--- title: "The VIX index fell by 1%" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/282899383.md" description: "The VIX index, known as the \"fear gauge,\" fell by 0.2 points or 1% to 18.2" datetime: "2026-04-15T20:58:32.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/282899383.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282899383.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/282899383.md) --- # The VIX index fell by 1% The VIX index, known as the "fear gauge," fell by 0.2 points or 1% to 18.2 ### Related Stocks - [.VIX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.VIX.US.md) - [UVXY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UVXY.US.md) - [VIXY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VIXY.US.md) - [UVIX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UVIX.US.md) - [VIXM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VIXM.US.md) - [SVIX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SVIX.US.md) - [SVXY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SVXY.US.md) - [ZIVB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ZIVB.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Cboe, home of the VIX, boosts its corporate brand and sets to launch its first prediction-market product](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285590253.md) - [Fed's Goolsbee; Inflation has got to be front of mind when Warsh starts as chair](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286812315.md) - [A new day at the Fed, but policy forecast cloudy for Warsh, Trump, US](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286750351.md) - [More from Fed's Barr - hasn't decided on what to do at June FOMC meeting](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286484533.md) - [From bad to worse: The Federal Reserve's May inflation forecast is terrible news for stock investors](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286510546.md)