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About

A monthly, rules-based “risk on/off” portfolio. It reads the bond market to judge the rate backdrop, adds a fast stock-selloff tripwire, and rotates among leveraged stock, bond, energy, dollar, gold, and cash-like ETFs—often buying the most oversold within each bucket.
NutHow it works
- Each month, it first checks if stocks just dropped hard. If yes, it moves into defensive ETFs (Treasuries, inverse stock funds). - If not, it compares long-term vs short-term bonds. If long-term is stronger, it buys aggressive stock/tech ETFs. If not, it picks hedges that fit a rising‑rates or falling‑rates backdrop. - A small side sleeve picks one “most oversold” ETF each month.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample: ~37.5% annualized vs ~23% for the S&P, powered by a disciplined risk-on/off regime and fast crash protection. Seeks strong upside while containing risk—though drawdowns can be larger in harsh markets.

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OOS Start Date
Dec 9, 2023
Trading Setting
Monthly
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, risk-on/risk-off, leveraged etfs, bond-signal regime switch, momentum/rsi contrarian, monthly rebalance, crash protection
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 31 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
DIG
ProShares Ultra Energy
Stocks
ERX
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X Shares
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
FAZ
Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x Shares
Stocks
GDXJ
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
Stocks
GUSH
Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X Shares
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, TECL, TQQQandFAS. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 32.64%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 48.08%. 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.