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S&P 500 VIX Apr '26 (VIJ26)

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S&P 500 VIX Futures Market News and Commentary

Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Oil Prices Stabilize
Barchart - Fri Aug 21, 3:39PM CDT

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.43% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up by +0.98%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +0.33%.  E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) rose +0.37%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) rose +0.27%.

Stock indices settled higher on Friday as crude oil prices stabilized, temporarily easing inflation concerns.  Crude oil prices consolidated below Thursday’s 1-month high on Friday on comments from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who called for an end to the US-Iran war.  Markets await Monday’s press conference, when US Treasury Secretary Bessent said the administration would give details on plans to isolate Iran’s economy. 

Cryptocurrency-exposed stocks led gainers in the broader market on Friday as Bitcoin soared to a 3-month high.  Bitcoin (^BTCUSD) rose more than +6% on Friday to a 3-month high and has rallied more than +20% this week. Institutional buying returned to support Bit... Read more

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
$8,525/7,750
First Notice Date
04/15/26
Expiration Date
04/15/26 (expired)

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 18, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
226,170 (+33,000)
136,848 (+20,975)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
87,155 (+5,406)
176,601 (+19,918)
Dealers / Intermediary - Long / Short
87,632 (+7,962)
42,954 (+3,452)
Asset / Manager - Long / Short
53,725 (+4,652)
80,887 (+4,710)
Leveraged Funds - Long / Short
95,147 (+11,713)
114,240 (+18,679)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
3,037 (+275)
1,584 (+248)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
18.0000 +0.83%
on 04/15/26
29.3000 -38.05%
on 03/30/26
-6.6496 (-26.81%)
since 03/13/26
3-Month
18.0000 +0.83%
on 04/15/26
29.3000 -38.05%
on 03/30/26
-1.8613 (-9.30%)
since 01/15/26

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 19.3500
2nd Resistance Point 19.0500
1st Resistance Point 18.6000
Last Price 18.1500s
1st Support Level 17.8500
2nd Support Level 17.5500
3rd Support Level 17.1000

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52-Week High 29.3000
Fibonacci 61.8% 24.9834
Fibonacci 50% 23.6500
Fibonacci 38.2% 22.3166
Last Price 18.1500s
52-Week Low 18.0000

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