Finance

VIX (Fear Gauge)

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S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) - daily OHLC history since 1990. VIX < 15: low fear. VIX 15-25: normal. VIX 25-35: elevated. VIX > 35: extreme fear. The most watched volatility indicator in the world.

get/api/v1/cboe/vix

Request

  • Base URL: https://sugra.ai
  • URL: https://sugra.ai/api/v1/cboe/vix
  • Auth: API key in header x-api-key

Query parameters

limitinteger

Number of trading days

Response

Daily OHLC history for the VIX index.

Example response

{
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
    "data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
    "response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
    "provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
    "data_age_days": 8.532,
    "source": "sugra_crypto",
    "attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
    "fallback_chain": [
      "sugra_crypto",
      "sugra_finance"
    ],
    "stale_since": "2026-09-08T12:00:00Z",
    "period": "2026-Q1",
    "notes": "the UKMTO report behind these counts is dated 2026-08-21 and is 11 days old"
  }
}

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