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Symphonies
Vox's Trend Switchboard 2
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A daily trend switchboard that flips between leveraged stock funds when conditions look strong and defensive hedges when they don’t. Uses simple canaries (tech vs utilities), trend lines, bond/cash cues, and an RSI “heat” gauge. High risk; very active.
NutHow it works
Each day it asks: are markets friendly or risky? It checks simple “canaries”: tech vs utilities, stock price vs its average lines (moving averages), bonds vs cash, and an inflation‑bond gauge. It also uses RSI, a short‑term “heat” score from 0–100 (high=overheated, low=washed‑out), and the VIX (fear). If risk‑on, it buys the best‑performing leveraged stock funds. If risk‑off, it moves to Treasuries, cash, gold, dollar, utilities, or volatility hedges. Rebalances daily.
CheckmarkValue prop
Dynamic, risk-managed sleeve with beta ~0.80 that diversifies a SPY portfolio. Out-of-sample: ~16.2% annualized return, Calmar ~0.81, Sharpe ~0.85. Lower market sensitivity and solid risk-adjusted performance with hedging in volatile periods.

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OOS Start Date
Jan 25, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Trend-following, tactical rotation, risk-on/risk-off, leveraged etfs, volatility-aware
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 29 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
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IEO
iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Stocks
PDBC
Invesco Actively Managed Exch-Traded Commodity Fd Tr Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
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.

"Vox's Trend Switchboard 2" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Vox's Trend Switchboard 2" is currently allocated toTMF, SPXS, TQQQ, XLK, UDOWandBIL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Vox's Trend Switchboard 2" has returned 16.22%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Vox's Trend Switchboard 2" is 20.09%. 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 "Vox's Trend Switchboard 2", 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.