Composer · investment strategy
by Composer Technologies · via Composer
Daily tactical strategy using a 0–100 heat meter of recent price moves. Buys VIX-based funds when tech/market look too hot, buys 3x bull funds when they look washed out, otherwise holds T‑bills. Heavy tech/vol exposure; very high risk.
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 2026-10-11
: the platform's backtest holdings, not a client account.
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0.0% of weight in (IVV: 3.0%)
1 fund (SEC N-PORT, as of 2026-06-30)
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 ()
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% · 2026-10-11 ()
5 of 13 funds in its are : SPXL, SVXY, TECL, 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%
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Composer Technologies · Composer
Composer Technologies · Composer
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The text the rules are quoted from, with where it came from.
It watches a short-term heat meter (RSI, 0–100) on QQQ (Nasdaq 100), SPY (S&P 500), XLK (tech), VOOG (S&P growth), and 3x versions TQQQ/SPXL.<br>Too hot: buy volatility funds that jump when stocks drop—UVXY (leveraged VIX), VIXY (VIX), VIXM (less jumpy).<br>Too cold: buy rebound plays—TECL (3x tech), SPXL (3x S&P), or SVXY (benefits when volatility calms).<br>Else: park in BIL (T‑bills) or BSV (short bonds). ~55% keys off TQQQ; ~30% off smaller “aggressive/safe” triggers; ~15% off SPY. Daily.
Daily tactical strategy using a 0–100 heat meter of recent price moves. Buys VIX-based funds when tech/market look too hot, buys 3x bull funds when they look washed out, otherwise holds T‑bills. Heavy tech/vol exposure; very high risk.
Out-of-sample: S&P underperforms; this strategy delivers 29.5% annualized vs 21.3%, drawdown ~18.4% vs 18.8%, Calmar ~1.60. A volatility-aware, tactical strategy designed to capture upside while preserving capital.
Every value on file, each labelled with its calculation basis and as-of date.
| Backtest final value (from $10,000) | $1.6M | 2026-10-11 | |
| Backtest regulatory fees | $2,289 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Backtest slippage cost | $19k | 2026-10-11 |
| AI categories (Composer) | leveraged etfs, mean reversion, risk-on/off, tactical, tech-heavy, volatility (vix) | 2026-10-11 | |
| Asset classes / instruments | equities | 2026-10-11 |
| Logic complexity (node count) | 202 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Rebalance frequency | daily | 2026-10-11 |
| Concentration (Herfindahl index, out-of-sample, as Composer reports it) | 0.95 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Ticker universe (assets the logic can hold) | show[ "BIL", "BSV", "QQQ", "SPXL", "SPY", "SVXY", "TECL", "TQQQ", "UVXY", "VIXM", "VIXY", "VOOG", "XLK" ] | 2026-10-11 |
| Alpha vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.12 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Beta vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.80 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Correlation (R) vs SPY, out-of-sample (out-of-sample) | 0.49 | 2026-10-11 |
| Remixes (copies) | 1 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Watchers | 1 | 2026-10-11 |
| Community review status | ACTIVE | 2026-10-11 |
| Backtest length | 3,765 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Out-of-sample length | 686 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, backtest period (annualized) (backtest) | 40.60% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, backtest period (cumulative) (backtest) | 16k% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, out-of-sample period (annualized) (out-of-sample) | 29.50% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, out-of-sample period (cumulative) (out-of-sample) | 102.31% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 day (out-of-sample) | 0.04% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 month (out-of-sample) | 0.34% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 week (out-of-sample) | 0.09% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (backtest) | 30.25% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 1 year (out-of-sample) | 30.25% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 2 weeks (out-of-sample) | 0.17% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Return, trailing 3 months (out-of-sample) | 13.63% | 2026-10-11 | |
| SPY annualized return over the backtest window (backtest) | 15.16% | 2026-10-11 |
| Calmar ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 2.21 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Calmar ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 1.60 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Maximum drawdown, backtest period (backtest) | -18.40% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Maximum drawdown, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | -18.40% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sharpe ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 1.54 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sharpe ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 1.14 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sortino ratio, backtest period (backtest) | 4.32 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Sortino ratio, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 2.61 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Standard deviation, backtest period (backtest) | 23.85% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Standard deviation, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 25.39% | 2026-10-11 |
| Annualized turnover, backtest period (backtest) | 18.20 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Annualized turnover, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 16.80 | 2026-10-11 | |
| Daily win rate, backtest period (backtest) | 48.13% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Daily win rate, out-of-sample period (out-of-sample) | 76.97% | 2026-10-11 |
Composer Technologies · Composer
Composer Technologies · Composer