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Market Mood
Figures as of 28 Sep 2026
Market Mood carries the published prices traders reach for when they ask whether the market is nervous. Each line is a price somebody else printed; RingMaster states no single composite score over them.
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Market Mood
RingMaster publishes 10 market mood series, each priced by somebody else and shown with its own date.
| Series | Latest reading | Prior reading | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIX | 14.21 | 14.87 | 22 Sep |
| VVIX | 91.02 | 87.84 | 28 Sep |
| SKEW | 144.91 | 144.91 | 28 Sep |
| VXN | 22.13 | 20.87 | 28 Sep |
| RVX | 21.32 | 19.90 | 28 Sep |
| OVX | 56.11 | 55.09 | 28 Sep |
| High yield spread | 2.93 | 2.80 | 25 Sep |
| BBB spread | 0.99 | 0.97 | 25 Sep |
| 10 year less 2 year | 0.32 | 0.36 | 28 Sep |
| 10 year less 3 month | 0.96 | 0.93 | 28 Sep |
Figures as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.
Questions
- What is VIX?
- VIX is what S&P 500 option prices imply for movement over the next month, published daily.
- What is SKEW?
- SKEW is how much more index options charge for far downside strikes than a normal distribution would.
More RingMaster pages
- Every market-wide window
- The Options Screener, every covered name
- Every covered stock, fund and index, A to Z
Guides
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