Stock Market · Volatility and uncertainty

S&P 500 3-Month Volatility Index (VIX3M)

VIX3M: 20.12 (Oct 22, 2026).
A year earlier: 20.31 (Oct 22, 2025), a change of −0.9%.
Highest in the last 400 days: 29.27 (Mar 27, 2026); lowest: 17.42 (Sep 3, 2026).

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Year	Average	Year close
2026	20.43	20.12

Source: FRED VXVCLS (CBOE S&P 500 3-Month Volatility Index). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. CBOE S&P 500 3-Month Volatility Index: copyrighted by its owner and reprinted on FRED with permission; retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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