Indicator notes

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on September 12, 2017: 73.7 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 11, 2017, was 87.4 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell sharply by 13.7 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Extreme Greed” zone for 3 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 40.8 versus 93.6 and “Sector volatility” at 73.1 versus 74.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on September 7, 2017: 82.1 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 6, 2017, was 68.3 (“Greed”): the index rose sharply by 13.8 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Extreme Greed” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: optimism is close to its limit and risk is taken eagerly. The index spent a single trading day in the “Greed” zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 81.0 versus 41.3 and “Sector volatility” at 81.0 versus 67.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on September 6, 2017: 68.3 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 5, 2017, was 80.0 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell sharply by 11.7 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Extreme Greed” zone for 2 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 41.3 versus 93.9 and “Sector volatility” at 67.7 versus 63.3. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on September 4, 2017: 76.2 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 1, 2017, was 70.3 (“Greed”): the index rose by 5.9 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Extreme Greed” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: optimism is close to its limit and risk is taken eagerly. Before that the index had stayed in the “Greed” zone for 7 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 94.1 versus 81.6 and “Sector volatility” at 55.6 versus 48.9. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on August 24, 2017: 55.2 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on August 23, 2017, was 53.9 (“Neutral”): the index rose slightly by 1.3 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index spent a single trading day in the “Neutral” zone. Biggest component moves: “Sector momentum” at 54.1 versus 46.9 and “Sector volatility” at 43.4 versus 47.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on August 23, 2017: 53.9 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on August 22, 2017, was 44.2 (“Fear”): the index rose by 9.7 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Fear” zone for 3 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 83.1 versus 42.8 and “Sector volatility” at 47.6 versus 55.9. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on August 18, 2017: 34.1 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on August 17, 2017, was 49.2 (“Neutral”): the index fell sharply by 15.1 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Fear” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: investors are cautious and appetite for risk is below normal. Before that the index had stayed in the “Neutral” zone for 6 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 4.3 versus 42.3 and “Sector volatility” at 53.7 versus 63.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on August 10, 2017: 52.6 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on August 9, 2017, was 67.5 (“Greed”): the index fell sharply by 14.9 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Greed” zone for 4 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 42.1 versus 82.7 and “Sector volatility” at 60.0 versus 72.5. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on August 4, 2017: 60.9 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on August 3, 2017, was 52.2 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 8.7 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index spent a single trading day in the “Neutral” zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 83.3 versus 42.8 and “Sector volatility” at 66.0 versus 70.9. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on August 3, 2017: 52.2 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on August 2, 2017, was 62.4 (“Greed”): the index fell sharply by 10.2 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Greed” zone for 2 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 42.8 versus 83.3 and “Sector breadth” at 51.8 versus 49.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on August 1, 2017: 61.6 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on July 31, 2017, was 50.3 (“Neutral”): the index rose sharply by 11.3 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index spent a single trading day in the “Neutral” zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 83.5 versus 43.1 and “Sector momentum” at 35.2 versus 29.1. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on July 31, 2017: 50.3 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on July 28, 2017, was 42.0 (“Fear”): the index rose by 8.3 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 43.1 versus 4.4 and “Sector breadth” at 48.8 versus 52.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.