Cboe Indices: ^VIX - CBOE Volatility Index

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

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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
2026-08-17: 15.18999958 Point

Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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2015-06-01      18.23  (    4.39,  31.72%)  120.01%
2015-05-01      13.84  (   -0.71,  -4.88%)   91.11%
2015-04-01      14.55  (   -0.74,  -4.84%)   95.79%
2015-03-01      15.29  (    1.95,  14.62%)  100.66%
2015-02-01      13.34  (   -7.63, -36.39%)   87.82%
2015-01-01      20.97  (    1.77,   9.22%)  138.05%
2014-12-01      19.20  (    5.87,  44.04%)  126.40%
2014-11-01      13.33  (   -0.70,  -4.99%)   87.76%
2014-10-01      14.03  (   -2.28, -13.98%)   92.36%
2014-09-01      16.31  (    4.22,  34.90%)  107.37%
2014-08-01      12.09  (   -4.86, -28.67%)   79.59%
2014-07-01      16.95  (    5.38,  46.50%)  111.59%
2014-06-01      11.57  (    0.17,   1.49%)   76.17%
2014-05-01      11.40  (   -2.01, -14.99%)   75.05%
2014-04-01      13.41  (   -0.47,  -3.39%)   88.28%
2014-03-01      13.88  (   -0.12,  -0.86%)   91.38%
2014-02-01      14.00  (   -4.41, -23.95%)   92.17%
2014-01-01      18.41  (    4.69,  34.18%)  121.20%
2013-12-01      13.72  (    0.02,   0.15%)   90.32%
2013-11-01      13.70  (   -0.05,  -0.36%)   90.19%
2013-10-01      13.75  (   -2.85, -17.17%)   90.52%
2013-09-01      16.60  (   -0.41,  -2.41%)  109.28%
2013-08-01      17.01  (    3.56,  26.47%)  111.98%
2013-07-01      13.45  (   -3.41, -20.23%)   88.55%
2013-06-01      16.86  (    0.56,   3.44%)  110.99%
2013-05-01      16.30  (    2.78,  20.56%)  107.31%
2013-04-01      13.52  (    0.82,   6.46%)   89.01%
2013-03-01      12.70  (   -2.81, -18.12%)   83.61%
2013-02-01      15.51  (    1.23,   8.61%)  102.11%
2013-01-01      14.28  (   -3.74, -20.75%)   94.01%
2012-12-01      18.02  (    2.15,  13.55%)  118.63%
2012-11-01      15.87  (   -2.73, -14.68%)  104.48%
2012-10-01      18.60  (    2.87,  18.25%)  122.45%
2012-09-01      15.73  (   -1.74,  -9.96%)  103.55%
2012-08-01      17.47  (   -1.46,  -7.71%)  115.01%
2012-07-01      18.93  (    1.85,  10.83%)  124.62%
2012-06-01      17.08  (   -6.98, -29.01%)  112.44%
2012-05-01      24.06  (    6.91,  40.29%)  158.39%
2012-04-01      17.15  (    1.65,  10.65%)  112.90%
2012-03-01      15.50  (   -2.93, -15.90%)  102.04%
2012-02-01      18.43  (   -1.01,  -5.20%)  121.33%
2012-01-01      19.44  (   -3.96, -16.92%)  127.98%
2011-12-01      23.40  (   -4.40, -15.83%)  154.05%
2011-11-01      27.80  (   -2.16,  -7.21%)  183.02%
2011-10-01      29.96  (  -13.00, -30.26%)  197.24%
2011-09-01      42.96  (   11.34,  35.86%)  282.82%
2011-08-01      31.62  (    6.37,  25.23%)  208.16%
2011-07-01      25.25  (    8.73,  52.85%)  166.23%
2011-06-01      16.52  (    1.07,   6.93%)  108.76%
2011-05-01      15.45  (    0.70,   4.75%)  101.71%
2011-04-01      14.75  (   -2.99, -16.85%)   97.10%
2011-03-01      17.74  (   -0.61,  -3.32%)  116.79%
2011-02-01      18.35  (   -1.18,  -6.04%)  120.80%
2011-01-01      19.53  (    1.78,  10.03%)  128.57%
2010-12-01      17.75  (   -5.79, -24.60%)  116.85%
2010-11-01      23.54  (    2.34,  11.04%)  154.97%
2010-10-01      21.20  (   -2.50, -10.55%)  139.57%
2010-09-01      23.70  (   -2.35,  -9.02%)  156.02%
2010-08-01      26.05  (    2.55,  10.85%)  171.49%
2010-07-01      23.50  (  -11.04, -31.96%)  154.71%
2010-06-01      34.54  (    2.47,   7.70%)  227.39%
2010-05-01      32.07  (   10.02,  45.44%)  211.13%
2010-04-01      22.05  (    4.46,  25.36%)  145.16%
2010-03-01      17.59  (   -1.91,  -9.79%)  115.80%
2010-02-01      19.50  (   -5.12, -20.80%)  128.37%
2010-01-01      24.62  (    2.94,  13.56%)  162.08%
2009-12-01      21.68  (   -2.83, -11.55%)  142.73%
2009-11-01      24.51  (   -6.18, -20.14%)  161.36%
2009-10-01      30.69  (    5.08,  19.84%)  202.04%
2009-09-01      25.61  (   -0.40,  -1.54%)  168.60%
2009-08-01      26.01  (    0.09,   0.35%)  171.23%
2009-07-01      25.92  (   -0.43,  -1.63%)  170.64%
2009-06-01      26.35  (   -2.57,  -8.89%)  173.47%
2009-05-01      28.92  (   -7.58, -20.77%)  190.39%
2009-04-01      36.50  (   -7.64, -17.31%)  240.29%
2009-03-01      44.14  (   -2.21,  -4.77%)  290.59%
2009-02-01      46.35  (    1.51,   3.37%)  305.13%
2009-01-01      44.84  (    4.84,  12.10%)  295.19%
2008-12-01      40.00  (  -15.28, -27.64%)  263.33%
2008-11-01      55.28  (   -4.61,  -7.70%)  363.92%
2008-10-01      59.89  (   20.50,  52.04%)  394.27%
2008-09-01      39.39  (   18.74,  90.75%)  259.32%
2008-08-01      20.65  (   -2.29,  -9.98%)  135.94%
2008-07-01      22.94  (   -1.01,  -4.22%)  151.02%
2008-06-01      23.95  (    6.12,  34.32%)  157.67%
2008-05-01      17.83  (   -2.96, -14.24%)  117.38%
2008-04-01      20.79  (   -4.82, -18.82%)  136.87%
2008-03-01      25.61  (   -0.93,  -3.50%)  168.60%
2008-02-01      26.54  (    0.34,   1.30%)  174.72%
2008-01-01      26.20  (    3.70,  16.44%)  172.48%
2007-12-01      22.50  (   -0.37,  -1.62%)  148.12%
2007-11-01      22.87  (    4.34,  23.42%)  150.56%
2007-10-01      18.53  (    0.53,   2.94%)  121.99%
2007-09-01      18.00  (   -5.38, -23.01%)  118.50%
2007-08-01      23.38  (   -0.14,  -0.60%)  153.92%
2007-07-01      23.52  (    7.29,  44.92%)  154.84%
2007-06-01      16.23  (    3.18,  24.37%)  106.85%
2007-05-01      13.05  (   -1.17,  -8.23%)   85.91%
2007-04-01      14.22  (   -0.42,  -2.87%)   93.61%
2007-03-01      14.64  (   -0.78,  -5.06%)   96.38%
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
Pages: 123456789

 

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