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
2026-05-26: 17.01000023 Point

Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
Pages: 123456

      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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2026-05-26      17.01  (    0.42,   2.53%)  100.00%
2026-05-25      16.59  (   -0.11,  -0.66%)   97.53%
2026-05-22      16.70  (   -0.06,  -0.36%)   98.18%
2026-05-21      16.76  (   -0.68,  -3.90%)   98.53%
2026-05-20      17.44  (   -0.62,  -3.43%)  102.53%
2026-05-19      18.06  (    0.24,   1.35%)  106.17%
2026-05-18      17.82  (   -0.61,  -3.31%)  104.76%
2026-05-15      18.43  (    1.17,   6.78%)  108.35%
2026-05-14      17.26  (   -0.61,  -3.41%)  101.47%
2026-05-13      17.87  (   -0.12,  -0.67%)  105.06%
2026-05-12      17.99  (   -0.39,  -2.12%)  105.76%
2026-05-11      18.38  (    1.19,   6.92%)  108.05%
2026-05-08      17.19  (    0.11,   0.64%)  101.06%
2026-05-07      17.08  (   -0.31,  -1.78%)  100.41%
2026-05-06      17.39  (    0.01,   0.06%)  102.23%
2026-05-05      17.38  (   -0.91,  -4.98%)  102.18%
2026-05-04      18.29  (    1.30,   7.65%)  107.52%
2026-05-01      16.99  (    0.10,   0.59%)   99.88%
2026-04-30      16.89  (   -1.92, -10.21%)   99.29%
2026-04-29      18.81  (    0.98,   5.50%)  110.58%
2026-04-28      17.83  (   -0.19,  -1.05%)  104.82%
2026-04-27      18.02  (   -0.69,  -3.69%)  105.94%
2026-04-24      18.71  (   -0.60,  -3.11%)  109.99%
2026-04-23      19.31  (    0.39,   2.06%)  113.52%
2026-04-22      18.92  (   -0.58,  -2.97%)  111.23%
2026-04-21      19.50  (    0.63,   3.34%)  114.64%
2026-04-20      18.87  (    1.39,   7.95%)  110.93%
2026-04-17      17.48  (   -0.46,  -2.56%)  102.76%
2026-04-16      17.94  (   -0.23,  -1.27%)  105.47%
2026-04-15      18.17  (   -0.19,  -1.03%)  106.82%
2026-04-14      18.36  (   -0.76,  -3.97%)  107.94%
2026-04-13      19.12  (   -0.11,  -0.57%)  112.40%
2026-04-10      19.23  (   -0.26,  -1.33%)  113.05%
2026-04-09      19.49  (   -1.55,  -7.37%)  114.58%
2026-04-08      21.04  (   -4.74, -18.39%)  123.69%
2026-04-07      25.78  (    1.61,   6.66%)  151.56%
2026-04-06      24.17  (    0.30,   1.26%)  142.09%
2026-04-02      23.87  (   -0.67,  -2.73%)  140.33%
2026-04-01      24.54  (   -0.71,  -2.81%)  144.27%
2026-03-31      25.25  (   -5.36, -17.51%)  148.44%
2026-03-30      30.61  (   -0.44,  -1.42%)  179.95%
2026-03-27      31.05  (    3.61,  13.16%)  182.54%
2026-03-26      27.44  (    2.11,   8.33%)  161.32%
2026-03-25      25.33  (   -1.62,  -6.01%)  148.91%
2026-03-24      26.95  (    0.80,   3.06%)  158.44%
2026-03-23      26.15  (   -0.63,  -2.35%)  153.73%
2026-03-20      26.78  (    2.72,  11.31%)  157.44%
2026-03-19      24.06  (   -1.03,  -4.11%)  141.45%
2026-03-18      25.09  (    2.72,  12.16%)  147.50%
2026-03-17      22.37  (   -1.14,  -4.85%)  131.51%
2026-03-16      23.51  (   -3.68, -13.53%)  138.21%
2026-03-13      27.19  (   -0.10,  -0.37%)  159.85%
2026-03-12      27.29  (    3.06,  12.63%)  160.44%
2026-03-11      24.23  (   -0.70,  -2.81%)  142.45%
2026-03-10      24.93  (   -0.57,  -2.24%)  146.56%
2026-03-09      25.50  (   -3.99, -13.53%)  149.91%
2026-03-06      29.49  (    5.74,  24.17%)  173.37%
2026-03-05      23.75  (    2.60,  12.29%)  139.62%
2026-03-04      21.15  (   -2.42, -10.27%)  124.34%
2026-03-03      23.57  (    2.13,   9.93%)  138.57%
2026-03-02      21.44  (    1.58,   7.96%)  126.04%
2026-02-27      19.86  (    1.23,   6.60%)  116.75%
2026-02-26      18.63  (    0.70,   3.90%)  109.52%
2026-02-25      17.93  (   -1.62,  -8.29%)  105.41%
2026-02-24      19.55  (   -1.46,  -6.95%)  114.93%
2026-02-23      21.01  (    1.92,  10.06%)  123.52%
2026-02-20      19.09  (   -1.14,  -5.64%)  112.23%
2026-02-19      20.23  (    0.61,   3.11%)  118.93%
2026-02-18      19.62  (   -0.67,  -3.30%)  115.34%
2026-02-17      20.29  (   -0.91,  -4.29%)  119.28%
2026-02-16      21.20  (    0.60,   2.91%)  124.63%
2026-02-13      20.60  (   -0.22,  -1.06%)  121.11%
2026-02-12      20.82  (    3.17,  17.96%)  122.40%
2026-02-11      17.65  (   -0.14,  -0.79%)  103.76%
2026-02-10      17.79  (    0.43,   2.48%)  104.59%
2026-02-09      17.36  (   -3.01, -14.78%)  102.06%
2026-02-06      20.37  (   -1.40,  -6.43%)  119.75%
2026-02-05      21.77  (    3.13,  16.79%)  127.98%
2026-02-04      18.64  (    0.64,   3.56%)  109.58%
2026-02-03      18.00  (    1.66,  10.16%)  105.82%
2026-02-02      16.34  (   -1.10,  -6.31%)   96.06%
2026-01-30      17.44  (    0.56,   3.32%)  102.53%
2026-01-29      16.88  (    0.53,   3.24%)   99.24%
2026-01-28      16.35  (    0.00,   0.00%)   96.12%
2026-01-27      16.35  (    0.20,   1.24%)   96.12%
2026-01-26      16.15  (    0.06,   0.37%)   94.94%
2026-01-23      16.09  (    0.45,   2.88%)   94.59%
2026-01-22      15.64  (   -1.26,  -7.46%)   91.95%
2026-01-21      16.90  (   -3.19, -15.88%)   99.35%
2026-01-20      20.09  (    1.25,   6.63%)  118.11%
2026-01-19      18.84  (    2.98,  18.79%)  110.76%
2026-01-16      15.86  (    0.02,   0.13%)   93.24%
2026-01-15      15.84  (   -0.91,  -5.43%)   93.12%
2026-01-14      16.75  (    0.77,   4.82%)   98.47%
2026-01-13      15.98  (    0.86,   5.69%)   93.94%
2026-01-12      15.12  (    0.63,   4.35%)   88.89%
2026-01-09      14.49  (   -0.96,  -6.21%)   85.19%
2026-01-08      15.45  (    0.07,   0.46%)   90.83%
2026-01-07      15.38  (    0.63,   4.27%)   90.42%
2026-01-06      14.75  (   -0.15,  -1.01%)   86.71%
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
Pages: 123456

 

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