It’s that time again where a well-intentioned reminder about investor confidence turning a bit too brash compliments of the CBOE Volatility Index or “VIX” seem more important than alerts of heat-seeking option activity or discussing a particular spread. With about 90 minutes left in Thursday’s session the VIX has spent the entire day firming up above recent range lows. There have been no alarm bells with its gain of just 15 cents near 18.8%. And