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S&P 500 VIX May '16 (VIK16)

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S&P 500 VIX Futures Market News and Commentary

Stocks Finish Slightly Lower as Bond Yields Climb

Barchart - Fri Jan 16, 3:38PM CST

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.07%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) fell -0.06%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) fell -0.08%.

Stock indexes gave up an early advance on Friday and settled slightly lower as bond yields rose. The 10-year T-note yield rose +6 bp to a 4.5-month high of 4.23% on Friday after President Trump expressed reluctance to nominate Kevin Hassett as Fed Chair. Hassett was seen by markets as the most dovish candidate and the top contender for the Fed Chair nomination, so nominating someone like Kevin Warsh, a known hawk and the second-most-likely Fed Chair candidate, dampened speculation about future Fed rate cuts, pushed bond yields higher, and weighed on stocks.

Stocks initially moved higher on Friday, led by strength in chipmakers. Confidence that spending on artificial intelligence will c... Read more

Contract Specifications

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

$7,337/6,670

First Notice Date

05/18/16

Expiration Date

05/18/16 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

S&P 500 VIX May '16

Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 13, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short

203,051 (-3,039)

113,277 (-6,682)

Non-Commercials - Long / Short

82,067 (+2,677)

174,430 (+6,790)

Dealers / Intermediary - Long / Short

101,522 (+5,162)

33,134 (-2,120)

Asset / Manager - Long / Short

48,382 (-394)

98,565 (+8,359)

Leveraged Funds - Long / Short

66,312 (+1,178)

89,969 (+390)

Other Reportables - Long / Short

3,623 (-184)

760 (-397)

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Price Performance

Period	Period Low		Period High	Performance
1-Month	14.500 +7.59% on 05/10/16		18.040 -13.53% on 04/29/16	-0.625 (-3.85%) since 04/18/16
3-Month	14.500 +7.59% on 05/10/16		23.640 -34.01% on 02/19/16	-7.625 (-32.83%) since 02/18/16

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VIK16	15.600s	-32.83%
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3rd Resistance Point	N/A
2nd Resistance Point	16.000
1st Resistance Point	15.800
Last Price	15.600s
1st Support Level	15.300
2nd Support Level	15.000
3rd Support Level	N/A

52-Week High	25.450
Fibonacci 61.8%	21.267
Fibonacci 50%	19.975
Fibonacci 38.2%	18.683
Last Price	15.600s
52-Week Low	14.500

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