Composer · investment strategy
by Composer Technologies · via Composer
Rules-based “buy cheap volatility” strategy. When many assets look overheated, it buys UVXY/VIXY (volatility). Otherwise it rides tech/oil; if weakness hits, it hides in QQQ, low‑vol stocks, and short‑term bonds. Uses simple heat (RSI) and trend filters.
Description from Composer
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What $10,000 would have become, from the strategy's own published history, against the S&P 500 over the same dates. The basis is labelled.
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2 positions as of 2026-10-19
: the platform's backtest holdings, not a client account.
Compares the stated rules with the holdings (or, where none are published, a mix estimated from returns), using tests fixed before any results were seen.
1.9% of weight in (IVV: 3.0%)
2 funds (SEC N-PORT, as of 2026-05-31) · : QQQ via QQQM
This strategy’s rules haven’t been extracted yet, so there’s no claim to compare with. The measurement is still shown. : 97% · 2026-10-19 ()
0.0% of weight in (SPY: 0%)
This strategy’s rules haven’t been extracted yet, so there’s no claim to compare with. The measurement is still shown. : 100% · 2026-10-19 ()
12 of 70 funds in its are : DUST, EET, SBB, SPXL, SQQQ, TECL, TQQQ, UCO, UGL, USD, UVXY, ZSL
This strategy’s rules haven’t been extracted yet, so there’s no claim to compare with. The measurement is still shown. : 100%
Strategies that share its Aggressive risk label, from other sources first, strongest risk-adjusted return first.
Composer Technologies · Composer
Composer Technologies · Composer
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Big switch: if the S&P 500 (SPY) is above its 200‑day average, we’re risk‑on; otherwise we go defensive. In risk‑on, if many areas look very “hot” (RSI, a quick 0–100 heat score, is high), we buy volatility via UVXY/VIXY (a bet vol rises from low). If not, we ride TECL (leveraged tech) and UCO (leveraged oil). If trends break or losses mount, we switch to QQQ, SPLV (low‑vol stocks) and BSV (short‑term bonds).
Rules-based “buy cheap volatility” strategy. When many assets look overheated, it buys UVXY/VIXY (volatility). Otherwise it rides tech/oil; if weakness hits, it hides in QQQ, low‑vol stocks, and short‑term bonds. Uses simple heat (RSI) and trend filters.
Out-of-sample: ~34.3% annualized return vs SPY 21%; Calmar 2.61; higher drawdown (~13.1% vs 8.9%). It buys cheap volatility in calm markets and rotates to momentum/defense for stronger risk-adjusted upside vs the S&P.
Buy cheap vol
Every value on file, each labelled with its calculation basis and as-of date.
| Backtest final value (from $10,000) | $80.8M | 2026-10-19 | |
| Backtest regulatory fees | $170k | 2026-10-19 | |
| Backtest slippage cost | $1.6M | 2026-10-19 |
| AI categories (Composer) | defensive rotation, leveraged etfs, momentum, risk-on/off, tactical allocation, trend filter, volatility | ||
| Asset classes / instruments | equities |
| Logic complexity (node count) | 1,518 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Rebalance corridor width | 3.00% | ||
| Rebalance frequency | none |
| Concentration (Herfindahl index, out-of-sample, as Composer reports it) | 0.57 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Ticker universe (assets the logic can hold) | show[ "BND", "BSV", "CUT", "DBB", "DBE", "DEW", "DNL", "DUST", "DWX", "EEM", "EET", "EPP", "EWH", "EZA", "FDL", "FJP", "FVD", "FXE", "GGME", "GNMA", "GUNR", "IDGT", "IDLV", "IOO", "ISHG", "IVW", "IWS", "IXP", "MGV", "MNA", "NXTG", "PBE", "PICK", "PSR", "PTH", "PUI", "QQQ", "REM", "RFG", "RINF", "RSPT", "SBB", "SCHG", "SPHD", "SPLV", "SPMO", "SPXL", "SPY", "SQQQ", "TECL", "TILT", "TQQQ", "UCO", "UGL", "UNL", "USCI", "USD", "UUP", "UVXY", "VCR", "VDC", "VGSH", "VIXY", "VOX", "VUG", "XHB", "XHE", "XNTK", "XTL", "ZSL" ] | 2026-10-19 |
| Alpha vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.21 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Beta vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.26 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Correlation (R) vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.15 | 2026-10-19 |
| Remixes (copies) | 116 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Watchers | 27 | 2026-10-19 |
| Community review status | ACTIVE | 2026-10-19 |
| Backtest length | 2,770 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Out-of-sample length | 328 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Return, backtest period (annualized) (backtest) | 126.64% | 2026-10-19 | |
| Return, backtest period (cumulative) (backtest) | 808k% | 2026-10-19 | |
| Return, out-of-sample period (annualized) (out-of-sample) | 34.34% | ||
| Return, out-of-sample period (cumulative) (out-of-sample) | 46.00% | ||
| Return, trailing 1 day (out-of-sample) | -2.40% | 2026-10-19 | |
| Return, trailing 1 month (out-of-sample) | 0.45% | ||
| Return, trailing 1 week (out-of-sample) | -6.36% | 2026-10-19 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (backtest) | 15.52% | 2026-10-19 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (out-of-sample) | 38.57% | ||
| Return, trailing 2 weeks (out-of-sample) | -8.15% | 2026-10-19 | |
| Return, trailing 3 months (out-of-sample) | -4.48% | ||
| SPY annualized return over the backtest window (backtest) | 14.77% | 2026-10-19 |
| Calmar ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 8.39 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Calmar ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 2.61 | ||
| Maximum drawdown, backtest period (backtest) | -15.10% | 2026-10-19 | |
| Maximum drawdown, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | -13.14% | ||
| Sharpe ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 2.94 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Sharpe ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 1.55 | ||
| Sortino ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 8.50 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Sortino ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 2.00 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Standard deviation, backtest period (backtest) | 29.24% | 2026-10-19 | |
| Standard deviation, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 20.44% |
| Annualized turnover, backtest period (backtest) | 47.60 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Annualized turnover, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 50.86 | 2026-10-19 | |
| Daily win rate, backtest period (backtest) | 57.26% | 2026-10-19 | |
| Daily win rate, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 54.27% | 2026-10-19 |
Composer Technologies · Composer
Composer Technologies · Composer
