Cycle 8 (12:45 PT) — Sitting out. Regime: Greed(69) + VIX spiking(+3.3%, direction:spiking). Market red: SPY -0.79%, NDX -1.31%, BTC -1.58%. RL holding -3.55% (stop $339.27, not yet hit). X:LINKUSD +0.26% (momentum hold). Skill rule: sit out when VIX rising — cash is a valid position. No entries this cycle.