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Single Stock Volatility Jumps to a Record vs. the VIX® Index

Education & Learning
When:
June 1, 2026 · 4:00 AM
Where:
Cboe Global Markets
Source:
Cboe Global Markets

While macro volatility has fallen, single stock volatility has not. Average single stock volatility, as measured by the VIXEQSM Index, jumped over 4 pts last week to near a 1-year high of 45% (vs. the VIX Index which fell 1.4 pts to near a YTD low of 15.8%). The reason higher stock volatility hasn’t translated into higher index volatility is due to historically low correlation levels. Stocks are moving, but because they’re moving in different directions due to idiosyncratic risk factors (e.g. ea

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