German IFO data is where it's @:

German IFO Survey September 2012

A cursory glance together with the Dow Jones Transports (see previous post) recent 'behavior' is certainly worthy of note as the Transport Index WAS the 'canary' back in 2008.......just like the IFO???

Of note is also the 'so-so' reception of the iPhone5 release as has Steve Jobs' influence finally waned with the product line : John Battelle thinks so...are there any shorts left ?(http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/09/am-i-an-outlier-or-are-apple-products-no-longer-easy-to-use.php)/ (http://www.bloomberg.com/video/apple-products-no-longer-easy-to-use-battelle-says-vBInxb_tQAujI9B6mB_YXg.html)