---
title: "Implied volatility board: VIX, MOVE, OVX and gold | Helious"
description: Live implied volatility across equities, Treasuries, oil and gold, each ranked against its own trailing-year range, calm to stressed. Free CSV and JSON.
source: Helious
canonical: "https://helious.io/data/volatility"
---

# Implied volatility board: equity, rates, oil and gold

    The board carries every market-published volatility gauge Helious tracks. Each row
    shows the level, the change on the session, and where that level sits inside its own trailing-year
    range. The percentile is what makes an equity vol reading and a Treasury vol reading comparable side by
    side. Posted to the terminal twice each weekday, 10am and 3pm ET.

    CURRENT READING · CLOSES THROUGH 2026-10-14



- VIX
      S&P 500
      17.1
      +1.83 (+12%)





      50%
      normal

- VXN
      Nasdaq 100
      21.14
      +0.3 (+1.4%)





      22%
      calm
      as of 2026-10-13

- OVX
      Crude Oil
      48.77
      +0.25 (+0.5%)





      43%
      normal
      as of 2026-10-13

- GVZ
      Gold
      22.09
      -0.39 (-1.7%)





      9%
      calm
      as of 2026-10-13

- MOVE
      Treasuries
      98.96
      -2.13 (-2.1%)





      94%
      stressed

- VVIX
      Vol of Vol
      97.2
      +11.82 (+13.8%)





      52%
      normal


      The bar shows where the level sits between its trailing-year low and high, and the percentile is how
      much of the past year sat lower. A rising vol gauge is inked red because that is the risk-off
      direction.


      [Sample CSV (current reading)](https://helious.io/data/volatility.csv)
      [Sample JSON (current reading)](https://helious.io/data/volatility.json)


      The downloads carry the current reading. The archive and live data come through the
      [Helious API](https://helious.io/developers/) and
      MCP at [api.helious.io/mcp](https://api.helious.io/mcp).




## The board in full




        GAUGEMEASURES
        SESSION
        LEVELCHANGE
        1Y %ILE
        1Y LOW1Y HIGH



      VIX
      S&P 500
      2026-10-14
      17.1
      +1.83
      50%
      13.47
      31.05



      VXN
      Nasdaq 100
      2026-10-13
      21.14
      +0.3
      22%
      17.2
      33.54



      OVX
      Crude Oil
      2026-10-13
      48.77
      +0.25
      43%
      28.4
      120.91



      GVZ
      Gold
      2026-10-13
      22.09
      -0.39
      9%
      19.58
      46.02



      MOVE
      Treasuries
      2026-10-14
      98.96
      -2.13
      94%
      55.77
      115.02



      VVIX
      Vol of Vol
      2026-10-14
      97.2
      +11.82
      52%
      81.97
      140.44








## Methodology



        Implied volatility is already published as a set of
        **tradeable indices**, one per market. Helious reads those levels rather
        than inverting an option chain, so no model choice sits between the market and the number on this
        page.

        Each gauge is then placed against **its own
        trailing year of closes**. The percentile is the share of that year which closed at or below
        today, and the regime word is a band on that percentile. A gauge with too little history to rank is
        left off the board rather than shown unranked.

        Levels are closes, and the board carries **the session
        they are from** (currently 2026-10-14). A board that only said when it
        was built would present a Friday close as a weekend reading. Free to cite with a link to this
        page.








## FAQ



### What is implied volatility telling me right now?

Across the gauges Helious tracks, Treasuries volatility sits highest in its own trailing year at the 94th percentile, and Gold sits lowest at the 9th. 1 of 6 gauges read elevated or stressed. Levels are the close for 2026-10-14.

### Why show a percentile instead of just the level?

Because the level alone is not comparable. A VIX of 20 and a MOVE of 20 are not the same statement: the gauges live on different scales, and each has its own history. Ranking every reading inside its own trailing year turns six unrelated numbers into one question a desk can actually answer, which is whether this gauge is expensive or cheap by its own standards.

### What do calm, normal, elevated and stressed mean?

They are bands on the trailing-year percentile, not absolute levels. Below the 25th percentile reads calm, 25 to 55 normal, 55 to 80 elevated, and 80 and above stressed. Using percentile bands rather than fixed thresholds is what lets the same four words describe an equity vol index and a Treasury vol index without either being mislabelled.

### Is this the same as an option chain?

No. These are the market-published volatility indices, which are themselves tradeable and are quoted continuously, so there is no option-chain inversion involved. Single-name implied volatility does need a chain and is deliberately out of scope here. Every gauge on this board is a whole-market or whole-asset-class reading.

### Can I use this data?

Yes. The CSV and JSON downloads carry the current reading and are free to cite and embed for any purpose with a link back to this page. The archive and live data come through the Helious API (helious.io/developers) and MCP at https://api.helious.io/mcp.

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