Composer · investment strategy
by Composer Technologies · via Composer
Each month, hold either U.S. stocks (SPY) or gold (GLD)—whichever had the higher return over the last 90 days. If SPY didn’t win, it defaults to gold. A simple way to follow the stronger trend.
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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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.
3.0% of weight in (IVV: 3.0%)
1 fund (SEC N-PORT, as of 2026-06-30) · : SPY via IVV
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0.0% of weight in (SPY: 0%)
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0 of 2 funds in its are
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Strategies that share its Commodities & gold label, from other sources first, strongest risk-adjusted return first.
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Composer Technologies · Composer
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Once a month, it looks back 90 days and compares SPY (an ETF of the 500 biggest U.S. companies) with GLD (an ETF that tracks gold). If SPY did better, it holds SPY for the next month; otherwise (including ties) it holds GLD. SPY/GLD are used because they’re liquid and often move differently.<br>Then it repeats.
Each month, hold either U.S. stocks (SPY) or gold (GLD)—whichever had the higher return over the last 90 days. If SPY didn’t win, it defaults to gold. A simple way to follow the stronger trend.
Momentum-driven SPY/GLD rotation offers higher risk-adjusted returns: oos annualized 18.29% vs SPY 14.72%, Sharpe ~0.99 vs ~0.88, Calmar ~0.72. ~1700 days tested; diversification between SPY and gold targets regime shifts for better resilience.
A pair of classics: stocks and gold. Together, but apart. This strategy switches between holding stocks and gold depending on their 90-day performance. It holds stocks if stocks are doing better, and gold if gold is doing better. This symphony was developed by Composer. By choosing to trade this strategy, you understand that the strategy employs ETFs, and that you understand the associated risks of trading, holding, and costs associated with ETFs, and also leveraged ETFs. Before investing in ANY strategy containing an ETF, please review the relevant ETF prospectus.
Every value on file, each labelled with its calculation basis and as-of date.
| Backtest final value (from $10,000) | $124k | 2026-10-11 | |
| Backtest regulatory fees | $44 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Backtest slippage cost | $394 | 2026-10-11 |
| AI categories (Composer) | momentum, monthly rebalance, stocks vs gold, tactical asset allocation, trend-following | 2026-10-11 | |
| Asset classes / instruments | equities | 2026-10-11 |
| Logic complexity (node count) | 6 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Rebalance frequency | monthly | 2026-10-11 |
| Concentration (Herfindahl index, out-of-sample, as Composer reports it) | 1 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Ticker universe (assets the logic can hold) | show[ "GLD", "SPY" ] | 2026-10-11 |
| Alpha vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.14 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Beta vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.33 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Correlation (R) vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.31 | 2026-10-11 |
| Remixes (copies) | 575 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Watchers | 712 | 2026-10-11 |
| Backtest length | 5,416 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Out-of-sample length | 1,167 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, backtest period (annualized) (backtest) | 12.42% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, backtest period (cumulative) (backtest) | 1139% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, out-of-sample period (annualized) (out-of-sample) | 18.29% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, out-of-sample period (cumulative) (out-of-sample) | 117.80% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 day (out-of-sample) | 0.60% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 month (out-of-sample) | 2.37% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 week (out-of-sample) | 1.16% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (backtest) | 25.72% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (out-of-sample) | 25.72% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 2 weeks (out-of-sample) | 0.94% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 3 months (out-of-sample) | 3.83% | 2026-10-11 | |
| SPY annualized return over the backtest window (backtest) | 11.19% | 2026-10-11 |
| Calmar ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 0.26 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Calmar ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 0.72 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Maximum drawdown, backtest period (backtest) | -47.75% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Maximum drawdown, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | -25.57% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sharpe ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 0.76 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sharpe ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 0.99 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sortino ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 1.06 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sortino ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 1.41 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Standard deviation, backtest period (backtest) | 17.50% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Standard deviation, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 18.68% | 2026-10-11 |
| Risk rating (Composer data field) | Aggressive | 2026-10-11 |
| Annualized turnover, backtest period (backtest) | 2.61 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Annualized turnover, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 2.81 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Daily win rate, backtest period (backtest) | 54.23% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Daily win rate, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 52.96% | 2026-10-11 |
Composer Technologies · Composer
Composer Technologies · Composer
