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The VIX has closed below 10 on 68 days, 52 of them in 2017
| Year | Closes below 10 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2017 | 52 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| Total | 68 |
2017 accounts for more than three quarters of every sub 10 close in the index's history. It was an extraordinary year for calm, and it ended with the February 2018 volatility spike.
The VIX is the price the options market charges to insure the S&P 500 over the next thirty days. It has closed below 10 on 68 days in its history, and 52 of those fell in 2017 alone. Calm clusters as tightly as chaos does.
82.69Highest close
89.53Highest intraday print
68Closes below 10
52Of those, in 2017
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