Hmm, I think I need to clarify something here, now that I have the data...
When I have been mentioning VIX through this thread, I meant the VX futures, not the VIX index itself.
Today's test was...Interesting. But today was a very strong up day in the NQ, and the VX went mostly nowhere. It will take many down days for me to flesh it out, so it will be a work in progress.