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About

A daily, rule-based, multi-asset strategy that switches between volatility hedges, ARK-theme longs/shorts, and treasury/crypto hedges based on momentum signals and regime checks. It uses a dense decision tree to pick small sets of instruments and weights them within a risk budget.
NutHow it works
- What it tries to do: adapt to market mood by shifting between volatile hedges, growth-oriented bets, and Treasuries as the environment changes. - How signals are generated: momentum and strength tests (simple measures of price momentum and relative performance) across several lookback periods; tests on market breadth proxies (SPY and related indices); checks against volatility and crypto signals. - How decisions are made: if the market looks overheated (overbought) on momentum tests, the system tilts to volatility plays (UVXY, VIXY) or other hedges; if it looks oversold or supportive of a bounce, it seeks long exposure to growth/ARK-like themes (ARKK, ARKW, ARKG, ARQ, and related 2x products) and selective levered long exposures (SOXL, TECL, etc.). It also uses short or hedged positions (SARK, SQQQ, SOXS) in some branches to balance risk. - How assets are chosen: the strategy screens a broad universe of ETFs and levered products, then selects one or a small number of instruments per regime based on the order in which they score on momentum/RSI/return metrics. - Portfolio structure: the system combines several sub-strategies (each with its own regime rules) into a single daily-rebalanced portfolio, with weights allocated within each sub-strategy and across the overall mix to respect a risk budget. - Risk management: uses cross-asset confirmations, volatility signals, and negative/positive momentum tests to avoid chasing trends; levered and inverse instruments are used in controlled, regime-driven ways to avoid unnecessary risk. Plain-language takeaway: Think of this as a smart, busy traffic controller that tries to detect when the market is too hot or too cold, and then steers toward hedges (volatility), fast-growing themes (ARK-related bets), or safer bets (shorts and Treasuries) depending on what the signals say on any given day.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: ~31.5% return vs ~23.9% for the S&P, aided by regime-based hedges and growth tilts. Higher upside, but a larger max drawdown (~55%), so suitable for higher risk tolerance.
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YTD
1Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
1.261.660.160.4
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
84.31%18.1%-0.15%0.4%1.09
13,118.9%277.8%-20.51%-28.18%2.26
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,321,890.15
Regulatory Fees
$20,348.89
Total Slippage
$127,259.56
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Mar 22, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, momentum, rule-based, long/short, volatility-hedges, levered-etfs, crypto exposure
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 35 assets in total
Ticker
Type
ARKG
ARK Genomic Revolution ETF
Stocks
ARKK
ARK Innovation ETF
Stocks
ARKQ
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF
Stocks
ARKW
ARK Next Generation Internet ETF
Stocks
ARKX
ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BITI
ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF
Stocks
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
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 toMSTR. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 12.79%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 55.03%. 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.