VXX's biggest one-day moves since 2021, and what happened next
Describes the past; not a signal. Pre-licensed data — internal estimates, to be re-verified after our licensed data rebuild.
Close-to-close daily changes from 1 Apr 2021 to 4 Nov 2026 (1406 sessions). Later changes are measured from the close on the day of the move.
Biggest one-day falls
Of these 10, 0 were higher 21 sessions later · n = 10 · could be chance.
| Date | One-day change | After 5 sessions | After 21 sessions | After 63 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2025 | -20.6% | +8.2% | -11.6% | -33.3% |
| 6 Aug 2024 | -19.2% | -28.5% | -25.9% | -22.7% |
| 29 Nov 2021 | -15.7% | +16.9% | -15.1% | +21.0% |
| 20 Dec 2024 | -14.4% | -5.3% | -13.2% | -2.4% |
| 12 May 2025 | -13.0% | +0.6% | -3.2% | -23.0% |
| 9 Aug 2024 | -12.1% | -18.9% | -7.6% | -19.2% |
| 14 Apr 2025 | -11.8% | +4.3% | -22.2% | -32.5% |
| 14 May 2021 | -11.8% | +2.3% | -17.7% | -31.9% |
| 7 Dec 2021 | -11.2% | -4.2% | -15.4% | +18.0% |
| 27 May 2025 | -10.1% | -1.5% | -8.5% | -30.5% |
Biggest one-day rises
Of these 10, 0 were higher 21 sessions later · n = 10 · could be chance.
| Date | One-day change | After 5 sessions | After 21 sessions | After 63 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2024 | +39.2% | -37.2% | -37.0% | -34.8% |
| 26 Nov 2021 | +27.3% | +6.9% | -26.6% | -8.3% |
| 3 Apr 2025 | +24.8% | +26.7% | -0.6% | -23.0% |
| 2 Aug 2024 | +24.1% | -11.0% | -14.6% | -7.7% |
| 3 Sep 2024 | +20.3% | -3.8% | -1.6% | -21.0% |
| 4 Apr 2025 | +19.8% | +3.0% | -13.8% | -37.4% |
| 12 May 2021 | +17.4% | -12.5% | -36.3% | -44.7% |
| 10 Apr 2025 | +16.8% | -9.9% | -34.1% | -42.1% |
| 18 Dec 2024 | +16.8% | -17.7% | -17.3% | -12.1% |
| 30 Nov 2021 | +15.5% | -10.1% | -26.5% | -2.0% |