a couple charts...

i posted these this weekend... it won't take much to jam price over the top of these channels... but the low vol rising wedges coming off the bottom will usually resolve itself in the direction of the main trend... classically... fwiw

http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=$VIX&p=D&yr=1&mn=0&dy=0&i=p00450237047&a=135092688&r=4927.png

http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=$NYSI&p=D&yr=1&mn=2&dy=0&i=p91587498952&a=131270267&r=3968.png

variation on the theme