VIX fear index VIX
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Expected 30-day S&P 500 volatility from option prices. Above 20 the market is nervous, above 30 it panics.
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VIX fear index is down 7.05% over the day, now 18.58. Over 30 days +25.5%.
Tilt: bullish. Price is above its long-term average: the long trend points up. A notable rise over the month.
Fed rate decision, Oct 28 (market prices: hold 84%).
Price history
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Key numbers
- Price
- 18.58
- Previous close
- 19.99
- 7 days
- +22.16%
- 30 days
- +25.46%
- 1 year
- −10.59%
- 52-week high
- 35.30
- 52-week low
- 13.38
- 200-day average
- 18.15
- Quote time
- Oct 19, 12:28 UTC
- Source
- Yahoo Finance (delayed)
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What is VIX fear index?
Expected 30-day S&P 500 volatility from option prices. Above 20 the market is nervous, above 30 it panics.
What moves the price of VIX?
Stock sell-offs, uncertainty, macro events.
Where do the numbers on this page come from and how often do they update?
Delayed Yahoo Finance quotes refreshed every few hours. Macro from FRED (St. Louis Fed), company filings from SEC EDGAR. Each block names its source.
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Through a broker as a CFD: a contract on the price difference, not buying the asset itself. Leveraged CFDs are very risky and most retail accounts lose money on them.
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