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: 12345678

      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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2019-01-01      16.57  (   -8.85, -34.82%)   97.41%
2018-12-01      25.42  (    7.35,  40.68%)  149.44%
2018-11-01      18.07  (   -3.16, -14.88%)  106.23%
2018-10-01      21.23  (    9.11,  75.17%)  124.81%
2018-09-01      12.12  (   -0.74,  -5.75%)   71.25%
2018-08-01      12.86  (    0.03,   0.23%)   75.60%
2018-07-01      12.83  (   -3.26, -20.26%)   75.43%
2018-06-01      16.09  (    0.66,   4.28%)   94.59%
2018-05-01      15.43  (   -0.50,  -3.14%)   90.71%
2018-04-01      15.93  (   -4.04, -20.23%)   93.65%
2018-03-01      19.97  (    0.12,   0.60%)  117.40%
2018-02-01      19.85  (    6.31,  46.60%)  116.70%
2018-01-01      13.54  (    2.50,  22.64%)   79.60%
2017-12-01      11.04  (   -0.24,  -2.13%)   64.90%
2017-11-01      11.28  (    1.10,  10.81%)   66.31%
2017-10-01      10.18  (    0.67,   7.05%)   59.85%
2017-09-01       9.51  (   -1.08, -10.20%)   55.91%
2017-08-01      10.59  (    0.33,   3.22%)   62.26%
2017-07-01      10.26  (   -0.92,  -8.23%)   60.32%
2017-06-01      11.18  (    0.77,   7.40%)   65.73%
2017-05-01      10.41  (   -0.41,  -3.79%)   61.20%
2017-04-01      10.82  (   -1.55, -12.53%)   63.61%
2017-03-01      12.37  (   -0.55,  -4.26%)   72.72%
2017-02-01      12.92  (    0.93,   7.76%)   75.96%
2017-01-01      11.99  (   -2.05, -14.60%)   70.49%
2016-12-01      14.04  (    0.71,   5.33%)   82.54%
2016-11-01      13.33  (   -3.73, -21.86%)   78.37%
2016-10-01      17.06  (    3.77,  28.37%)  100.29%
2016-09-01      13.29  (   -0.13,  -0.97%)   78.13%
2016-08-01      13.42  (    1.55,  13.06%)   78.89%
2016-07-01      11.87  (   -3.76, -24.06%)   69.78%
2016-06-01      15.63  (    1.44,  10.15%)   91.89%
2016-05-01      14.19  (   -1.51,  -9.62%)   83.42%
2016-04-01      15.70  (    1.75,  12.54%)   92.30%
2016-03-01      13.95  (   -6.60, -32.12%)   82.01%
2016-02-01      20.55  (    0.35,   1.73%)  120.81%
2016-01-01      20.20  (    1.99,  10.93%)  118.75%
2015-12-01      18.21  (    2.08,  12.90%)  107.05%
2015-11-01      16.13  (    1.06,   7.03%)   94.83%
2015-10-01      15.07  (   -9.43, -38.49%)   88.59%
2015-09-01      24.50  (   -3.93, -13.82%)  144.03%
2015-08-01      28.43  (   16.31, 134.57%)  167.14%
2015-07-01      12.12  (   -6.11, -33.52%)   71.25%
2015-06-01      18.23  (    4.39,  31.72%)  107.17%
2015-05-01      13.84  (   -0.71,  -4.88%)   81.36%
2015-04-01      14.55  (   -0.74,  -4.84%)   85.54%
2015-03-01      15.29  (    1.95,  14.62%)   89.89%
2015-02-01      13.34  (   -7.63, -36.39%)   78.42%
2015-01-01      20.97  (    1.77,   9.22%)  123.28%
2014-12-01      19.20  (    5.87,  44.04%)  112.87%
2014-11-01      13.33  (   -0.70,  -4.99%)   78.37%
2014-10-01      14.03  (   -2.28, -13.98%)   82.48%
2014-09-01      16.31  (    4.22,  34.90%)   95.88%
2014-08-01      12.09  (   -4.86, -28.67%)   71.08%
2014-07-01      16.95  (    5.38,  46.50%)   99.65%
2014-06-01      11.57  (    0.17,   1.49%)   68.02%
2014-05-01      11.40  (   -2.01, -14.99%)   67.02%
2014-04-01      13.41  (   -0.47,  -3.39%)   78.84%
2014-03-01      13.88  (   -0.12,  -0.86%)   81.60%
2014-02-01      14.00  (   -4.41, -23.95%)   82.30%
2014-01-01      18.41  (    4.69,  34.18%)  108.23%
2013-12-01      13.72  (    0.02,   0.15%)   80.66%
2013-11-01      13.70  (   -0.05,  -0.36%)   80.54%
2013-10-01      13.75  (   -2.85, -17.17%)   80.83%
2013-09-01      16.60  (   -0.41,  -2.41%)   97.59%
2013-08-01      17.01  (    3.56,  26.47%)  100.00%
2013-07-01      13.45  (   -3.41, -20.23%)   79.07%
2013-06-01      16.86  (    0.56,   3.44%)   99.12%
2013-05-01      16.30  (    2.78,  20.56%)   95.83%
2013-04-01      13.52  (    0.82,   6.46%)   79.48%
2013-03-01      12.70  (   -2.81, -18.12%)   74.66%
2013-02-01      15.51  (    1.23,   8.61%)   91.18%
2013-01-01      14.28  (   -3.74, -20.75%)   83.95%
2012-12-01      18.02  (    2.15,  13.55%)  105.94%
2012-11-01      15.87  (   -2.73, -14.68%)   93.30%
2012-10-01      18.60  (    2.87,  18.25%)  109.35%
2012-09-01      15.73  (   -1.74,  -9.96%)   92.48%
2012-08-01      17.47  (   -1.46,  -7.71%)  102.70%
2012-07-01      18.93  (    1.85,  10.83%)  111.29%
2012-06-01      17.08  (   -6.98, -29.01%)  100.41%
2012-05-01      24.06  (    6.91,  40.29%)  141.45%
2012-04-01      17.15  (    1.65,  10.65%)  100.82%
2012-03-01      15.50  (   -2.93, -15.90%)   91.12%
2012-02-01      18.43  (   -1.01,  -5.20%)  108.35%
2012-01-01      19.44  (   -3.96, -16.92%)  114.29%
2011-12-01      23.40  (   -4.40, -15.83%)  137.57%
2011-11-01      27.80  (   -2.16,  -7.21%)  163.43%
2011-10-01      29.96  (  -13.00, -30.26%)  176.13%
2011-09-01      42.96  (   11.34,  35.86%)  252.56%
2011-08-01      31.62  (    6.37,  25.23%)  185.89%
2011-07-01      25.25  (    8.73,  52.85%)  148.44%
2011-06-01      16.52  (    1.07,   6.93%)   97.12%
2011-05-01      15.45  (    0.70,   4.75%)   90.83%
2011-04-01      14.75  (   -2.99, -16.85%)   86.71%
2011-03-01      17.74  (   -0.61,  -3.32%)  104.29%
2011-02-01      18.35  (   -1.18,  -6.04%)  107.88%
2011-01-01      19.53  (    1.78,  10.03%)  114.81%
2010-12-01      17.75  (   -5.79, -24.60%)  104.35%
2010-11-01      23.54  (    2.34,  11.04%)  138.39%
2010-10-01      21.20  (   -2.50, -10.55%)  124.63%
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
Pages: 12345678

 

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