^VIX, Feb 2026 – Aug 2026: by the numbers
Auto-generated from the price series — no named events, just what the chart did.
^VIX spent most of these 130 days slid, finishing -13.3% from where it began. It opens at 17.79 and closes at 15.43.
The standout move is to the upside: off its low near Feb 2026, ^VIX put together a 75.9% run-up into Mar 2026 — the longest climb in the game. It isn't all one way, though: the sharpest pullback along the route is a 52.0% drawdown, the deepest valley you'll drop into.
Day to day the terrain is violent — closer to a roller coaster than a road: 50 up days against 75 down (more down days than up). The steepest single faces are a +39.7% jump on Jun 5, 2026 and a -18.4% drop on Apr 8, 2026 — near-vertical walls you'll need to boost up or launch over. Its longest unbroken climb runs 4 days; its longest slide, 8.
If you want a breather, the calmest stretch sits around May 2026–Jun 2026; the roughest, most technical section runs Jun 2026–Jun 2026, where you'll earn most of your air. Put together, this chart rides as a brutal, all-or-nothing run — ★★★★★.
| Period | Feb 2026 – Aug 2026 |
| Trading days | 130 |
| Start → End | 17.79 → 15.43 |
| High / Low | 31.05 / 14.90 |
| Max drawdown | 52.0% |
| Biggest up / down day | +39.7% / -18.4% |
| Up days / Down days | 50 / 75 |
| Longest win / loss streak | 4 / 8 days |
Is this real market data?
Yes — the terrain is built directly from ^VIX's real closing levels for Feb 2026 – Aug 2026. Every peak and valley is an actual level.
How is the difficulty decided?
From the chart itself: how often direction flips, how deep the drawdowns get, and how steep the sharpest days are. This one scores 5/5 — a brutal, all-or-nothing run.
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