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VIX Volatility Index

VIX: 19.03 (Oct 22, 2026).
A year earlier: 18.60 (Oct 22, 2025), a change of +2.3%.
Highest in the last 400 days: 31.05 (Mar 27, 2026); lowest: 13.47 (Dec 24, 2025).

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Year	Average	Year close
2026	18.09	19.03

Source: FRED VIXCLS (CBOE Volatility Index: VIX). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. CBOE Volatility Index: VIX: copyrighted by its owner and reprinted on FRED with permission; retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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