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Fear and greed

Market sentiment on a scale from 0 to 100

The fear and greed index compresses market sentiment into a single number from 0 to 100. Low readings mean participants are frightened and selling; high ones, that the market is running hot on buying. It is built from volatility, trading volume, bitcoin's share and price behaviour. The index describes what has already happened and says nothing about what comes next.

Fear and greed index

67

Greed

0 is extreme fear, 100 is extreme greed

What it is made of
  • Momentum: above the 50-day average63
  • Volatility against the yearly level51
  • Market breadth over 24h72
  • Shift in bitcoin dominance57
  • Shift in the stablecoin share100

How it moved

What the values mean

  • 0—24Extreme fearAlmost everyone is selling. Historically such moments turned out closer to a bottom than to a continued fall.
  • 25—44FearThe market is nervous and buyers are cautious.
  • 45—54NeutralNeither panic nor euphoria.
  • 55—74GreedBuying is eager and the risk of overheating grows.
  • 75—100Extreme greedEuphoria. The higher the value, the more often a correction followed.

The index observes sentiment. It is not a forecast and not a recommendation.

See also