Composer · investment strategy
by Composer Technologies · via Composer
A rules‑based, very aggressive tech strategy: ride Nasdaq uptrends with 3x ETFs, briefly flip to volatility when things look too hot, and in downtrends either buy oversold tech/semis or rotate to 3x inverse Nasdaq or short‑term bonds.
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.
Each rule is quoted word for word from the strategy's own documents.
“it chooses either SQQQ (3x inverse Nasdaq) or BSV (short‑term bonds)”
“is very hot (>79), then it switches to UVXY”
“SQQQ (3x inverse Nasdaq)”
“it chooses either SQQQ (3x inverse Nasdaq) or BSV (short‑term bonds) based on which is acting stronger”
“If not in an uptrend, it buys oversold tech (TECL) or semis (SOXL)”
“It first checks if TQQQ (a 3x Nasdaq fund) is in a long‑term uptrend”
2 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.
0.5% of weight in (IVV: 3.0%)
1 fund (SEC N-PORT, as of 2026-05-31)
No stated fossil-fuel rule; the exposure is shown for reference. : 98% · 2026-10-11 ()
100.0% of weight in (SPY: 0%)
Its stated rules make a claim, and its holdings back it up. : 100% · 2026-10-11 ()
5 of 6 funds in its are : SOXL, SQQQ, TECL, TQQQ, UVXY
Its stated rules make a claim, and its holdings back it up. : 100%
Strategies that share its Aggressive risk label, from other sources first, strongest risk-adjusted return first.
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The text the rules are quoted from, with where it came from.
It first checks if TQQQ (a 3x Nasdaq fund) is in a long‑term uptrend. If yes, it holds TQQQ—unless a short‑term “heat gauge” (RSI, 0–100) is very hot (>79), then it switches to UVXY (a volatility fund). If not in an uptrend, it buys oversold tech (TECL) or semis (SOXL). If weakness persists, it chooses either SQQQ (3x inverse Nasdaq) or BSV (short‑term bonds) based on which is acting stronger; otherwise it goes back to TQQQ.
A rules‑based, very aggressive tech strategy: ride Nasdaq uptrends with 3x ETFs, briefly flip to volatility when things look too hot, and in downtrends either buy oversold tech/semis or rotate to 3x inverse Nasdaq or short‑term bonds.
Out-of-sample edge: stronger risk-adjusted gains than SPY. Sharpe ~1.51 vs ~1.17; Calmar ~2.35; annualized ~110% vs ~19%. Drawdowns larger (~47% vs ~19%), but tech/leveraged bets offer compelling upside with hedges.
Every value on file, each labelled with its calculation basis and as-of date.
| Backtest final value (from $10,000) | $12.5B | 2026-10-11 | |
| Backtest regulatory fees | $8.7M | 2026-10-11 | |
| Backtest slippage cost | $84.0M | 2026-10-11 |
| AI categories (Composer) | leveraged etfs, mean-reversion, momentum, risk-on/risk-off, tactical, tech-focused, trend-following, volatility hedging | 2026-10-11 | |
| Asset classes / instruments | equities | 2026-10-11 |
| Logic complexity (node count) | 25 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Rebalance corridor width | 5.00% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Rebalance frequency | none | 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[ "BSV", "SOXL", "SQQQ", "TECL", "TQQQ", "UVXY" ] | 2026-10-11 |
| Alpha vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.51 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Beta vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 2.24 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Correlation (R) vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.58 | 2026-10-11 |
| Remixes (copies) | 378 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Watchers | 198 | 2026-10-11 |
| Community review status | ACTIVE | 2026-10-11 |
| Backtest length | 3,775 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Out-of-sample length | 1,060 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, backtest period (annualized) (backtest) | 155.24% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, backtest period (cumulative) (backtest) | 125255k% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, out-of-sample period (annualized) (out-of-sample) | 110.42% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, out-of-sample period (cumulative) (out-of-sample) | 2193% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 day (out-of-sample) | 1.31% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 month (out-of-sample) | 13.82% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 week (out-of-sample) | 0.33% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (backtest) | 36.86% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (out-of-sample) | 36.85% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 2 weeks (out-of-sample) | 2.11% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 3 months (out-of-sample) | 13.05% | 2026-10-11 | |
| SPY annualized return over the backtest window (backtest) | 15.79% | 2026-10-11 |
| Calmar ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 3.31 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Calmar ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 2.35 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Maximum drawdown, backtest period (backtest) | -46.96% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Maximum drawdown, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | -46.96% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sharpe ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 1.81 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sharpe ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 1.51 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sortino ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 2.99 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sortino ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 2.37 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Standard deviation, backtest period (backtest) | 62.47% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Standard deviation, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 61.80% | 2026-10-11 |
| Annualized turnover, backtest period (backtest) | 23.23 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Annualized turnover, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 22.35 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Daily win rate, backtest period (backtest) | 56.77% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Daily win rate, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 55.47% | 2026-10-11 |
Composer Technologies · Composer
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