CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) Index Forecast — Price Prediction & Analysis

Premium grade: 2026-08-07 05:09 UTC

^VIX carries a measurable expected travel range over the next 33 days — and the options market may not be paying full price for it. Sigmacast's calibrated band is sized from realized volatility and graded against every terminal close, with its containment rate audited across the last 15 forecasts. All three horizons are graded on the same premium scale — where each one landed is below.

Market-data read

^VIX reads range-bound — no clean directional character at any horizon (ER 0.80 / 0.26 / 0.11). Recent action is directionless chop rather than a trend. Term-structure band: ±12.2% / ±18.8% / ±28.9% (7/14/28d).