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
2026-10-15: 16.45999908 Point

Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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2010-08-01      26.05  (    2.55,  10.85%)  158.26%
2010-07-01      23.50  (  -11.04, -31.96%)  142.77%
2010-06-01      34.54  (    2.47,   7.70%)  209.84%
2010-05-01      32.07  (   10.02,  45.44%)  194.84%
2010-04-01      22.05  (    4.46,  25.36%)  133.96%
2010-03-01      17.59  (   -1.91,  -9.79%)  106.87%
2010-02-01      19.50  (   -5.12, -20.80%)  118.47%
2010-01-01      24.62  (    2.94,  13.56%)  149.57%
2009-12-01      21.68  (   -2.83, -11.55%)  131.71%
2009-11-01      24.51  (   -6.18, -20.14%)  148.91%
2009-10-01      30.69  (    5.08,  19.84%)  186.45%
2009-09-01      25.61  (   -0.40,  -1.54%)  155.59%
2009-08-01      26.01  (    0.09,   0.35%)  158.02%
2009-07-01      25.92  (   -0.43,  -1.63%)  157.47%
2009-06-01      26.35  (   -2.57,  -8.89%)  160.09%
2009-05-01      28.92  (   -7.58, -20.77%)  175.70%
2009-04-01      36.50  (   -7.64, -17.31%)  221.75%
2009-03-01      44.14  (   -2.21,  -4.77%)  268.17%
2009-02-01      46.35  (    1.51,   3.37%)  281.59%
2009-01-01      44.84  (    4.84,  12.10%)  272.42%
2008-12-01      40.00  (  -15.28, -27.64%)  243.01%
2008-11-01      55.28  (   -4.61,  -7.70%)  335.84%
2008-10-01      59.89  (   20.50,  52.04%)  363.85%
2008-09-01      39.39  (   18.74,  90.75%)  239.31%
2008-08-01      20.65  (   -2.29,  -9.98%)  125.46%
2008-07-01      22.94  (   -1.01,  -4.22%)  139.37%
2008-06-01      23.95  (    6.12,  34.32%)  145.50%
2008-05-01      17.83  (   -2.96, -14.24%)  108.32%
2008-04-01      20.79  (   -4.82, -18.82%)  126.31%
2008-03-01      25.61  (   -0.93,  -3.50%)  155.59%
2008-02-01      26.54  (    0.34,   1.30%)  161.24%
2008-01-01      26.20  (    3.70,  16.44%)  159.17%
2007-12-01      22.50  (   -0.37,  -1.62%)  136.70%
2007-11-01      22.87  (    4.34,  23.42%)  138.94%
2007-10-01      18.53  (    0.53,   2.94%)  112.58%
2007-09-01      18.00  (   -5.38, -23.01%)  109.36%
2007-08-01      23.38  (   -0.14,  -0.60%)  142.04%
2007-07-01      23.52  (    7.29,  44.92%)  142.89%
2007-06-01      16.23  (    3.18,  24.37%)   98.60%
2007-05-01      13.05  (   -1.17,  -8.23%)   79.28%
2007-04-01      14.22  (   -0.42,  -2.87%)   86.39%
2007-03-01      14.64  (   -0.78,  -5.06%)   88.94%
2007-02-01      15.42  (    5.00,  47.98%)   93.68%
2007-01-01      10.42  (   -1.14,  -9.86%)   63.30%
2006-12-01      11.56  (    0.65,   5.96%)   70.23%
2006-11-01      10.91  (   -0.19,  -1.71%)   66.28%
2006-10-01      11.10  (   -0.88,  -7.35%)   67.44%
2006-09-01      11.98  (   -0.33,  -2.68%)   72.78%
2006-08-01      12.31  (   -2.64, -17.66%)   74.79%
2006-07-01      14.95  (    1.87,  14.30%)   90.83%
2006-06-01      13.08  (   -3.36, -20.44%)   79.47%
2006-05-01      16.44  (    4.85,  41.85%)   99.88%
2006-04-01      11.59  (    0.20,   1.76%)   70.41%
2006-03-01      11.39  (   -0.95,  -7.70%)   69.20%
2006-02-01      12.34  (   -0.61,  -4.71%)   74.97%
2006-01-01      12.95  (    0.88,   7.29%)   78.68%
2005-12-01      12.07  (    0.01,   0.08%)   73.33%
2005-11-01      12.06  (   -3.26, -21.28%)   73.27%
2005-10-01      15.32  (    3.40,  28.52%)   93.07%
2005-09-01      11.92  (   -0.68,  -5.40%)   72.42%
2005-08-01      12.60  (    1.03,   8.90%)   76.55%
2005-07-01      11.57  (   -0.47,  -3.90%)   70.29%
2005-06-01      12.04  (   -1.25,  -9.41%)   73.15%
2005-05-01      13.29  (   -2.02, -13.19%)   80.74%
2005-04-01      15.31  (    1.29,   9.20%)   93.01%
2005-03-01      14.02  (    1.94,  16.06%)   85.18%
2005-02-01      12.08  (   -0.74,  -5.77%)   73.39%
2005-01-01      12.82  (   -0.47,  -3.54%)   77.89%
2004-12-01      13.29  (    0.05,   0.38%)   80.74%
2004-11-01      13.24  (   -3.03, -18.62%)   80.44%
2004-10-01      16.27  (    2.93,  21.96%)   98.85%
2004-09-01      13.34  (   -1.95, -12.75%)   81.04%
2004-08-01      15.29  (   -0.03,  -0.20%)   92.89%
2004-07-01      15.32  (    0.98,   6.83%)   93.07%
2004-06-01      14.34  (   -1.16,  -7.48%)   87.12%
2004-05-01      15.50  (   -1.69,  -9.83%)   94.17%
2004-04-01      17.19  (    0.45,   2.69%)  104.44%
2004-03-01      16.74  (    2.19,  15.05%)  101.70%
2004-02-01      14.55  (   -2.08, -12.51%)   88.40%
2004-01-01      16.63  (   -1.68,  -9.18%)  101.03%
2003-12-01      18.31  (    1.99,  12.19%)  111.24%
2003-11-01      16.32  (    0.22,   1.37%)   99.15%
2003-10-01      16.10  (   -6.62, -29.14%)   97.81%
2003-09-01      22.72  (    4.09,  21.95%)  138.03%
2003-08-01      18.63  (   -0.86,  -4.41%)  113.18%
2003-07-01      19.49  (   -0.03,  -0.15%)  118.41%
2003-06-01      19.52  (    0.05,   0.26%)  118.59%
2003-05-01      19.47  (   -1.74,  -8.20%)  118.29%
2003-04-01      21.21  (   -7.94, -27.24%)  128.86%
2003-03-01      29.15  (   -0.48,  -1.62%)  177.10%
2003-02-01      29.63  (   -1.54,  -4.94%)  180.01%
2003-01-01      31.17  (    2.55,   8.91%)  189.37%
2002-12-01      28.62  (    1.12,   4.07%)  173.88%
2002-11-01      27.50  (   -3.64, -11.69%)  167.07%
2002-10-01      31.14  (   -8.55, -21.54%)  189.19%
2002-09-01      39.69  (    7.05,  21.60%)  241.13%
2002-08-01      32.64  (    0.61,   1.90%)  198.30%
2002-07-01      32.03  (    6.63,  26.10%)  194.59%
2002-06-01      25.40  (    5.42,  27.13%)  154.31%
2002-05-01      19.98  (   -1.93,  -8.81%)  121.39%
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
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