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

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
2026-10-19: 18.44000053 Point

Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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1994-02-01      14.87  (    4.24,  39.89%)   80.64%
1994-01-01      10.63  (   -1.03,  -8.83%)   57.65%
1993-12-01      11.66  (   -2.10, -15.26%)   63.23%
1993-11-01      13.76  (    2.30,  20.07%)   74.62%
1993-10-01      11.46  (   -1.53, -11.78%)   62.15%
1993-09-01      12.99  (    1.14,   9.62%)   70.44%
1993-08-01      11.85  (    0.12,   1.02%)   64.26%
1993-07-01      11.73  (    0.47,   4.17%)   63.61%
1993-06-01      11.26  (   -2.21, -16.41%)   61.06%
1993-05-01      13.47  (    1.05,   8.45%)   73.05%
1993-04-01      12.42  (   -0.11,  -0.88%)   67.35%
1993-03-01      12.53  (   -0.63,  -4.79%)   67.95%
1993-02-01      13.16  (    0.74,   5.96%)   71.37%
1993-01-01      12.42  (   -0.15,  -1.19%)   67.35%
1992-12-01      12.57  (   -0.44,  -3.38%)   68.17%
1992-11-01      13.01  (   -3.14, -19.44%)   70.55%
1992-10-01      16.15  (    1.87,  13.10%)   87.58%
1992-09-01      14.28  (    0.70,   5.15%)   77.44%
1992-08-01      13.58  (    0.41,   3.11%)   73.64%
1992-07-01      13.17  (   -0.18,  -1.35%)   71.42%
1992-06-01      13.35  (   -0.51,  -3.68%)   72.40%
1992-05-01      13.86  (   -1.67, -10.75%)   75.16%
1992-04-01      15.53  (   -0.65,  -4.02%)   84.22%
1992-03-01      16.18  (   -0.50,  -3.00%)   87.74%
1992-02-01      16.68  (   -0.72,  -4.14%)   90.46%
1992-01-01      17.40  (   -1.91,  -9.89%)   94.36%
1991-12-01      19.31  (   -0.95,  -4.69%)  104.72%
1991-11-01      20.26  (    4.78,  30.88%)  109.87%
1991-10-01      15.48  (   -0.37,  -2.33%)   83.95%
1991-09-01      15.85  (    1.39,   9.61%)   85.95%
1991-08-01      14.46  (   -0.72,  -4.74%)   78.42%
1991-07-01      15.18  (   -4.37, -22.35%)   82.32%
1991-06-01      19.55  (    3.62,  22.72%)  106.02%
1991-05-01      15.93  (   -2.31, -12.66%)   86.39%
1991-04-01      18.24  (    1.36,   8.06%)   98.92%
1991-03-01      16.88  (   -4.35, -20.49%)   91.54%
1991-02-01      21.23  (    0.32,   1.53%)  115.13%
1991-01-01      20.91  (   -5.47, -20.74%)  113.39%
1990-12-01      26.38  (    4.22,  19.04%)  143.06%
1990-11-01      22.16  (   -7.88, -26.23%)  120.17%
1990-10-01      30.04  (    0.93,   3.19%)  162.91%
1990-09-01      29.11  (   -0.79,  -2.64%)  157.86%
1990-08-01      29.90  (    8.79,  41.64%)  162.15%
1990-07-01      21.11  (    5.61,  36.19%)  114.48%
1990-06-01      15.50  (   -1.87, -10.77%)   84.06%
1990-05-01      17.37  (   -2.15, -11.01%)   94.20%
1990-04-01      19.52  (   -0.21,  -1.06%)  105.86%
1990-03-01      19.73  (   -2.26, -10.28%)  107.00%
1990-02-01      21.99  (        ,        )  119.25%
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
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