VIX caution signal?

Noticed that we closed above the 50 on the RSI... on the day and 1hr chart.

>16 caution
>17... it's higher than 16 so the VIX is rising; caution x2
>20 = elevated VIX

P.S. I noticed that the Fear & Greed index is at greed.
cnn.com/markets/fear-and-greed