ClusterGains

One stock that you could hold intermittently would be TZA, a bear ETF that shorts the Russell 2000 small cap stocks.  Do not hold this stock for long.  Sell when you have made a reasonable profit.  Look for an annual low point for buying the stock.  Then, sell it when you are up 10% or more.  You could probably do this a few times each year for a significant double-digit gain.

I have listed another stock on the right-hand side, but it is not for trading unless you really want to use it.  The stock is IYT, the transportation index ETF.  I like to observe it to see whether the stock market will go up or down.  If IYT is trading above its 20 day ema, it is safe to buy long stocks since the transportation index is confirming that all is well.  When IYT drops below the 20 day ema, it is time to sell even if the S&P is still rising.  The transportation index is like a canary in a coal mine to warn that danger is imminent.

Another way to tell if we should go long on stocks is by looking at the NYSE Bulllish Percent Index which also has a link on the right-hand side.  If the chart line is at the bottom and oversold, it may be a good time to buy stocks such as the ones that I have listed below.  You should sell them when you are up 10-20% to protect your profits.

DIA -- Dow Industrials ETF

SPY -- S&P 500 ETF

XIV -- Inverse volatility index.