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S&P 500 VIX Oct '25 (VIV25)

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S&P 500 VIX Futures Market News and Commentary

Stocks Trading Higher on Favorable CPI Report and Positive AI News

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.85%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.38%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) are up +1.06%. 

Stocks are trading higher today on strength in AI and chip stocks after CoreWeave and Super Micro reported better-than-expected earnings.  Stocks also received a lift from today’s favorable CPI report, which supported T-note prices and reduced the odds of a rate hike at the next FOMC meeting to 39% from 51% on Tuesday. 

Today’s July US CPI report was in line with market expectations. On a year-on-year basis, the July CPI eased to +3.4% y/y from June’s +3.5%, and the core CPI eased to +2.5% from June’s +2.6%.  On a month-on-month basis, the July CPI rose +0.1% m/m, and the core CPI rose +0.2% m/m.

Today’s July core CPI report of +2.5% y/y matched the 5.5-year low posted earlier this year but remaine... 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
10/22/25
Expiration Date
10/22/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

S&P 500 VIX Oct '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 4, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
179,066 (+8,557)
113,476 (+10,356)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
89,917 (+5,547)
151,026 (+3,243)
Dealers / Intermediary - Long / Short
72,193 (-3,631)
39,097 (+9,655)
Asset / Manager - Long / Short
44,514 (-4,170)
78,214 (-1,784)
Leveraged Funds - Long / Short
94,849 (+14,961)
91,076 (-1,101)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
2,762 (+366)
1,450 (+251)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
17.2500 +8.41%
on 09/29/25
27.9000 -32.97%
on 10/17/25
+0.6524 (+3.61%)
since 09/22/25
3-Month
17.2500 +8.41%
on 09/29/25
27.9000 -32.97%
on 10/17/25
-2.7500 (-12.82%)
since 07/22/25

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SNDK : 1,367.15 (+7.56%)
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RPD : 12.66 (-5.38%)
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NVDA : 222.86 (+2.46%)
MPC : 342.56 (+1.83%)
SMCI : 35.91 (+13.64%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 19.9000
2nd Resistance Point 19.3000
1st Resistance Point 19.0000
Last Price 18.7000s
1st Support Level 18.1000
2nd Support Level 17.5000
3rd Support Level 17.2000

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52-Week High 27.9000
Fibonacci 61.8% 23.8317
Fibonacci 50% 22.5750
Fibonacci 38.2% 21.3183
Last Price 18.7000s
52-Week Low 17.2500

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