 Free” tag indicates the BTAL portion is chosen to avoid K‑1 tax forms, simplifying tax reporting for retail investors.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample annualized return ~37% vs SPY ~25%, supported by a bear-market overlay and hedges to participate in rallies while limiting downside. A focused, rule-based multi-asset approach with transparent risk controls.
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YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.771.430.270.52
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
241.73%14.42%-2.02%-1.16%0.82
278,243.74%138.55%-5.8%-6.78%1.97
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$27,834,374.22
Regulatory Fees
$76,067.93
Total Slippage
$532,017.09
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 28, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, rule-based, risk-managed, volatility-filtered, leveraged etfs, k-1 free
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 22 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
GDXJ
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
OILK
ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF
Stocks
PDBC
Invesco Actively Managed Exch-Traded Commodity Fd Tr Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Stocks
QLD
ProShares Ultra 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 toUSDUandBTAL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 33.58%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 29.58%. 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.