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
2026-05-26: 17.01000023 Point

Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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1994-01-01      10.63  (   -1.03,  -8.83%)   62.49%
1993-12-01      11.66  (   -2.10, -15.26%)   68.55%
1993-11-01      13.76  (    2.30,  20.07%)   80.89%
1993-10-01      11.46  (   -1.53, -11.78%)   67.37%
1993-09-01      12.99  (    1.14,   9.62%)   76.37%
1993-08-01      11.85  (    0.12,   1.02%)   69.66%
1993-07-01      11.73  (    0.47,   4.17%)   68.96%
1993-06-01      11.26  (   -2.21, -16.41%)   66.20%
1993-05-01      13.47  (    1.05,   8.45%)   79.19%
1993-04-01      12.42  (   -0.11,  -0.88%)   73.02%
1993-03-01      12.53  (   -0.63,  -4.79%)   73.66%
1993-02-01      13.16  (    0.74,   5.96%)   77.37%
1993-01-01      12.42  (   -0.15,  -1.19%)   73.02%
1992-12-01      12.57  (   -0.44,  -3.38%)   73.90%
1992-11-01      13.01  (   -3.14, -19.44%)   76.48%
1992-10-01      16.15  (    1.87,  13.10%)   94.94%
1992-09-01      14.28  (    0.70,   5.15%)   83.95%
1992-08-01      13.58  (    0.41,   3.11%)   79.84%
1992-07-01      13.17  (   -0.18,  -1.35%)   77.43%
1992-06-01      13.35  (   -0.51,  -3.68%)   78.48%
1992-05-01      13.86  (   -1.67, -10.75%)   81.48%
1992-04-01      15.53  (   -0.65,  -4.02%)   91.30%
1992-03-01      16.18  (   -0.50,  -3.00%)   95.12%
1992-02-01      16.68  (   -0.72,  -4.14%)   98.06%
1992-01-01      17.40  (   -1.91,  -9.89%)  102.29%
1991-12-01      19.31  (   -0.95,  -4.69%)  113.52%
1991-11-01      20.26  (    4.78,  30.88%)  119.11%
1991-10-01      15.48  (   -0.37,  -2.33%)   91.01%
1991-09-01      15.85  (    1.39,   9.61%)   93.18%
1991-08-01      14.46  (   -0.72,  -4.74%)   85.01%
1991-07-01      15.18  (   -4.37, -22.35%)   89.24%
1991-06-01      19.55  (    3.62,  22.72%)  114.93%
1991-05-01      15.93  (   -2.31, -12.66%)   93.65%
1991-04-01      18.24  (    1.36,   8.06%)  107.23%
1991-03-01      16.88  (   -4.35, -20.49%)   99.24%
1991-02-01      21.23  (    0.32,   1.53%)  124.81%
1991-01-01      20.91  (   -5.47, -20.74%)  122.93%
1990-12-01      26.38  (    4.22,  19.04%)  155.09%
1990-11-01      22.16  (   -7.88, -26.23%)  130.28%
1990-10-01      30.04  (    0.93,   3.19%)  176.60%
1990-09-01      29.11  (   -0.79,  -2.64%)  171.13%
1990-08-01      29.90  (    8.79,  41.64%)  175.78%
1990-07-01      21.11  (    5.61,  36.19%)  124.10%
1990-06-01      15.50  (   -1.87, -10.77%)   91.12%
1990-05-01      17.37  (   -2.15, -11.01%)  102.12%
1990-04-01      19.52  (   -0.21,  -1.06%)  114.76%
1990-03-01      19.73  (   -2.26, -10.28%)  115.99%
1990-02-01      21.99  (        ,        )  129.28%
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      Date      Point   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Point: Summary Detail
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