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IndicatorsInterest Rates & CreditEquity volatility - United States

Equity volatility - United States

United States·Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)·Daily·Index
NormalizedStored official dataUpdated this weekLoaded just nowDataset exceptions

Source:Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)·VIXCLS

CBOE Volatility Index: VIX

Equity volatility - United States in United States was 16.6 on May 25, 2026, lower by 0.11 (-0.7%) from the prior observation. Charted from daily observations in index.

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  • IndexFred
Latest16.59
MoM-0.66%
YoY-19.35%
10Y Avg18.55
Latest observationMay 25, 2026
Model surprise-0.08

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Equity volatility - United States time series chart. Showing observations from May 26, 2016 to May 25, 2026. Latest value 16.6.

Min9.14
Mean18.55
Max82.69
Latest observationMay 25, 2026

Source evidence

Tier 1 - criticalU.S. macro backbone via St. Louis Fed; revision/vintage capable.Action: deepen nowExpected coverage: 800,000 series.
Source noteProvider health
SourceFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
FRED
Native keyProvider-native identifier used to reconcile this country/provider series.
VIXCLS
FreshnessDisplayed as stored official data.Official provider-backed values served from the platform cache. Research and Pro receive priority live refresh when the series cadence calls for it.Fetched: May 26, 2026.Latest observation flag: Preliminary.
Stored official data
HistoryPoint-in-time data via the FRED ALFRED endpoint. Each request returns the values as they were published on the supplied vintage date.Vintage history is derived from FRED ALFRED's realtime_start/realtime_end query parameters.
Source-native vintage
ReuseCommercial use: dataset specific.Redistribution: review required.Do not treat FRED as an automatically reusable commercial-display source. Prefer direct BEA, BLS, Census, FRB, Treasury, and EIA feeds where possible.Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (VIXCLS). Accessed 2026-05-26. Underlying-source rights may differ.
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81 · Acceptable
ComparabilityAggregator is not the statistical authority: Use the source agency, source code, and methodology link when citing or reconciling with official releases.Seasonal-adjustment status needs attention: Prefer same-adjustment comparisons, or transform to year-over-year changes before cross-series comparison.
2 notes
QualitySource authority: 82/100. Aggregator source: useful access layer, but official methodology remains with the originating agency.Methodology completeness: 90/100. 90% of core provider, geography, unit, frequency, citation, and revision fields are populated.Timeliness and freshness: 90/100. 2,542 observations available; latest observation 2026-05-25; platform fetch 2026-05-26T18:10:40.024Z; release status none; data status liveRevision and vintage depth: 100/100. Point-in-time data via the FRED ALFRED endpoint. Each request returns the values as they were published on the supplied vintage date.
4/6 strong
CitationEquity volatility - United States (FRED (St. Louis Fed): VIXCLS, United States, retrieved May 26, 2026)
Retrieved May 26, 2026

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Series details

SourceFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
CategoryInterest Rates & Credit
FrequencyDaily
UnitIndex
Latest observationMay 25, 2026
Platform last fetchMay 26, 2026
Transformslevel, yoy, index 100
About this series

CBOE Volatility Index: VIX