The Cboe Volatility Index climbed 4.58% to close at 16.44 on September 9 2026 and traded 16.08 on September 10, up 2.29%. Both readings sit above the 15 threshold that the melt-up-completion invalidation leg requires and far below the 25 of the vol-expansion leg, so neither leg fires. Level via WebSearch because Massive index aggregates (I:VIX) return NOT_AUTHORIZED on the current plan entitlement.