iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX)Trading--Miscellaneous | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
21.78 USD
+0.65
(3.076%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:32 a.m. EDT
The iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN is a catastrophic long-term hold, offering zero utility for investors seeking income or capital preservation. The underlying asset is a leveraged bet on market fear, which has collapsed over the last seven years, evidenced by a staggering 97.85% cumulative loss. While the price recently ticked up 9.28% year-over-year, this is a minor blip in a decade-long secular downtrend where the asset has lost nearly all its value. There is no dividend to provide any cushion, and the business model relies on rolling futures contracts that inevitably decay, making it a 'value trap' for anyone looking for a bargain. Short-term momentum remains weak, with the price trading well below its 50-day and 200-day averages, confirming that the recent recovery is insufficient to reverse the long-term bear case. The options market reinforces this view, with heavy put buying at lower strikes indicating traders are bracing for further declines rather than a volatility explosion. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_126 ✓ | 0.044212 |
| MSTL | 0.062155 |
| AutoTheta | 0.099059 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.101953 |
| AutoETS | 0.140235 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_126
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 4.79 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.268 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.13 |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:32 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a continued decline in volatility. Call open interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money (OTM), creating a massive 'wall' of resistance at strikes like $22.50 and $23.00 for near-term expirations, while put open interest dominates at lower strikes ($16-$21). This distribution suggests a market consensus expecting the VIX to remain suppressed or drop further, with significant capital betting against a spike above current levels.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 5,045.76 |
| All Time Low | 21.065 |
| Ask | 21.88 |
| Ask Size | 1,100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 7,732,430 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 8,921,036 |
| Average Volume | 8,921,036 |
| Average Volume10Days | 7,732,430 |
| Beta3 Year | 45.83 |
| Bid | 21.83 |
| Bid Size | 1,100 |
| Category | Trading--Miscellaneous |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 21.96 |
| Day Low | 21.1305 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,739,439,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,739,439,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,753,768,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,753,768,800 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 24.9434 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.1633987 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.12682308 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -52.247314 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 48.1 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -26.319998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5471933 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 21.065 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.71500015 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.033942565 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 21.065 - 48.1 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,516,890,600,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.45979512 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fund Family | iPath |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,516,147,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The ETN offers exposure to futures contracts of specified maturities on the VIX index and not direct exposure to the VIX index or its spot level. The index is designed to provide investors with exposure to one or more maturities of futures contracts on the CBOE Volatility Index®. |
| Long Name | iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_548515655 |
| Nav Price | 21.1401 |
| Net Assets | 441,160,352.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.89 |
| Open | 21.36 |
| Phone | +65 6 308 3000 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.050001144 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.22936305 |
| Pre Market Price | 21.85 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,031,728 |
| Previous Close | 21.13 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.650002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.0762 |
| Regular Market Day High | 21.96 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 21.1305 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 21.1305 - 21.96 |
| Regular Market Open | 21.36 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 21.13 |
| Regular Market Price | 21.78 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 8,170,328 |
| Short Name | iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Shor |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VXX |
| Three Year Average Return | -0.39186352 |
| Total Assets | 441,160,352 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -37.75985 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -37.75985 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 29.6603 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -7.8802986 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.26568508 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 8,170,328 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | -16.80596 |