'Don't get too comfortable': Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ hits 2026 low — here's why it's unlikely to last

#CBOE VIX: Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ hits 2026 low — here's why Skip Navigation Markets Pre-Markets U.S. Markets Currencies Prediction Markets Cryptocurrency Futures & Commodities Bonds Funds & ETFs Business Economy Finance Health & Science Media Real Estate Energy Climate Transportation Investigations Industrials Retail Wealth Sports Life Small Business Investing Personal Finance Fintech Financial Advisors Options Action ETF Street Buffett Archive Earnings Trader Talk Tech Cybersecurity AI Enterprise Internet Media Mobile Social Media CNBC Disruptor 50 Tech Guide Politics & Policy White House Policy Defense Congress Expanding Opportunity Video Latest Video Full Episodes Livestream Live Audio Live TV Schedule CNBC Podcasts CEO Interviews CNBC Documentaries Digital Originals Watchlist Investing Club Trust Portfolio Analysis Trade Alerts Meeting Videos Homestretch Jim's Columns Education Subscribe PRO Pro News Josh Brown Mike Santoli Calls of the Day My Portfolio Livestream Full Episodes Stock Screener Market Forecast Options Investing Chart Investing Subscribe Livestream Menu Make It select USA INTL Livestream Search quotes, news & videos Livestream Watchlist SIGN IN Create free account Markets Business Investing Tech Politics & Policy Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Markets 'Don't get too comfortable': Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ hits 2026 low — here's why it's unlikely to last Published Mon, Aug 17 2026 8:19 AM EDT Updated 2 Hours Ago Hugh Leask WATCH LIVE Key Points The VIX, Wall Street's so-called "fear gauge," has dipped to its lowest level this year, as stock markets approach record highs. Analysts said that the VIX's slide points to growing investor complacency, just as markets head into a traditionally turbulent post-summer period. Strategists highlighted the ongoing Middle East conflict and Strait of Hormuz impasse as well as growing signs of U.S. Wall Street's so-called "fear gauge" has fallen to its lowest level of 2026 so far, reflecting relative market tranquility in a year marked by geopolitical turbulence — but the calm appears unlikely to last. Strategists warn that rock-bottom volatility, fresh stock market all-time highs and unresolved geopolitical risks are converging just as markets enter the historically stormy mid-August-to-mid-October stretch. İlgili: #CBOE Bu özet bilgilendirme amaçlıdır, yatırım tavsiyesi değildir. — hisseonlinebot