Historical Year Data · 2006

VIX Index in 2006

VIX Index opened 2006 at 11.14 and closed at 11.56, a +3.77% move for the year. The high of 23.81 was reached on June 13, and the low of 9.90 on November 21.

Open

11.14

2006-01

11.56

251 data points

High

23.81

Jun 13

Low

9.90

Nov 21

Full Year Change

+3.77%

2005 Change

-14.28%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	11.14	12.95	14.56	10.86	+16.25%
Feb	12.36	12.34	13.59	11.46	-0.16%
Mar	11.54	11.39	12.74	10.74	-1.30%
Apr	11.57	11.59	13.00	11.13	+0.17%
May	12.54	16.44	18.66	11.62	+31.10%
Jun	14.52	13.08	23.81	13.03	-9.92%
Jul	13.05	14.95	18.64	13.05	+14.56%
Aug	15.05	12.31	15.23	11.64	-18.21%
Sep	11.96	11.98	13.88	11.18	+0.17%
Oct	12.57	11.10	12.57	10.56	-11.69%
Nov	11.51	10.91	12.30	9.90	-5.21%
Dec	11.66	11.56	12.67	9.97	-0.86%

Events During 2006

2006 US Housing Market Peak

Goldilocks

June 2006 – February 2007

US home prices peaked in summer 2006 after a 106% rally from 2000. Subprime mortgage underwriting collapsed in late 2006, setting up the 2008 crisis. The peak is the canonical example of a market top visible only in retrospect.

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