Composer · investment strategy
by Composer Technologies · via Composer
A rules-based “pop catcher.” It buys volatility when markets look overheated, buys leveraged tech/S&P when they look washed out, and otherwise parks in diversifiers like KMLM. Trend checks can flip it to hedges in down markets.
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.
This strategy doesn’t publish a performance history we can chart.
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1 positions as of 2026-10-11
: 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.
0.0% of weight in (IVV: 3.0%)
No funds
This strategy’s rules haven’t been extracted yet, so there’s no claim to compare with. The measurement is still shown. : 100% · 2026-10-11 ()
100.0% 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% · 2026-10-11 ()
21 of 50 funds in its are : ERX, FAS, FNGU, LABD, LABU, PSQ, QID, RETL, SOXL, SPXL, SPXU, SQQQ, SVIX, SVXY, TECL, TMF, TMV, TQQQ, TZA, UPRO, UVXY
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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The text the rules are quoted from, with where it came from.
First it picks the most stable of several playbooks (based on recent variability).<br>Then it uses a short‑term heat gauge (RSI: 0–100; >80 = very hot, <30 = very cold).<br>- If very hot: buy volatility funds (UVXY/VIX funds) that often pop when stocks wobble.<br>- If very cold: buy fast, leveraged tech/semis/S&P funds for a bounce.<br>- Else: park in diversifiers—KMLM (managed‑futures across commodities/currencies/bonds), long/short equity (FTLS), U.S. dollar (UUP), or Treasuries. Trend checks can shift to inverse hedges or to gold/silver/commodities.
A rules-based “pop catcher.” It buys volatility when markets look overheated, buys leveraged tech/S&P when they look washed out, and otherwise parks in diversifiers like KMLM. Trend checks can flip it to hedges in down markets.
Volatility-driven, rules-based strategy aimed at outsized, risk-adjusted upside vs. the S&P. OOS: ~131% annualized return, Calmar ~3, Sharpe ~1.53; powered by volatility hedges and managed futures for diversification. Expect drawdowns in crisis periods.
Every value on file, each labelled with its calculation basis and as-of date.
| Backtest final value (from $10,000) | $35k | 2026-10-11 | |
| Backtest regulatory fees | $94 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Backtest slippage cost | $717 | 2026-10-11 |
| AI categories (Composer) | leveraged etfs, managed futures, market timing, risk management, tactical rotation, volatility trading | 2026-10-11 | |
| Asset classes / instruments | equities | 2026-10-11 |
| Logic complexity (node count) | 961 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Rebalance corridor width | 10.00% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Rebalance frequency | none | 2026-10-11 |
| Concentration (Herfindahl index, out-of-sample, as Composer reports it) | 0.92 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Ticker universe (assets the logic can hold) | show[ "AGG", "BIL", "BND", "BTAL", "ERX", "FAS", "FNGU", "FTLS", "GLD", "IEF", "IOO", "KMLM", "LABD", "LABU", "PDBC", "PSQ", "QID", "QQQ", "QQQE", "RETL", "SLV", "SOXL", "SPLV", "SPXL", "SPXU", "SPY", "SQQQ", "SVIX", "SVXY", "TECL", "TLT", "TMF", "TMV", "TQQQ", "TZA", "UPRO", "UUP", "UVXY", "VIXM", "VIXY", "VOOG", "VOOV", "VOX", "VTV", "VXX", "XLE", "XLF", "XLK", "XLP", "XLY" ] | 2026-10-11 |
| Alpha vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.66 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Beta vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 1.52 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Correlation (R) vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.28 | 2026-10-11 |
| Remixes (copies) | 97 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Watchers | 33 | 2026-10-11 |
| Community review status | ACTIVE | 2026-10-11 |
| Backtest length | 376 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Out-of-sample length | 376 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, backtest period (annualized) (backtest) | 131.00% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, backtest period (cumulative) (backtest) | 249.92% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, out-of-sample period (annualized) (out-of-sample) | 131.03% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, out-of-sample period (cumulative) (out-of-sample) | 250.00% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 day (out-of-sample) | -1.28% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 month (out-of-sample) | -1.56% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 week (out-of-sample) | -6.22% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (backtest) | 90.18% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (out-of-sample) | 90.20% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 2 weeks (out-of-sample) | -2.02% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 3 months (out-of-sample) | 61.46% | 2026-10-11 | |
| SPY annualized return over the backtest window (backtest) | 31.64% | 2026-10-11 |
| Calmar ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 2.96 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Calmar ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 2.96 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Maximum drawdown, backtest period (backtest) | -44.26% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Maximum drawdown, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | -44.26% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sharpe ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 1.53 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sharpe ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 1.53 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sortino ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 2.40 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sortino ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 2.40 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Standard deviation, backtest period (backtest) | 71.12% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Standard deviation, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 71.12% | 2026-10-11 |
| Annualized turnover, backtest period (backtest) | 109.99 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Annualized turnover, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 109.99 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Daily win rate, backtest period (backtest) | 53.99% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Daily win rate, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 53.99% | 2026-10-11 |
Composer Technologies · Composer
Composer Technologies · Composer
