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: 234567

      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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1998-04-01      21.18  (   -3.04, -12.55%)   94.68%
1998-03-01      24.22  (    5.67,  30.57%)  108.27%
1998-02-01      18.55  (   -2.92, -13.60%)   82.92%
1998-01-01      21.47  (   -2.54, -10.58%)   95.98%
1997-12-01      24.01  (   -3.42, -12.47%)  107.33%
1997-11-01      27.43  (   -7.66, -21.83%)  122.62%
1997-10-01      35.09  (   12.18,  53.16%)  156.86%
1997-09-01      22.91  (   -1.85,  -7.47%)  102.41%
1997-08-01      24.76  (    3.28,  15.27%)  110.68%
1997-07-01      21.48  (   -0.05,  -0.23%)   96.02%
1997-06-01      21.53  (    2.34,  12.19%)   96.24%
1997-05-01      19.19  (   -0.87,  -4.34%)   85.78%
1997-04-01      20.06  (   -2.08,  -9.39%)   89.67%
1997-03-01      22.14  (    1.04,   4.93%)   98.97%
1997-02-01      21.10  (    1.63,   8.37%)   94.32%
1997-01-01      19.47  (   -1.45,  -6.93%)   87.04%
1996-12-01      20.92  (    3.78,  22.05%)   93.52%
1996-11-01      17.14  (   -0.97,  -5.36%)   76.62%
1996-10-01      18.11  (    1.16,   6.84%)   80.96%
1996-09-01      16.95  (   -0.06,  -0.35%)   75.77%
1996-08-01      17.01  (   -2.45, -12.59%)   76.04%
1996-07-01      19.46  (    5.78,  42.25%)   86.99%
1996-06-01      13.68  (   -2.39, -14.87%)   61.15%
1996-05-01      16.07  (    0.24,   1.52%)   71.84%
1996-04-01      15.83  (   -3.05, -16.15%)   70.76%
1996-03-01      18.88  (    1.84,  10.80%)   84.40%
1996-02-01      17.04  (    4.51,  35.99%)   76.17%
1996-01-01      12.53  (    0.01,   0.08%)   56.01%
1995-12-01      12.52  (    0.94,   8.12%)   55.97%
1995-11-01      11.58  (   -2.25, -16.27%)   51.77%
1995-10-01      13.83  (    1.09,   8.56%)   61.82%
1995-09-01      12.74  (    1.22,  10.59%)   56.95%
1995-08-01      11.52  (   -1.97, -14.60%)   51.50%
1995-07-01      13.49  (    2.11,  18.54%)   60.30%
1995-06-01      11.38  (   -1.47, -11.44%)   50.87%
1995-05-01      12.85  (    1.10,   9.36%)   57.44%
1995-04-01      11.75  (   -1.62, -12.12%)   52.53%
1995-03-01      13.37  (    1.62,  13.79%)   59.77%
1995-02-01      11.75  (   -0.21,  -1.76%)   52.53%
1995-01-01      11.96  (   -1.24,  -9.39%)   53.46%
1994-12-01      13.20  (   -2.75, -17.24%)   59.01%
1994-11-01      15.95  (    1.39,   9.55%)   71.30%
1994-10-01      14.56  (    0.28,   1.96%)   65.09%
1994-09-01      14.28  (    2.31,  19.30%)   63.84%
1994-08-01      11.97  (    0.84,   7.55%)   53.51%
1994-07-01      11.13  (   -3.84, -25.65%)   49.75%
1994-06-01      14.97  (    1.94,  14.89%)   66.92%
1994-05-01      13.03  (   -0.74,  -5.37%)   58.25%
1994-04-01      13.77  (   -6.68, -32.67%)   61.56%
1994-03-01      20.45  (    5.58,  37.53%)   91.42%
1994-02-01      14.87  (    4.24,  39.89%)   66.47%
1994-01-01      10.63  (   -1.03,  -8.83%)   47.52%
1993-12-01      11.66  (   -2.10, -15.26%)   52.12%
1993-11-01      13.76  (    2.30,  20.07%)   61.51%
1993-10-01      11.46  (   -1.53, -11.78%)   51.23%
1993-09-01      12.99  (    1.14,   9.62%)   58.07%
1993-08-01      11.85  (    0.12,   1.02%)   52.97%
1993-07-01      11.73  (    0.47,   4.17%)   52.44%
1993-06-01      11.26  (   -2.21, -16.41%)   50.34%
1993-05-01      13.47  (    1.05,   8.45%)   60.21%
1993-04-01      12.42  (   -0.11,  -0.88%)   55.52%
1993-03-01      12.53  (   -0.63,  -4.79%)   56.01%
1993-02-01      13.16  (    0.74,   5.96%)   58.83%
1993-01-01      12.42  (   -0.15,  -1.19%)   55.52%
1992-12-01      12.57  (   -0.44,  -3.38%)   56.19%
1992-11-01      13.01  (   -3.14, -19.44%)   58.16%
1992-10-01      16.15  (    1.87,  13.10%)   72.19%
1992-09-01      14.28  (    0.70,   5.15%)   63.84%
1992-08-01      13.58  (    0.41,   3.11%)   60.71%
1992-07-01      13.17  (   -0.18,  -1.35%)   58.87%
1992-06-01      13.35  (   -0.51,  -3.68%)   59.68%
1992-05-01      13.86  (   -1.67, -10.75%)   61.96%
1992-04-01      15.53  (   -0.65,  -4.02%)   69.42%
1992-03-01      16.18  (   -0.50,  -3.00%)   72.33%
1992-02-01      16.68  (   -0.72,  -4.14%)   74.56%
1992-01-01      17.40  (   -1.91,  -9.89%)   77.78%
1991-12-01      19.31  (   -0.95,  -4.69%)   86.32%
1991-11-01      20.26  (    4.78,  30.88%)   90.57%
1991-10-01      15.48  (   -0.37,  -2.33%)   69.20%
1991-09-01      15.85  (    1.39,   9.61%)   70.85%
1991-08-01      14.46  (   -0.72,  -4.74%)   64.64%
1991-07-01      15.18  (   -4.37, -22.35%)   67.86%
1991-06-01      19.55  (    3.62,  22.72%)   87.39%
1991-05-01      15.93  (   -2.31, -12.66%)   71.21%
1991-04-01      18.24  (    1.36,   8.06%)   81.54%
1991-03-01      16.88  (   -4.35, -20.49%)   75.46%
1991-02-01      21.23  (    0.32,   1.53%)   94.90%
1991-01-01      20.91  (   -5.47, -20.74%)   93.47%
1990-12-01      26.38  (    4.22,  19.04%)  117.93%
1990-11-01      22.16  (   -7.88, -26.23%)   99.06%
1990-10-01      30.04  (    0.93,   3.19%)  134.29%
1990-09-01      29.11  (   -0.79,  -2.64%)  130.13%
1990-08-01      29.90  (    8.79,  41.64%)  133.66%
1990-07-01      21.11  (    5.61,  36.19%)   94.37%
1990-06-01      15.50  (   -1.87, -10.77%)   69.29%
1990-05-01      17.37  (   -2.15, -11.01%)   77.65%
1990-04-01      19.52  (   -0.21,  -1.06%)   87.26%
1990-03-01      19.73  (   -2.26, -10.28%)   88.20%
1990-02-01      21.99  (        ,        )   98.30%
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
Pages: 234567

 

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