VIX 4H: 15.72 Reclaim or 14.77 BreakVOLATILITY S&P 500TVC:VIXLIVERMORE333VIX 4H Week Ahead Friday’s VIX crush closed at 15.31. Another failure to close above the EMA50. Key support at 14.77 is unbroken. Price is still below the EMA20/50/200, but the golden cross from Sep 30 remains intact. No directional bias until 15.72 is reclaimed. 1. Upside is conditional. If 14.77 holds and 15.72 is cleared on a body close with the golden cross intact, 16.30 is next. A reclaim of the Oct 1 high at 17.59 is the test of the descending trendline. Only a close through that line opens the Sep 17 high at 18.94. 2. A close below 14.77, or a loss of the golden cross, invalidates the upside path. Next is 14.13, then 13.80. This week’s catalysts are Monday’s ISM Services and Wednesday’s FOMC minutes. Watch the 15.72 body reclaim and whether the EMA20/50 golden cross holds.