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V3.0.1 | ☢️ Beta Baller + TCCC 💊 | Deez, BrianE, HinnomTX, DereckN, Garen, DJKeyhole 🧙‍♂️ | AR: 8923.1%, DD 29.2% - BT date 1DEC19
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About

A daily, multi-basket tactical strategy that rotates between risk-on and risk-off ETF groups using momentum and relative strength signals to pick assets, with volatility and bear hedges to manage risk. It emphasizes leveraged tech/semiconductor bets in up markets and defensive hedges in down markets, rotating assets across a global mix.
NutHow it works
- The system runs a daily screen that forms several thematic “baskets” (groups of ETFs) intended to ride market upswings and protect on downturns. - Each basket has a defined role, e.g. a Bull/Tech basket (long tech/semiconductors), a Bear/Inverse basket (bear/B3x or short exposure), a Defense basket (softer assets like short-term bonds and gold proxies), and volatility hedges (UVXY/VIXY) to cushion risk. - Within a basket, the algorithm picks specific assets to own using momentum-like checks and relative strength against a broad market proxy (often SPY). It tends to choose the strongest performers within a theme when conditions look favorable. - Signals incorporate moving-average style measures and short-term momentum (such as RSIs or similar screens) to decide whether to tilt toward risk-on assets or shift to hedges. - The strategy often uses leverage (2x/3x) in the long-side baskets to amplify upside, and uses bear or volatility instruments to hedge or express bearish views during risk-off times. - Rebalancing is daily, meaning positions can change a lot day-to-day as conditions flip between risk-on and risk-off. - The overall aim is to maximize upside when trends are favorable, while trying to limit downside with hedges and defensive allocations during pullbacks. - It touches a wide set of ETFs, including technology/semiconductor-focused plays, broad market momentum plays, bond/defensive assets, commodities, and volatility vehicles, sometimes in combinations intended to exploit short-term patterns (e.g., “buy the dip,” “sell the rip,” “bear tilt when overextended”).
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: ~62% annualized vs ~24% for the S&P, with Calmar ~1.27. A daily, momentum-driven, leveraged tech/defense basket strategy aims for big upside while using hedges; note drawdowns can be larger in stress.

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OOS Start Date
Oct 20, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etfs, tactical asset allocation, trend following, momentum, volatility hedges, global sector rotation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 38 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Stocks
EPI
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
Stocks
ERX
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
EUO
ProShares UltraShort Euro
Stocks
EWZ
iShares MSCI Brazil 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 toUPRO. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 48.61%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 48.94%. 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.