Cboe Indices: ^VIX - CBOE Volatility Index

Q

What is the CBOE Volatility Index (Cboe Indices: ^VIX) index? What are the historical values of the ^VIX index?

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A

The CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX), also known as the Fear Index, measures expected market volatility over the coming 30 days, using a portfolio of options on the S&P 500. It was created by the CBOE Options Exchange and is maintained by CBOE Global Markets.

The ^VIX index attempts to measure the magnitude of price movements of the S&P 500 (i.e., its volatility). The more dramatic the price swings are in the index, the higher the level of ^VIX values, and vice versa.

The historical values of the CBOE Volatility Index (Cboe Indices: ^VIX) index are presented below.

CBOE Volatility Index
Cboe Indices: ^VIX
2026-01-23: 16.09000015 Point

Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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2026-01-23      16.09  (    0.45,   2.88%)  100.00%
2026-01-22      15.64  (   -1.26,  -7.46%)   97.20%
2026-01-21      16.90  (   -3.19, -15.88%)  105.03%
2026-01-20      20.09  (    1.25,   6.63%)  124.86%
2026-01-19      18.84  (    2.98,  18.79%)  117.09%
2026-01-16      15.86  (    0.02,   0.13%)   98.57%
2026-01-15      15.84  (   -0.91,  -5.43%)   98.45%
2026-01-14      16.75  (    0.77,   4.82%)  104.10%
2026-01-13      15.98  (    0.86,   5.69%)   99.32%
2026-01-12      15.12  (    0.63,   4.35%)   93.97%
2026-01-09      14.49  (   -0.96,  -6.21%)   90.06%
2026-01-08      15.45  (    0.07,   0.46%)   96.02%
2026-01-07      15.38  (    0.63,   4.27%)   95.59%
2026-01-06      14.75  (   -0.15,  -1.01%)   91.67%
2026-01-05      14.90  (    0.39,   2.69%)   92.60%
2026-01-02      14.51  (   -0.44,  -2.94%)   90.18%
2025-12-31      14.95  (    0.62,   4.33%)   92.91%
2025-12-30      14.33  (    0.13,   0.92%)   89.06%
2025-12-29      14.20  (    0.60,   4.41%)   88.25%
2025-12-26      13.60  (   -0.40,  -2.86%)   84.52%
2025-12-23      14.00  (   -9.43, -40.25%)   87.01%
2025-11-23      23.43  (    6.13,  35.43%)  145.62%
2025-10-23      17.30  (    0.66,   3.97%)  107.52%
2025-09-23      16.64  (    2.42,  17.02%)  103.42%
2025-08-23      14.22  (   -1.15,  -7.48%)   88.38%
2025-07-23      15.37  (   -4.46, -22.49%)   95.53%
2025-06-23      19.83  (   -2.46, -11.04%)  123.24%
2025-05-23      22.29  (   -6.16, -21.65%)  138.53%
2025-04-23      28.45  (    9.17,  47.56%)  176.82%
2025-03-23      19.28  (    1.07,   5.88%)  119.83%
2025-02-23      18.21  (    3.19,  21.24%)  113.18%
2025-01-23      15.02  (   -2.93, -16.32%)   93.35%
2024-01-23      17.95  (   -1.45,  -7.47%)  111.56%
2023-01-23      19.40  (   -5.43, -21.87%)  120.57%
2022-01-23      24.83  (   -8.26, -24.96%)  154.32%
2021-01-23      33.09  (   14.25,  75.64%)  205.66%
2020-01-23      18.84  (    2.27,  13.70%)  117.09%
2019-01-23      16.57  (    3.03,  22.38%)  102.98%
2018-01-23      13.54  (    1.55,  12.93%)   84.15%
2017-01-23      11.99  (   -8.21, -40.64%)   74.52%
2016-01-23      20.20  (   -0.77,  -3.67%)  125.54%
2015-01-23      20.97  (    2.56,  13.91%)  130.33%
2014-01-23      18.41  (    4.13,  28.92%)  114.42%
2013-01-23      14.28  (   -5.16, -26.54%)   88.75%
2012-01-23      19.44  (   -0.09,  -0.46%)  120.82%
2011-01-23      19.53  (   -5.09, -20.67%)  121.38%
2010-01-23      24.62  (  -20.22, -45.09%)  153.01%
2009-01-23      44.84  (   18.64,  71.15%)  278.68%
2008-01-23      26.20  (   15.78, 151.44%)  162.83%
2007-01-23      10.42  (   -2.53, -19.54%)   64.76%
2006-01-23      12.95  (    0.13,   1.01%)   80.48%
2005-01-23      12.82  (   -3.81, -22.91%)   79.68%
2004-01-23      16.63  (  -14.54, -46.65%)  103.36%
2003-01-23      31.17  (   10.08,  47.80%)  193.72%
2002-01-23      21.09  (   -0.93,  -4.22%)  131.08%
2001-01-23      22.02  (   -2.93, -11.74%)  136.86%
2000-01-23      24.95  (   -1.30,  -4.95%)  155.07%
1999-01-23      26.25  (    4.78,  22.26%)  163.14%
1998-01-23      21.47  (    2.00,  10.27%)  133.44%
1997-01-23      19.47  (    6.94,  55.39%)  121.01%
1996-01-23      12.53  (    0.57,   4.77%)   77.87%
1995-01-23      11.96  (    1.33,  12.51%)   74.33%
1994-01-23      10.63  (   -1.79, -14.41%)   66.07%
1993-01-23      12.42  (   -4.98, -28.62%)   77.19%
1992-01-23      17.40  (   -3.51, -16.79%)  108.14%
1991-01-23      20.91  (   -1.08,  -4.91%)  129.96%
1990-02-01      21.99  (        ,        )  136.67%
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail

 

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