Investor Worry Near Flashpoint

I like to watch the relative strength of the cyclicals to glean investor expectations regarding the
future behavoir of the economy. I have linked to the relative strength of cyclical stocks ($CYC)
compared to the SPX here.

The cyclicals were the market leaders until February, 2011. The group has weakened appreciably
since late July and a further drop in relative strength below that .685 level could signify market
players may have thrown in the towel on continued economic recovery in the US.