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CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)

19.49
STALE ROBUST DRS 95 daily as of 2026-06-23

This tile is stale: the value shown is the last one the source published, never a fabricated current number.

The full history

1990 high 67.61 · low 9.22 · now 19.49 · 4 recessions shaded 2026

How it is read

What it measures
repricing uncertainty
Confidence
ROBUST : a primary official series, mechanically reported.
Reliability (DRS)
DRS 95

Where it comes from

FRED ↗ Every number on this site is reproducible from this primary source.

What it read at past stress points

Lehman, Sep 2008 31.70 ▲ EXTREME
Q4-2018 selloff 36.07 ▲ EXTREME
Curve inversion, Aug 2019 19.35 · CALM
COVID crash, Mar 2020 61.59 ▲ EXTREME

Questions it helps answer

  • The Ledge : How high is the market, and what is under it?