VIX net positioning reaches -89,446 contracts, a 7.1th percentile reading
VIX net positioning dropped to -89,446 contracts on 18 August, ranking 7.1th among readings over the trailing 156 reports.
- Reading
- -89,446 contracts
- Observed
- 18 Aug 2026
- Standard deviations
- -1.60
- Percentile
- 7th percentile
What it means
Readings at or below that level occurred in 7.1% of the trailing 156 reports.
How it was measured
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders. Net non-commercial positioning in VIX Futures, Cboe Futures Exchange, 18 August 2026.