VIX heads into Tuesday after Nvidia rebound cuts 2 points

VIX heads into Tuesday after closing at 18.44 points on October 19, down 2 points or 7.8 percent. The decline followed a rebound in AI shares after last week's selloff, Reuters reported.

Amazon gained 5.2 percent after Morgan Stanley named it a top pick, while Nvidia rose 1.5 percent. CoreWeave finished down 0.4 percent after an early rally faded, Reuters reported.

Why did the VIX fall on Monday?

Technology and consumer discretionary stocks led the rebound. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.1 percent, while seven of 11 S&P 500 sectors fell. The VIX's October 19 range was 17.39 to 18.93 points, after opening at 18.37 points, according to Yahoo Finance.

The VIX was indicated at 18.49 points at 5:35 a.m. ET on October 20. That level was an off-hours indication, not the regular-session close, MarketScreener showed.

Housing data and Netflix set the next cues

• October 20, 2026, 8:30 a.m. ET: September housing starts are expected at 1.30 million, versus 1.275 million previously, Investing.com reports.
• October 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET: Atlanta Fed GDPNow is forecast at 3.6 percent, unchanged from the prior estimate, Investing.com reports.
• October 20, 2026, 4:01 p.m. ET: Netflix reports third-quarter earnings after the close, with consensus EPS of USD 0.82, The Closing Print reports.

VIX price data for October 19, 2026

VIX closed at 18.44 points on October 19, down 2 points or 7.8 percent from 19.99 points on October 16, according to Yahoo Finance. It opened at 18.37 points and traded between 17.39 and 18.93 points. The October 20 pre-market indication was 18.49 points at 5:35 a.m. ET.

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