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About

A Dragon‑style, all‑weather ETF strategy that balances growth with defense. It rotates among stocks, Treasuries, gold, commodities, the U.S. dollar, and volatility hedges using simple trend/stress signals; some sleeves use 3x funds.
NutHow it works
Goal: work in booms and busts by splitting money into five sleeves and switching as conditions change. - Crash protection: VIX‑linked funds, Treasuries, and gold turn on when stocks are hot or drop fast. - Trend: holds the 2 strongest of stocks, long Treasuries, gold, commodities, the U.S. dollar, or cash. - Gold core. - Growth: adds U.S. stocks/tech (sometimes 3x) in uptrends; moves to gold/bonds/dollar in stress. - Rates: rotates among long‑bond, short‑bond, dollar, or defensive mixes as rate trends change. Uses simple “traffic lights”: price vs average, depth of recent drop, and choppiness.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: higher returns with tighter risk. OOS annualized return ~28% vs SPY ~22%, Sharpe ~1.63 vs ~1.41, max drawdown ~12% vs ~19%, Calmar ~2.34. More upside with less downside across regimes.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.230.390.230.48
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
358.1%13.4%-0.15%0.4%0.81
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2,803.47%32.1%3.71%6.18%2.08
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$290,347.16
Regulatory Fees
$683.01
Total Slippage
$4,148.38
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OOS Start Date
Apr 11, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
All-weather, multi-asset, trend following, risk parity, long volatility, tactical allocation, etfs, leveraged etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 28 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SCHD
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
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, VGLT, TMF, DBC, SHY, TECL, BTAL, GLD, VGIT, SCHDandXLP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 27.13%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 11.98%. 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.