^VIX, Feb 1990 – Jun 2026: by the numbers
Auto-generated from the price series — no named events, just what the chart did.
^VIX spent most of these 438 days sold off, finishing -12.4% from where it began. It opens at 21.99 and closes at 19.26.
The standout move is to the upside: off its low near Jan 2007, ^VIX put together a 474.8% run-up into Oct 2008 — the longest climb in the game. It isn't all one way, though: the sharpest pullback along the route is a 84.1% drawdown, the deepest valley you'll drop into.
Day to day the terrain is violent — closer to a roller coaster than a road: 204 up days against 233 down (more down days than up). The steepest single faces are a +134.6% jump on Aug 1, 2015 and a -45.9% drop on Nov 1, 2020 — near-vertical walls you'll need to boost up or launch over. Its longest unbroken climb runs 5 days; its longest slide, 8.
If you want a breather, the calmest stretch sits around Sep 2002–Apr 2006; the roughest, most technical section runs Oct 2018–May 2022, where you'll earn most of your air. Put together, this chart rides as a brutal, all-or-nothing run — ★★★★★.
| Period | Feb 1990 – Jun 2026 |
| Trading days | 438 |
| Start → End | 21.99 → 19.26 |
| High / Low | 59.89 / 9.51 |
| Max drawdown | 84.1% |
| Biggest up / down day | +134.6% / -45.9% |
| Up days / Down days | 204 / 233 |
| Longest win / loss streak | 5 / 8 days |
Is this real market data?
Yes — the terrain is built directly from ^VIX's real closing levels for Feb 1990 – Jun 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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