Composer · investment strategy
by Composer Technologies · via Composer
Rules-based, tech‑heavy swing strategy using leveraged ETFs. It rides Nasdaq uptrends with TQQQ plus a cash buffer, and switches to SQQQ, Treasuries, or volatility when markets look stretched or shaky, guided by simple “hot/cold” and trend checks.
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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3 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.
0.4% of weight in (IVV: 3.0%)
2 funds (SEC N-PORT, as of 2026-05-31)
This strategy’s rules haven’t been extracted yet, so there’s no claim to compare with. The measurement is still shown. : 99% · 2026-10-11 ()
68.0% 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 ()
5 of 10 funds in its are : QLD, SQQQ, SSO, TQQQ, 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 checks if the market is in an uptrend (S&P 500 above its 200‑day avg).<br>- Uptrend: mostly 66% TQQQ (3x Nasdaq‑100: big tech) + 34% BIL (T‑bills). If the Nasdaq looks overheated (RSI = a 0–100 “hot/cold” score) or after sharp drops, it briefly flips to SQQQ (3x inverse) or VXX (volatility).<br>- Downtrend: gets defensive, rotating among SQQQ, TLT (long Treasuries), VXX, or buys TQQQ only when very oversold. Signals use RSI, recent % moves, and moving averages.
Rules-based, tech‑heavy swing strategy using leveraged ETFs. It rides Nasdaq uptrends with TQQQ plus a cash buffer, and switches to SQQQ, Treasuries, or volatility when markets look stretched or shaky, guided by simple “hot/cold” and trend checks.
Outperforms SPY in out-of-sample results: 31.4% annualized return vs 18.5% for the S&P, by leveraging Nasdaq-100 with a cash buffer. Dynamic hedges (SQQQ, VXX, TLT) target higher growth with downside protection.
Made by /u/derecknielsen & V4 is modified by Garen Phillips, Pietros Maneos and Raekon. Pietros Maneos was hesitant to use single stocks, so he amended the Better QQQ with LETFs. Raekon analyzed the logic in depth and modified some of the ETF logic and simplified the ETF choices in order to boost gains while simultaneously lowering the number of assets and trading days, which will give even better tax adjusted returns. This edition updated by okhi2u to be a 2x edition only.
Every value on file, each labelled with its calculation basis and as-of date.
| Backtest final value (from $10,000) | $18.0M | 2026-10-11 | |
| Backtest regulatory fees | $18k | 2026-10-11 | |
| Backtest slippage cost | $165k | 2026-10-11 |
| AI categories (Composer) | leveraged etfs, market timing, nasdaq-100 focus, tactical allocation, trend following, volatility hedging | 2026-10-11 | |
| Asset classes / instruments | equities | 2026-10-11 |
| Logic complexity (node count) | 93 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Rebalance corridor width | 8.00% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Rebalance frequency | none | 2026-10-11 |
| Concentration (Herfindahl index, out-of-sample, as Composer reports it) | 0.60 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Ticker universe (assets the logic can hold) | show[ "BIL", "QLD", "QQQ", "SPY", "SQQQ", "SSO", "TLT", "TQQQ", "UVXY", "VXX" ] | 2026-10-11 |
| Alpha vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.05 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Beta vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 1.66 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Correlation (R) vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.67 | 2026-10-11 |
| Remixes (copies) | 348 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Watchers | 124 | 2026-10-11 |
| Community review status | ACTIVE | 2026-10-11 |
| Backtest length | 2,193 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Out-of-sample length | 583 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, backtest period (annualized) (backtest) | 136.47% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, backtest period (cumulative) (backtest) | 179k% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, out-of-sample period (annualized) (out-of-sample) | 31.40% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, out-of-sample period (cumulative) (out-of-sample) | 88.30% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 day (out-of-sample) | 0.91% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 month (out-of-sample) | 9.21% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 week (out-of-sample) | 0.26% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (backtest) | 13.41% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (out-of-sample) | 13.40% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 2 weeks (out-of-sample) | 1.49% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 3 months (out-of-sample) | 6.97% | 2026-10-11 | |
| SPY annualized return over the backtest window (backtest) | 14.23% | 2026-10-11 |
| Calmar ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 3.52 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Calmar ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 0.85 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Maximum drawdown, backtest period (backtest) | -38.75% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Maximum drawdown, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | -37.07% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sharpe ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 2.04 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sharpe ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 0.88 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sortino ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 3.59 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sortino ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 1.30 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Standard deviation, backtest period (backtest) | 47.74% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Standard deviation, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 40.13% | 2026-10-11 |
| Annualized turnover, backtest period (backtest) | 23.41 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Annualized turnover, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 19.87 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Daily win rate, backtest period (backtest) | 57.41% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Daily win rate, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 55.75% | 2026-10-11 |
Composer Technologies · Composer
Composer Technologies · Composer
