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
2026-03-17: 22.37000084 Point

Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
Pages: 1234567

      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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2006-08-01      12.31  (   -2.64, -17.66%)   55.03%
2006-07-01      14.95  (    1.87,  14.30%)   66.83%
2006-06-01      13.08  (   -3.36, -20.44%)   58.47%
2006-05-01      16.44  (    4.85,  41.85%)   73.49%
2006-04-01      11.59  (    0.20,   1.76%)   51.81%
2006-03-01      11.39  (   -0.95,  -7.70%)   50.92%
2006-02-01      12.34  (   -0.61,  -4.71%)   55.16%
2006-01-01      12.95  (    0.88,   7.29%)   57.89%
2005-12-01      12.07  (    0.01,   0.08%)   53.96%
2005-11-01      12.06  (   -3.26, -21.28%)   53.91%
2005-10-01      15.32  (    3.40,  28.52%)   68.48%
2005-09-01      11.92  (   -0.68,  -5.40%)   53.29%
2005-08-01      12.60  (    1.03,   8.90%)   56.33%
2005-07-01      11.57  (   -0.47,  -3.90%)   51.72%
2005-06-01      12.04  (   -1.25,  -9.41%)   53.82%
2005-05-01      13.29  (   -2.02, -13.19%)   59.41%
2005-04-01      15.31  (    1.29,   9.20%)   68.44%
2005-03-01      14.02  (    1.94,  16.06%)   62.67%
2005-02-01      12.08  (   -0.74,  -5.77%)   54.00%
2005-01-01      12.82  (   -0.47,  -3.54%)   57.31%
2004-12-01      13.29  (    0.05,   0.38%)   59.41%
2004-11-01      13.24  (   -3.03, -18.62%)   59.19%
2004-10-01      16.27  (    2.93,  21.96%)   72.73%
2004-09-01      13.34  (   -1.95, -12.75%)   59.63%
2004-08-01      15.29  (   -0.03,  -0.20%)   68.35%
2004-07-01      15.32  (    0.98,   6.83%)   68.48%
2004-06-01      14.34  (   -1.16,  -7.48%)   64.10%
2004-05-01      15.50  (   -1.69,  -9.83%)   69.29%
2004-04-01      17.19  (    0.45,   2.69%)   76.84%
2004-03-01      16.74  (    2.19,  15.05%)   74.83%
2004-02-01      14.55  (   -2.08, -12.51%)   65.04%
2004-01-01      16.63  (   -1.68,  -9.18%)   74.34%
2003-12-01      18.31  (    1.99,  12.19%)   81.85%
2003-11-01      16.32  (    0.22,   1.37%)   72.95%
2003-10-01      16.10  (   -6.62, -29.14%)   71.97%
2003-09-01      22.72  (    4.09,  21.95%)  101.56%
2003-08-01      18.63  (   -0.86,  -4.41%)   83.28%
2003-07-01      19.49  (   -0.03,  -0.15%)   87.13%
2003-06-01      19.52  (    0.05,   0.26%)   87.26%
2003-05-01      19.47  (   -1.74,  -8.20%)   87.04%
2003-04-01      21.21  (   -7.94, -27.24%)   94.81%
2003-03-01      29.15  (   -0.48,  -1.62%)  130.31%
2003-02-01      29.63  (   -1.54,  -4.94%)  132.45%
2003-01-01      31.17  (    2.55,   8.91%)  139.34%
2002-12-01      28.62  (    1.12,   4.07%)  127.94%
2002-11-01      27.50  (   -3.64, -11.69%)  122.93%
2002-10-01      31.14  (   -8.55, -21.54%)  139.20%
2002-09-01      39.69  (    7.05,  21.60%)  177.43%
2002-08-01      32.64  (    0.61,   1.90%)  145.91%
2002-07-01      32.03  (    6.63,  26.10%)  143.18%
2002-06-01      25.40  (    5.42,  27.13%)  113.54%
2002-05-01      19.98  (   -1.93,  -8.81%)   89.32%
2002-04-01      21.91  (    4.51,  25.92%)   97.94%
2002-03-01      17.40  (   -4.19, -19.41%)   77.78%
2002-02-01      21.59  (    0.50,   2.37%)   96.51%
2002-01-01      21.09  (   -2.71, -11.39%)   94.28%
2001-12-01      23.80  (   -0.04,  -0.17%)  106.39%
2001-11-01      23.84  (   -9.72, -28.96%)  106.57%
2001-10-01      33.56  (    1.63,   5.10%)  150.02%
2001-09-01      31.93  (    7.01,  28.13%)  142.74%
2001-08-01      24.92  (    3.30,  15.26%)  111.40%
2001-07-01      21.62  (    2.56,  13.43%)   96.65%
2001-06-01      19.06  (   -3.58, -15.81%)   85.20%
2001-05-01      22.64  (   -2.84, -11.15%)  101.21%
2001-04-01      25.48  (   -3.16, -11.03%)  113.90%
2001-03-01      28.64  (    0.29,   1.02%)  128.03%
2001-02-01      28.35  (    6.33,  28.75%)  126.73%
2001-01-01      22.02  (   -4.83, -17.99%)   98.44%
2000-12-01      26.85  (   -2.80,  -9.44%)  120.03%
2000-11-01      29.65  (    6.02,  25.48%)  132.54%
2000-10-01      23.63  (    3.06,  14.88%)  105.63%
2000-09-01      20.57  (    3.73,  22.15%)   91.95%
2000-08-01      16.84  (   -3.90, -18.80%)   75.28%
2000-07-01      20.74  (    1.20,   6.14%)   92.71%
2000-06-01      19.54  (   -4.11, -17.38%)   87.35%
2000-05-01      23.65  (   -2.55,  -9.73%)  105.72%
2000-04-01      26.20  (    2.09,   8.67%)  117.12%
2000-03-01      24.11  (    0.74,   3.17%)  107.78%
2000-02-01      23.37  (   -1.58,  -6.33%)  104.47%
2000-01-01      24.95  (    0.31,   1.26%)  111.53%
1999-12-01      24.64  (    0.46,   1.90%)  110.15%
1999-11-01      24.18  (    1.98,   8.92%)  108.09%
1999-10-01      22.20  (   -3.21, -12.63%)   99.24%
1999-09-01      25.41  (    0.96,   3.93%)  113.59%
1999-08-01      24.45  (   -0.19,  -0.77%)  109.30%
1999-07-01      24.64  (    3.55,  16.83%)  110.15%
1999-06-01      21.09  (   -4.30, -16.94%)   94.28%
1999-05-01      25.39  (    0.32,   1.28%)  113.50%
1999-04-01      25.07  (    1.81,   7.78%)  112.07%
1999-03-01      23.26  (   -4.62, -16.57%)  103.98%
1999-02-01      27.88  (    1.63,   6.21%)  124.63%
1999-01-01      26.25  (    1.83,   7.49%)  117.34%
1998-12-01      24.42  (   -1.59,  -6.11%)  109.16%
1998-11-01      26.01  (   -2.04,  -7.27%)  116.27%
1998-10-01      28.05  (  -12.90, -31.50%)  125.39%
1998-09-01      40.95  (   -3.33,  -7.52%)  183.06%
1998-08-01      44.28  (   19.48,  78.55%)  197.94%
1998-07-01      24.80  (    5.09,  25.82%)  110.86%
1998-06-01      19.71  (   -1.61,  -7.55%)   88.11%
1998-05-01      21.32  (    0.14,   0.66%)   95.31%
----------  ---------  -------------------  -------
      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
Pages: 1234567

 

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