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Symphonies
V3.0.4.5 | ☢️ Beta Baller + TCCC 💊 | Deez, BrianE, HinnomTX, DereckN, Garen, DJKeyhole 🧙‍♂️, comrade, WaywardSon, zyzz, Belcampo69 | BT: 01 Nov 2011
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A symphony is an automated trading strategy — Learn more about symphonies here

About

A daily, high-octane switcher. It uses chip-stock leadership, simple hot/cold readings, and the bond trend to rotate among 3x tech/semis, inverse ETFs, and volatility (UVXY). Goal: ride strength, fade excess, and defend quickly in selloffs.
NutHow it works
First it checks if chip stocks are leading (SOXL); that picks an offense or defense playbook. It then reads simple hot/cold gauges on the S&P 500. Too hot? Buy fear (UVXY/VIXY) or flip short (SOXS/SQQQ). Too cold? Buy the dip (SOXL/TECL) only if bonds agree. A bond trend check (TLT/SPTL vs T‑Bills) chooses TMF (falling rates) or TMV (rising rates) and sets risk. In downtrends it leans to hedges, dollar, and energy. Holds 1 ETF, rebalanced daily.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: ~52.8% annualized return vs SPY 21.5%, Calmar ~1.02. Higher beta seeks bigger bull markets while bonds/volatility hedges discipline risk. Potential for outsized gains vs the S&P, but drawdowns can be larger in downturns.

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OOS Start Date
Feb 9, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical, leveraged etfs, momentum, mean reversion, volatility, risk-on/risk-off, trend following, macro, daily rebalanced
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 42 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
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X Shares
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 Shares
Stocks
EUO
ProShares UltraShort Euro
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 toUUP. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, the symphony has returned 52.78%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for the symphony is 51.55%. 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, crypto, and options.