Short-Term Trend (28 Oct 16)

When the stock trades above the 20-SMA, it is considered to be in a short-term uptrend.  When it trades below the 20-SMA, the short-term trend is considered down.

Benchmark	Symbol	Price	20-SMA	Market Trend
S&P 500	SPY	212.54	214.15	Downtrend
Russell 2000	IWM	118.03	121.55	Downtrend
Nasdaq 100	QQQ	117.10	118.08	Downtrend
Wilshire 5000	VTI	108.82	109.98	Downtrend

If the short-term trend is up, use bullish leveraged ETFs.  If the short-term trend is down, use inverse leveraged ETFs.