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VIX Crash Signal

Median 1M return: +2.0%, 72% win rate.

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VIX drops >=25% from rolling 20D peak — high-conviction dip-buy setup.

VIX
18.65
20D Peak VIX
19.49
Drop from Peak
-4.31%
Days Since Trigger
22
Last Trigger
2026-06-15
As of
2026-07-20

When to run this study

Run after sharp VIX collapses from elevated readings. A >=25% one-day VIX crash from a recent peak historically marks high-conviction dip-buying moments — fear unwinding fast.

Historical results

VIX Crash Events (117)

DateVIXPeakDrop %SPY1W2W1M3M6M
2026-06-1516.2022.22-27.09752.89-2.61-0.95-1.28
2026-04-0821.0431.05-32.24674.273.545.218.2211.97
2025-11-2518.5626.42-29.75669.471.311.862.571.9312.71
2025-10-2018.2325.31-27.97665.782.081.79-1.672.406.55
2025-08-0815.1520.38-25.66630.200.981.282.065.499.53
2025-07-0915.9421.60-26.20617.220.031.631.317.5211.13
2025-05-1617.2433.82-49.02585.96-2.54-0.250.568.5813.73
2025-04-1632.6452.33-37.63518.3746.2413.0419.7426.40
2025-03-1720.5127.86-26.38557.601.53-1.07-7.045.6716.92
2025-01-0817.7027.62-35.92579.570.363.132.61-9.156.17
2024-12-0612.7717.16-25.58595.58-0.59-2.41-2.69-7.74-0.03
2024-11-0616.2723.16-29.75579.141.04-0.092.842.68-0.08
2024-09-1316.5622.38-26.01549.011.4224.297.860.47
2024-08-0920.3727.85-26.86520.6645.472.9612.0914.30
2024-05-0313.4919.23-29.85497.861.873.553.341.7713.50

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