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Weekly Simplified Holiday Competition
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Weekly mega-cap rotation: compare QQQ vs QQQE using 20-day returns; if QQQ wins, go equal-weight into MSFT, AAPL, NVDA; if not, go all-in on LLY; rebalance weekly.
NutHow it works
- Each week, compute the 20-day moving-average return for QQQ (top-heavy Nasdaq-100 ETF) and for QQQE (equal-weight Nasdaq-100 ETF). The 20-day return is the average of daily percentage moves over the last 20 trading days. - If the QQQ 20-day return is greater than the QQQE 20-day return, you invest evenly (equal-weight) in three mega-cap stocks: MSFT, AAPL, and NVDA. - If the QQQE 20-day return is greater, you invest all available cash into Eli Lilly (LLY). - Investments are rebalanced weekly, meaning the exact amounts are reset to equal weights in the chosen basket. - “wt-cash-equal” means you allocate the available cash equally across the selected assets in that basket, rather than weighting by market size. - No short selling or hedging is described; it’s a simple, directional, long-only rotation based on the relative momentum of two ETFs. - The strategy exposes you to tech mega-caps (MSFT, AAPL, NVDA) under one regime and to a healthcare stock (LLY) under the other regime; it does not cover broader risk controls.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample edge: ~52.7% annualized return and 1.63 Sharpe (vs SPY 21.4%/1.28). Calmar ~2.19; max drawdown ~24% vs ~19% for SPY. Higher upside from mega-cap leadership with superior risk-adjusted performance vs the S&P 500.

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OOS Start Date
Dec 20, 2023
Trading Setting
Weekly
Type
Stocks
Category
Quantitative, momentum, mega-cap rotation, weekly rebalance, etf comparison, equal-weight
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 6 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
LLY
Eli Lilly & Co.
Stocks
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
Stocks
NVDA
Nvidia Corp
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
QQQE
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index 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.

"Weekly Simplified Holiday Competition" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Weekly Simplified Holiday Competition" is currently allocated toAAPL, MSFTandNVDA. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Weekly Simplified Holiday Competition" has returned 43.75%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Weekly Simplified Holiday Competition" is 24.06%. 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 "Weekly Simplified Holiday Competition", 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.