S&P 500 7,489.72 +0.70% NASDAQ 25,373.85 +1.00% DOW 52,485.03 +0.50% RUT 2,604.40 -0.34% BTC-USD 63,514.00 +0.80% ETH-USD 3,412.60 -0.65% 10-YR 4.12 -0.72% 2-YR 3.86 +0.52% VIX 14.92 -2.67% GOLD 3,288.40 +0.43% WTI 71.86 -1.26% NATGAS 3.14 +1.95% NVDA 188.34 +1.90% MSFT 512.60 -0.28% AAPL 231.09 +0.46% AMZN 228.77 +1.16% GOOGL 196.42 -0.45% META 704.15 +1.41% TSLA 297.50 -2.11% AMD 172.88 +2.38%

S&P 500 7,489.72 +0.70% NASDAQ 25,373.85 +1.00% DOW 52,485.03 +0.50% RUT 2,604.40 -0.34% BTC-USD 63,514.00 +0.80% ETH-USD 3,412.60 -0.65% 10-YR 4.12 -0.72% 2-YR 3.86 +0.52% VIX 14.92 -2.67% GOLD 3,288.40 +0.43% WTI 71.86 -1.26% NATGAS 3.14 +1.95% NVDA 188.34 +1.90% MSFT 512.60 -0.28% AAPL 231.09 +0.46% AMZN 228.77 +1.16% GOOGL 196.42 -0.45% META 704.15 +1.41% TSLA 297.50 -2.11% AMD 172.88 +2.38%

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What a VIX spike above 20 has actually preceded, historically

Twenty years of volatility spikes, and what the index did in the 30, 60, and 90 days after each one.

Jun 12, 2026 · 14 min read · by the JMM Research desk

Draft entry. The full analysis for this piece ships with the data pipeline; the dataset it grades against is being assembled.