Short-Term Trend (9 Dec 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	226.51	220.48	Uptrend
Dow 30	DIA	197.69	191.15	Uptrend
Russell 2000	IWM	138.31	132.35	Uptrend
Nasdaq 100	QQQ	119.50	117.47	Uptrend

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