Historical Year Data · 2016
VIX Index in 2016
VIX Index opened 2016 at 20.70 and closed at 14.04, a -32.17% move for the year. The high of 28.14 was reached on February 11, and the low of 11.27 on December 21.
Open
20.70
2016-01
Close
14.04
252 data points
High
28.14
Feb 11
Low
11.27
Dec 21
Full Year Change
-32.17%
2015 Change
+2.36%
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.70 | 20.20 | 27.59 | 19.34 | -2.42% |
| Feb | 19.98 | 20.55 | 28.14 | 19.11 | +2.85% |
| Mar | 17.70 | 13.95 | 18.67 | 13.56 | -21.19% |
| Apr | 13.10 | 15.70 | 16.26 | 13.10 | +19.85% |
| May | 14.68 | 14.19 | 16.33 | 13.12 | -3.34% |
| Jun | 14.20 | 15.63 | 25.76 | 13.47 | +10.07% |
| Jul | 14.77 | 11.87 | 15.58 | 11.77 | -19.63% |
| Aug | 12.44 | 13.42 | 13.65 | 11.34 | +7.88% |
| Sep | 13.48 | 13.29 | 18.14 | 11.94 | -1.41% |
| Oct | 13.57 | 17.06 | 17.06 | 12.84 | +25.72% |
| Nov | 18.56 | 13.33 | 22.51 | 12.34 | -28.18% |
| Dec | 14.07 | 14.04 | 14.12 | 11.27 | -0.21% |
Events During 2016
2016 Brexit Vote
Goldilocks
June 23–24, 2016
The UK voted to leave the European Union on June 23, 2016. The pound fell 10% overnight, its largest single-day drop since floating in 1971.
2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse
Deflation
June 2014 – February 2016
Brent crude fell from $115 in June 2014 to $27 in January 2016, a 77% collapse. Shale oversupply and OPEC's refusal to cut production broke the commodity supercycle that had dominated markets since 2003.
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