Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) Options History

Historical options analytics archive for VIX with monthly max pain, implied volatility, gamma exposure, and put/call data.

233 months of complete options data available.

VIX monthly aggregates over the last 6 months: ATM IV, max pain, net GEX, and put/call ratioAverage ATM IVAverage ATM IV70%80%90%100%110%120%25-1226-0126-0226-0326-0426-05MonthIVMonth-End Max PainMonth-End Max Pain$14$16$18$20$22$24$2625-1226-0126-0226-0326-0426-05MonthStrike ($)Month-End Net GEXMonth-End Net GEX$0$10.0M$20.0M$30.0M$40.0M$50.0M25-1226-0126-0226-0326-0426-05MonthGEXAverage P/C RatioAverage P/C Ratio0.450.500.5525-1226-0126-0226-0326-0426-05MonthP/C
Month-by-month aggregates from the VIX daily snapshot archive. IV and P/C are averages across days in the month; max pain and net GEX are end-of-month values.

VIX monthly aggregates

Month-by-month rollups derived from the daily snapshot archive for VIX. Volatility and put/call columns are averages across trading days within the month; max pain, net GEX, and net DEX are the end-of-month values (last trading day of the month).

MonthDaysAvg ATM IVAvg IV RankEnd Max PainEnd Net GEXEnd Net DEXAvg P/C
2026-052069.4%21.2%$20.00-$4.2M-$4.4M0.41
2026-042192.0%29.4%$18.00$7.2M-$857.5M0.49
2026-0322122.7%33.8%$26.00$53.2M-$4.10B0.59
2026-021996.7%22.4%$19.00$50.2M-$2.90B0.45
2026-012074.1%12.5%$18.00$37.7M-$2.32B0.44
2025-122262.5%6.7%$14.00-$2.1M-$108.0M0.55

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