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S&P 500 VIX Jan '26 (VIF26)

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S&P 500 VIX Futures Market News and Commentary

Stocks Settle Sharply Higher as Microsoft Leads a Surge in Tech Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed up +1.66%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +3.36%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) rose +1.65%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) rose +3.28%.

Stock indexes settled sharply higher on Thursday after strong growth at Microsoft reassured investors that massive spending on artificial intelligence is starting to pay off.  Microsoft surged more than +15% after reporting that Q4 Azure and other cloud services revenue ex-forex rose +43%, better than the consensus of +39.3% and the fastest quarterly growth in four years.  Microsoft's positive earnings also eased AI spending concerns and fueled a sharp rally in chipmakers and AI-infrastructure stocks, pushing the overall market even higher.  The markets will get another look at megacap earnings when Amazon.com and Apple report after Thursday’s close.

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Contract Specifications

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Contract
CBOE Volatilty Index VIX Futures
Contract Size
$1000 times Index
Tick Size
0.05 points ($50.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun) and 5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Mon-Thur) (Settles 3:01p.m.) CST
Exchange
CFE
Point Value
$1,000
Margin/Maintenance
$8,393/7,630
First Notice Date
01/21/26
Expiration Date
01/21/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

S&P 500 VIX Jan '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 21, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
203,265 (+15,424)
127,867 (+7,133)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
89,049 (-8,260)
165,910 (+2,818)
Dealers / Intermediary - Long / Short
80,571 (+4,867)
43,931 (+2,562)
Asset / Manager - Long / Short
45,770 (+1,748)
87,309 (-42)
Leveraged Funds - Long / Short
96,868 (-3,908)
93,770 (+3,183)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
2,200 (+141)
1,862 (-68)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
15.8000 +25.95%
on 01/13/26
20.9500 -5.01%
on 01/20/26
+2.4547 (+14.07%)
since 12/19/25
3-Month
15.8000 +25.95%
on 01/13/26
23.6700 -15.93%
on 11/21/25
-1.0398 (-4.97%)
since 10/21/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 22.0667
2nd Resistance Point 21.2333
1st Resistance Point 20.5667
Last Price 19.9000s
1st Support Level 19.0667
2nd Support Level 18.2333
3rd Support Level 17.5667

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52-Week High 23.6844
Fibonacci 61.8% 20.6726
Last Price 19.9000s
Fibonacci 50% 19.7422
Fibonacci 38.2% 18.8118
52-Week Low 15.8000

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