LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW THE TEAM FEELS ON A RISK-ON START TO THE WEEK. >> MAYBE IT'S A MONDAY THING, WE ARE LESS OPTIMISTIC ON FRIDAYS. THE START OF EARNINGS SEASON IS SOMETHING TO WATCH AND WITHIN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THERE WAS A STRONG SIGNAL FROM LOAN GROWTH BOUNCING.BANKS ARE WILLING TO LEND AND HOUSEHOLDS ARE CONFIDENT TO BORRW. -- BORROW. NOT UNDULY WORRIED ABOUT LOSSES, SO THE FED HAS DATA ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME RELATIVE TO DEBT, HEALTHY LEVELS.KRITI: SO EVERYTHING IS FINE. [LAUGHTER] >> BANKRUPT ...

So, last Friday, remember the market was melting down. One thing I wanted you to look at, and I mentioned the S&P 500 was holding above its 50-day moving average. I think that's bullish.You know, shows that sort of resolve. Uh, and now it's still going, by the way. You know, the it's it's still moving. It's 117 days. It's been moving straight up.That's a pretty good streak. But there's another streak happening, right. And that's the fear index, the VIX, the so-called fear index.Now, that's above its 50-day ...