United States

Equity volatility

Name: Equity volatility data for United States
Creator: FRED
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Market-implied volatility index.

FRED

Frequencydaily · +2Transformlevel

Source: FRED · VIXCLS

Stored official data

Equity volatility - United States in United States was 18.4 on June 17, 2026, higher by 2.03 (+12.4%) from the prior observation. Charted from daily observations in index.

Latest18.44

MoM+12.37%

YoY-14.63%

10Y Avg18.56

Latest observationJune 17, 2026

Model surprise+0.33

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Min9.14

Mean18.54

Max82.69

Latest observationJune 17, 2026

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VIXCLS

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82 · 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.

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QualitySource authority: 82/100. Aggregator source: useful access layer, but official methodology remains with the originating agency.Methodology completeness: 100/100. 100% of core provider, geography, unit, frequency, citation, and revision fields are populated.Timeliness and freshness: 90/100. 2,567 observations available; latest observation 2026-06-17; platform fetch 2026-06-19T08:30:54.326Z; 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 Jun 19, 2026)

Retrieved Jun 19, 2026

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Series details

SourceFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

CategoryMarkets

FrequencyDaily

UnitIndex

Latest observationJune 17, 2026

Platform last fetchJune 19, 2026

Transformslevel, mom, index 100

About this series

CBOE Volatility Index: VIX

The reading right now

As of June 2026, Equity volatility for United States stood at 18.4. That is up 2.03 from the prior day. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 19.2, ranging from a low of 11.9 in May 2024 to a high of 52.3 in April 2025. The current reading sits 0.12 below its trailing ten-year mean of 18.6.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.