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CBOE Volatility Index

VIX
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Today's Read

Auto-derived from VIX session history · updated nightly

It's a Tue — most likely a Normal Variation day

On Tuesdays, Normal Variation sessions are the most common at 33.7%. Watch for a moderate range expansion past IB but capped at 2× IB.

The first hour rarely holds

IB breaks 98.1% of the time — only 1.9% of sessions stay range-bound. Both sides break 32.1% (Neutral days).

What "normal" looks like

Average session range is 1.8 pts. The middle 68% of sessions runs -0.1940 → 3.8 — anything outside is an outlier day.

VPOC is the leading tell

When the IB VPOC sits in the upper half, IB high breaks 0.0% of the time. Lower half: IB low breaks 0.0% of the time.

The overnight range matters

91.5% of sessions break either the overnight high or low. The OVN high is tested 55.8% of the time, OVN low 60.7%.

IB Break Rate
98.09%
IB high 56.7% · low 73.5%
Overnight Broken
91.52%
Both 25.0% · None 8.5%
Most Common Day
Normal Var
31.6% · Trend 29.1% · Neutral 32.1%

Session range

How wide a typical day is, end to end

MeasureValue
Typical
Half of sessions come in under this
1.27 pts
Normal band
The middle 68% of sessions
-0.1940 → 3.84 pts
Unusual above
A session range past this is an outlier day
3.84 pts

Initial Balance range

The first hour's high-to-low spread

MeasureValue
Typical
Half of sessions come in under this
0.6200 pts
Normal band
The middle 68% of sessions
-0.2305 → 1.98 pts
Unusual above
A first hour past this is an outlier day
1.98 pts
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