The VIX continues to slip The VIX moved steadily lower since reaching an 18.88 high on August 18 . The chart shows the decline to 13.02 on September 1. On September 7, the VIX was above the 15.50 ...

At the 20 level, the VIX could still be too low in the current environment. The VIX fell to 12.70 in December 2025 before exploding to over 60 again in April 2025.

The VIX at the 21.50 level on October 20 remains too low in the current environment. The long-term VIX chart highlights the rise from the September 12.68 low to the most recent 21.83 high.

The daily VIX chart highlights the inverse relationship between the VIX and S&P 500. The VIX reached a high of 60.13 on April 7 and has since made lower highs and lower lows, falling below the 20 ...

So, we don't think the current VIX at 20 is due to election issues. We think it's due to option traders expecting another sharp market decline.

The VIX has declined sharply since April, recently hitting a five-month low ahead of the seasonally bullish August.

Yahoo finance VIX chart beginning 1997 to end 2012. The red dotted line above still represents the current VIX index level (January 6 th of 16.04), as it did in the first chart.

The stock market’s volatility gauge was rising Monday, the day before U.S. election day. “With the polls so close between two completely different candidates, it’s understandable to see ...

It will remain in place unless VIX moves above its declining 200-day moving average. That trend-of-VIX buy signal is marked with a square on the lower right of the accompanying VIX chart.

Options traders have been crowding into Cboe Market Volatility Index (VIX) bets, which has sent the market’s "fear gauge" to two 2025 records this week alone, the most recent on Friday to 26.56.