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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2007-02-01      15.42  (    5.00,  47.98%)  101.51%
2007-01-01      10.42  (   -1.14,  -9.86%)   68.60%
2006-12-01      11.56  (    0.65,   5.96%)   76.10%
2006-11-01      10.91  (   -0.19,  -1.71%)   71.82%
2006-10-01      11.10  (   -0.88,  -7.35%)   73.07%
2006-09-01      11.98  (   -0.33,  -2.68%)   78.87%
2006-08-01      12.31  (   -2.64, -17.66%)   81.04%
2006-07-01      14.95  (    1.87,  14.30%)   98.42%
2006-06-01      13.08  (   -3.36, -20.44%)   86.11%
2006-05-01      16.44  (    4.85,  41.85%)  108.23%
2006-04-01      11.59  (    0.20,   1.76%)   76.30%
2006-03-01      11.39  (   -0.95,  -7.70%)   74.98%
2006-02-01      12.34  (   -0.61,  -4.71%)   81.24%
2006-01-01      12.95  (    0.88,   7.29%)   85.25%
2005-12-01      12.07  (    0.01,   0.08%)   79.46%
2005-11-01      12.06  (   -3.26, -21.28%)   79.39%
2005-10-01      15.32  (    3.40,  28.52%)  100.86%
2005-09-01      11.92  (   -0.68,  -5.40%)   78.47%
2005-08-01      12.60  (    1.03,   8.90%)   82.95%
2005-07-01      11.57  (   -0.47,  -3.90%)   76.17%
2005-06-01      12.04  (   -1.25,  -9.41%)   79.26%
2005-05-01      13.29  (   -2.02, -13.19%)   87.49%
2005-04-01      15.31  (    1.29,   9.20%)  100.79%
2005-03-01      14.02  (    1.94,  16.06%)   92.30%
2005-02-01      12.08  (   -0.74,  -5.77%)   79.53%
2005-01-01      12.82  (   -0.47,  -3.54%)   84.40%
2004-12-01      13.29  (    0.05,   0.38%)   87.49%
2004-11-01      13.24  (   -3.03, -18.62%)   87.16%
2004-10-01      16.27  (    2.93,  21.96%)  107.11%
2004-09-01      13.34  (   -1.95, -12.75%)   87.82%
2004-08-01      15.29  (   -0.03,  -0.20%)  100.66%
2004-07-01      15.32  (    0.98,   6.83%)  100.86%
2004-06-01      14.34  (   -1.16,  -7.48%)   94.40%
2004-05-01      15.50  (   -1.69,  -9.83%)  102.04%
2004-04-01      17.19  (    0.45,   2.69%)  113.17%
2004-03-01      16.74  (    2.19,  15.05%)  110.20%
2004-02-01      14.55  (   -2.08, -12.51%)   95.79%
2004-01-01      16.63  (   -1.68,  -9.18%)  109.48%
2003-12-01      18.31  (    1.99,  12.19%)  120.54%
2003-11-01      16.32  (    0.22,   1.37%)  107.44%
2003-10-01      16.10  (   -6.62, -29.14%)  105.99%
2003-09-01      22.72  (    4.09,  21.95%)  149.57%
2003-08-01      18.63  (   -0.86,  -4.41%)  122.65%
2003-07-01      19.49  (   -0.03,  -0.15%)  128.31%
2003-06-01      19.52  (    0.05,   0.26%)  128.51%
2003-05-01      19.47  (   -1.74,  -8.20%)  128.18%
2003-04-01      21.21  (   -7.94, -27.24%)  139.63%
2003-03-01      29.15  (   -0.48,  -1.62%)  191.90%
2003-02-01      29.63  (   -1.54,  -4.94%)  195.06%
2003-01-01      31.17  (    2.55,   8.91%)  205.20%
2002-12-01      28.62  (    1.12,   4.07%)  188.41%
2002-11-01      27.50  (   -3.64, -11.69%)  181.04%
2002-10-01      31.14  (   -8.55, -21.54%)  205.00%
2002-09-01      39.69  (    7.05,  21.60%)  261.29%
2002-08-01      32.64  (    0.61,   1.90%)  214.88%
2002-07-01      32.03  (    6.63,  26.10%)  210.86%
2002-06-01      25.40  (    5.42,  27.13%)  167.22%
2002-05-01      19.98  (   -1.93,  -8.81%)  131.53%
2002-04-01      21.91  (    4.51,  25.92%)  144.24%
2002-03-01      17.40  (   -4.19, -19.41%)  114.55%
2002-02-01      21.59  (    0.50,   2.37%)  142.13%
2002-01-01      21.09  (   -2.71, -11.39%)  138.84%
2001-12-01      23.80  (   -0.04,  -0.17%)  156.68%
2001-11-01      23.84  (   -9.72, -28.96%)  156.95%
2001-10-01      33.56  (    1.63,   5.10%)  220.93%
2001-09-01      31.93  (    7.01,  28.13%)  210.20%
2001-08-01      24.92  (    3.30,  15.26%)  164.06%
2001-07-01      21.62  (    2.56,  13.43%)  142.33%
2001-06-01      19.06  (   -3.58, -15.81%)  125.48%
2001-05-01      22.64  (   -2.84, -11.15%)  149.05%
2001-04-01      25.48  (   -3.16, -11.03%)  167.74%
2001-03-01      28.64  (    0.29,   1.02%)  188.55%
2001-02-01      28.35  (    6.33,  28.75%)  186.64%
2001-01-01      22.02  (   -4.83, -17.99%)  144.96%
2000-12-01      26.85  (   -2.80,  -9.44%)  176.76%
2000-11-01      29.65  (    6.02,  25.48%)  195.19%
2000-10-01      23.63  (    3.06,  14.88%)  155.56%
2000-09-01      20.57  (    3.73,  22.15%)  135.42%
2000-08-01      16.84  (   -3.90, -18.80%)  110.86%
2000-07-01      20.74  (    1.20,   6.14%)  136.54%
2000-06-01      19.54  (   -4.11, -17.38%)  128.64%
2000-05-01      23.65  (   -2.55,  -9.73%)  155.69%
2000-04-01      26.20  (    2.09,   8.67%)  172.48%
2000-03-01      24.11  (    0.74,   3.17%)  158.72%
2000-02-01      23.37  (   -1.58,  -6.33%)  153.85%
2000-01-01      24.95  (    0.31,   1.26%)  164.25%
1999-12-01      24.64  (    0.46,   1.90%)  162.21%
1999-11-01      24.18  (    1.98,   8.92%)  159.18%
1999-10-01      22.20  (   -3.21, -12.63%)  146.15%
1999-09-01      25.41  (    0.96,   3.93%)  167.28%
1999-08-01      24.45  (   -0.19,  -0.77%)  160.96%
1999-07-01      24.64  (    3.55,  16.83%)  162.21%
1999-06-01      21.09  (   -4.30, -16.94%)  138.84%
1999-05-01      25.39  (    0.32,   1.28%)  167.15%
1999-04-01      25.07  (    1.81,   7.78%)  165.04%
1999-03-01      23.26  (   -4.62, -16.57%)  153.13%
1999-02-01      27.88  (    1.63,   6.21%)  183.54%
1999-01-01      26.25  (    1.83,   7.49%)  172.81%
1998-12-01      24.42  (   -1.59,  -6.11%)  160.76%
1998-11-01      26.01  (   -2.04,  -7.27%)  171.23%
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
Pages: 23456789

 

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