Create a function that determines if there is an upward trend.
upward_trend([1, 2, 3, 4]) ➞ True
upward_trend([1, 2, 6, 5, 7, 8]) ➞ False
upward_trend([1, 2, 3, "4"]) ➞ "Strings not permitted!"
upward_trend([1, 2, 3, 6, 7]) ➞ True
"Strings not permitted!".[1, 3, 5] should still return True).