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S&P 500 VIX May '26 (VIK26)

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S&P 500 VIX Futures Market News and Commentary

Stocks Rally on Hopes for a Near-term US-Iran Interim Peace Agreement

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday rose +0.50%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) rose +0.70%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) rose +0.64%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) rose +0.65%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) rose +0.87%. 

Stocks on Friday extended Thursday’s rally on hopes that the US and Iran will sign an interim peace agreement within the next several days, ending the military hostilities, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and ending the US blockade on Iran and its oil exports.  Negotiations would then begin on the more intractable issues, such as sanctions against Iran, the release of $24 billion of frozen Iranian assets, and the resolution of Iranian nuclear issues.  However, Iran said its leaders still need to make a final decision on the proposed interim peace deal.

Stocks started to rally on Thursday after President Trump canceled planned military strikes against Iran, citing "discussions" with the Iranian leadership.  He a... 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
$8,800/8,000
First Notice Date
05/19/26
Expiration Date
05/19/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 9, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
204,993 (+15,059)
132,534 (+15,273)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
97,085 (-13,967)
171,505 (-9,499)
Dealers / Intermediary - Long / Short
98,659 (+4,701)
39,646 (-4,975)
Asset / Manager - Long / Short
57,458 (-6,881)
83,852 (+6,997)
Leveraged Funds - Long / Short
67,684 (-13,079)
102,974 (-10,822)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
2,580 (+1,236)
1,870 (-541)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
17.3500 +2.65%
on 05/19/26
21.7600 -18.15%
on 04/23/26
-2.4816 (-12.23%)
since 04/17/26
3-Month
17.3500 +2.65%
on 05/19/26
26.9500 -33.91%
on 03/30/26
-3.5400 (-16.58%)
since 02/19/26

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 18.7400
2nd Resistance Point 18.3700
1st Resistance Point 18.0900
Last Price 17.8100s
1st Support Level 17.4400
2nd Support Level 17.0700
3rd Support Level 16.7900

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52-Week High 26.9500
Fibonacci 61.8% 23.2828
Fibonacci 50% 22.1500
Fibonacci 38.2% 21.0172
Last Price 17.8100s
52-Week Low 17.3500

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