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: 2345678

      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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2002-05-01      19.98  (   -1.93,  -8.81%)  117.46%
2002-04-01      21.91  (    4.51,  25.92%)  128.81%
2002-03-01      17.40  (   -4.19, -19.41%)  102.29%
2002-02-01      21.59  (    0.50,   2.37%)  126.93%
2002-01-01      21.09  (   -2.71, -11.39%)  123.99%
2001-12-01      23.80  (   -0.04,  -0.17%)  139.92%
2001-11-01      23.84  (   -9.72, -28.96%)  140.15%
2001-10-01      33.56  (    1.63,   5.10%)  197.30%
2001-09-01      31.93  (    7.01,  28.13%)  187.71%
2001-08-01      24.92  (    3.30,  15.26%)  146.50%
2001-07-01      21.62  (    2.56,  13.43%)  127.10%
2001-06-01      19.06  (   -3.58, -15.81%)  112.05%
2001-05-01      22.64  (   -2.84, -11.15%)  133.10%
2001-04-01      25.48  (   -3.16, -11.03%)  149.79%
2001-03-01      28.64  (    0.29,   1.02%)  168.37%
2001-02-01      28.35  (    6.33,  28.75%)  166.67%
2001-01-01      22.02  (   -4.83, -17.99%)  129.45%
2000-12-01      26.85  (   -2.80,  -9.44%)  157.85%
2000-11-01      29.65  (    6.02,  25.48%)  174.31%
2000-10-01      23.63  (    3.06,  14.88%)  138.92%
2000-09-01      20.57  (    3.73,  22.15%)  120.93%
2000-08-01      16.84  (   -3.90, -18.80%)   99.00%
2000-07-01      20.74  (    1.20,   6.14%)  121.93%
2000-06-01      19.54  (   -4.11, -17.38%)  114.87%
2000-05-01      23.65  (   -2.55,  -9.73%)  139.04%
2000-04-01      26.20  (    2.09,   8.67%)  154.03%
2000-03-01      24.11  (    0.74,   3.17%)  141.74%
2000-02-01      23.37  (   -1.58,  -6.33%)  137.39%
2000-01-01      24.95  (    0.31,   1.26%)  146.68%
1999-12-01      24.64  (    0.46,   1.90%)  144.86%
1999-11-01      24.18  (    1.98,   8.92%)  142.15%
1999-10-01      22.20  (   -3.21, -12.63%)  130.51%
1999-09-01      25.41  (    0.96,   3.93%)  149.38%
1999-08-01      24.45  (   -0.19,  -0.77%)  143.74%
1999-07-01      24.64  (    3.55,  16.83%)  144.86%
1999-06-01      21.09  (   -4.30, -16.94%)  123.99%
1999-05-01      25.39  (    0.32,   1.28%)  149.27%
1999-04-01      25.07  (    1.81,   7.78%)  147.38%
1999-03-01      23.26  (   -4.62, -16.57%)  136.74%
1999-02-01      27.88  (    1.63,   6.21%)  163.90%
1999-01-01      26.25  (    1.83,   7.49%)  154.32%
1998-12-01      24.42  (   -1.59,  -6.11%)  143.56%
1998-11-01      26.01  (   -2.04,  -7.27%)  152.91%
1998-10-01      28.05  (  -12.90, -31.50%)  164.90%
1998-09-01      40.95  (   -3.33,  -7.52%)  240.74%
1998-08-01      44.28  (   19.48,  78.55%)  260.32%
1998-07-01      24.80  (    5.09,  25.82%)  145.80%
1998-06-01      19.71  (   -1.61,  -7.55%)  115.87%
1998-05-01      21.32  (    0.14,   0.66%)  125.34%
1998-04-01      21.18  (   -3.04, -12.55%)  124.51%
1998-03-01      24.22  (    5.67,  30.57%)  142.39%
1998-02-01      18.55  (   -2.92, -13.60%)  109.05%
1998-01-01      21.47  (   -2.54, -10.58%)  126.22%
1997-12-01      24.01  (   -3.42, -12.47%)  141.15%
1997-11-01      27.43  (   -7.66, -21.83%)  161.26%
1997-10-01      35.09  (   12.18,  53.16%)  206.29%
1997-09-01      22.91  (   -1.85,  -7.47%)  134.69%
1997-08-01      24.76  (    3.28,  15.27%)  145.56%
1997-07-01      21.48  (   -0.05,  -0.23%)  126.28%
1997-06-01      21.53  (    2.34,  12.19%)  126.57%
1997-05-01      19.19  (   -0.87,  -4.34%)  112.82%
1997-04-01      20.06  (   -2.08,  -9.39%)  117.93%
1997-03-01      22.14  (    1.04,   4.93%)  130.16%
1997-02-01      21.10  (    1.63,   8.37%)  124.04%
1997-01-01      19.47  (   -1.45,  -6.93%)  114.46%
1996-12-01      20.92  (    3.78,  22.05%)  122.99%
1996-11-01      17.14  (   -0.97,  -5.36%)  100.76%
1996-10-01      18.11  (    1.16,   6.84%)  106.47%
1996-09-01      16.95  (   -0.06,  -0.35%)   99.65%
1996-08-01      17.01  (   -2.45, -12.59%)  100.00%
1996-07-01      19.46  (    5.78,  42.25%)  114.40%
1996-06-01      13.68  (   -2.39, -14.87%)   80.42%
1996-05-01      16.07  (    0.24,   1.52%)   94.47%
1996-04-01      15.83  (   -3.05, -16.15%)   93.06%
1996-03-01      18.88  (    1.84,  10.80%)  110.99%
1996-02-01      17.04  (    4.51,  35.99%)  100.18%
1996-01-01      12.53  (    0.01,   0.08%)   73.66%
1995-12-01      12.52  (    0.94,   8.12%)   73.60%
1995-11-01      11.58  (   -2.25, -16.27%)   68.08%
1995-10-01      13.83  (    1.09,   8.56%)   81.31%
1995-09-01      12.74  (    1.22,  10.59%)   74.90%
1995-08-01      11.52  (   -1.97, -14.60%)   67.72%
1995-07-01      13.49  (    2.11,  18.54%)   79.31%
1995-06-01      11.38  (   -1.47, -11.44%)   66.90%
1995-05-01      12.85  (    1.10,   9.36%)   75.54%
1995-04-01      11.75  (   -1.62, -12.12%)   69.08%
1995-03-01      13.37  (    1.62,  13.79%)   78.60%
1995-02-01      11.75  (   -0.21,  -1.76%)   69.08%
1995-01-01      11.96  (   -1.24,  -9.39%)   70.31%
1994-12-01      13.20  (   -2.75, -17.24%)   77.60%
1994-11-01      15.95  (    1.39,   9.55%)   93.77%
1994-10-01      14.56  (    0.28,   1.96%)   85.60%
1994-09-01      14.28  (    2.31,  19.30%)   83.95%
1994-08-01      11.97  (    0.84,   7.55%)   70.37%
1994-07-01      11.13  (   -3.84, -25.65%)   65.43%
1994-06-01      14.97  (    1.94,  14.89%)   88.01%
1994-05-01      13.03  (   -0.74,  -5.37%)   76.60%
1994-04-01      13.77  (   -6.68, -32.67%)   80.95%
1994-03-01      20.45  (    5.58,  37.53%)  120.22%
1994-02-01      14.87  (    4.24,  39.89%)   87.42%
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
Pages: 2345678

 

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