The Cboe Volatility Index, which trades under the ticker symbol VIX, was up almost 3% on Monday ahead of the stock market's opening bell, at around 22.5, according to FactSet data, at last check.

Furthermore, the drop in volatility levels now represent the largest 7-day volatility crash in history ... See below the year ...

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5, 2018. It was also the second-largest increase in its history. The VIX serves as a measure of market fear and expected volatility over the next 30 days. Historically, significant spikes in the ...

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This was actually the VIX's highest closing level pre-Election Day since 1990 outside the bear market in 2000, the financial crisis in 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic crash in 2020. See the chart ...

The most significant movement came from the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), which skyrocketed by 74%, marking the largest one-day jump in the Wall Street's so-called fear gauge since Feb. 5, 2018. It was ...