CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX)Cboe Indices
16.06
+0.29
(1.839%)
⇧
(June 3, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
CDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | May 30, 2026, 12:52 a.m. CDT
The VIX is flashing a definitive 'risk-off' signal despite the underlying equity market's recent rally. Currently at 15.32, the index has decisively broken below both its 50-day (19.95) and 200-day (18.38) averages, trading near its 52-week low of 13.38. This technical breakdown confirms that the recent surge in risk appetite is fragile; the market is pricing in a potential correction where fear will return quickly. The options flow reinforces this, with traders building a heavy put wall around the 16-20 range, suggesting they view the current low as a temporary pause before a deeper dive into the 13-15 zone. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.148950 |
| MSTL | 0.221125 |
| AutoETS | 0.221816 |
| AutoTheta | 0.229712 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 71% |
| H-stat | 1.28 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.103 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.58 |
As of May 30, 2026, 12:52 a.m. CDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a sustained decline in volatility, evidenced by massive put volume and open interest (OI) at strikes 16-20 across June, July, and August expirations. Call activity is heavily skewed toward protective hedges (OTM puts) rather than directional bets, with significant OI walls at 22-25 strikes indicating a 'floor' expectation. The extreme IV spikes on deep OTM puts suggest fear of a sharp, rapid drop below current levels, while call IV remains suppressed relative to put IV, confirming a bearish skew in near-term sentiment.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -10.44861 |
| All Time High | 89.53 |
| All Time Low | 8.56 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 0 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 0 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 0 |
| Average Volume | 0 |
| Average Volume10Days | 0 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 0 |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | LOW |
| Day High | 16.63 |
| Day Low | 15.94 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | CXI |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/Chicago |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | CDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 19.5296 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.4696007 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.17765856 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -10.44861 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 35.3 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -19.24 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5450425 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 13.38 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.6799994 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2002989 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 13.38 - 35.3 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 631,267,200,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe Indices |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -18,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Long Name | CBOE Volatility Index |
| Market | cboe_market |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_INDEXVIX |
| Open | 15.97 |
| Previous Close | 15.77 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Type | INDEX |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.289999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.8389283 |
| Regular Market Day High | 16.63 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.94 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.94 - 16.63 |
| Regular Market Open | 15.97 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 15.77 |
| Regular Market Price | 16.06 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,780,517,701 |
| Regular Market Volume | 0 |
| Short Name | CBOE Volatility Index |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ^VIX |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 0 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 18.3902 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.3302002 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.1267088 |
| Type Disp | Index |
| Volume | 0 |