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
2026-02-06: 20.37000084 Point

Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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2026-02-06      20.37  (   -1.40,  -6.43%)  100.00%
2026-02-05      21.77  (    3.13,  16.79%)  106.87%
2026-02-04      18.64  (    0.64,   3.56%)   91.51%
2026-02-03      18.00  (    1.66,  10.16%)   88.37%
2026-02-02      16.34  (   -1.10,  -6.31%)   80.22%
2026-01-30      17.44  (    0.56,   3.32%)   85.62%
2026-01-29      16.88  (    0.53,   3.24%)   82.87%
2026-01-28      16.35  (    0.00,   0.00%)   80.27%
2026-01-27      16.35  (    0.20,   1.24%)   80.27%
2026-01-26      16.15  (    0.06,   0.37%)   79.28%
2026-01-23      16.09  (    0.45,   2.88%)   78.99%
2026-01-22      15.64  (   -1.26,  -7.46%)   76.78%
2026-01-21      16.90  (   -3.19, -15.88%)   82.97%
2026-01-20      20.09  (    1.25,   6.63%)   98.63%
2026-01-19      18.84  (    2.98,  18.79%)   92.49%
2026-01-16      15.86  (    0.02,   0.13%)   77.86%
2026-01-15      15.84  (   -0.91,  -5.43%)   77.76%
2026-01-14      16.75  (    0.77,   4.82%)   82.23%
2026-01-13      15.98  (    0.86,   5.69%)   78.45%
2026-01-12      15.12  (    0.63,   4.35%)   74.23%
2026-01-09      14.49  (   -0.26,  -1.76%)   71.13%
2026-01-06      14.75  (   -0.66,  -4.28%)   72.41%
2025-12-06      15.41  (   -4.09, -20.97%)   75.65%
2025-11-06      19.50  (    3.13,  19.12%)   95.73%
2025-10-06      16.37  (    1.19,   7.84%)   80.36%
2025-09-06      15.18  (   -1.59,  -9.48%)   74.52%
2025-08-06      16.77  (   -0.71,  -4.06%)   82.33%
2025-07-06      17.48  (    0.71,   4.23%)   85.81%
2025-06-06      16.77  (   -7.99, -32.27%)   82.33%
2025-05-06      24.76  (  -20.55, -45.35%)  121.55%
2025-04-06      45.31  (   20.44,  82.19%)  222.43%
2025-03-06      24.87  (    9.37,  60.45%)  122.09%
2025-02-06      15.50  (   -2.45, -13.65%)   76.09%
2024-02-06      17.95  (   -2.75, -13.29%)   88.12%
2023-02-06      20.70  (   -9.45, -31.34%)  101.62%
2022-02-06      30.15  (    2.20,   7.87%)  148.01%
2021-02-06      27.95  (  -12.16, -30.32%)  137.21%
2020-02-06      40.11  (   25.33, 171.38%)  196.91%
2019-02-06      14.78  (   -5.07, -25.54%)   72.56%
2018-02-06      19.85  (    6.93,  53.64%)   97.45%
2017-02-06      12.92  (   -7.63, -37.13%)   63.43%
2016-02-06      20.55  (    7.21,  54.05%)  100.88%
2015-02-06      13.34  (   -0.66,  -4.71%)   65.49%
2014-02-06      14.00  (   -1.51,  -9.74%)   68.73%
2013-02-06      15.51  (   -2.92, -15.84%)   76.14%
2012-02-06      18.43  (    0.08,   0.44%)   90.48%
2011-02-06      18.35  (   -1.15,  -5.90%)   90.08%
2010-02-06      19.50  (  -26.85, -57.93%)   95.73%
2009-02-06      46.35  (   19.81,  74.64%)  227.54%
2008-02-06      26.54  (   11.12,  72.11%)  130.29%
2007-02-06      15.42  (    3.08,  24.96%)   75.70%
2006-02-06      12.34  (    0.26,   2.15%)   60.58%
2005-02-06      12.08  (   -2.47, -16.98%)   59.30%
2004-02-06      14.55  (  -15.08, -50.89%)   71.43%
2003-02-06      29.63  (    8.04,  37.24%)  145.46%
2002-02-06      21.59  (   -6.76, -23.84%)  105.99%
2001-02-06      28.35  (    4.98,  21.31%)  139.18%
2000-02-06      23.37  (   -4.51, -16.18%)  114.73%
1999-02-06      27.88  (    9.33,  50.30%)  136.87%
1998-02-06      18.55  (   -2.55, -12.09%)   91.07%
1997-02-06      21.10  (    4.06,  23.83%)  103.58%
1996-02-06      17.04  (    5.29,  45.02%)   83.65%
1995-02-06      11.75  (   -3.12, -20.98%)   57.68%
1994-02-06      14.87  (    1.71,  12.99%)   73.00%
1993-02-06      13.16  (   -3.52, -21.10%)   64.60%
1992-02-06      16.68  (   -4.55, -21.43%)   81.89%
1991-02-06      21.23  (   -0.76,  -3.46%)  104.22%
1990-02-06      21.99  (    0.00,   0.00%)  107.95%
1990-02-01      21.99  (        ,        )  107.95%
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail

 

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