Indicator notes

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on March 12, 2021: 75.5 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on March 11, 2021, was 61.3 (“Greed”): the index rose sharply by 14.2 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 26 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 92.6 versus 36.6 and “Sector volatility” at 78.3 versus 76.5. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on March 4, 2021: 58.6 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on March 3, 2021, was 70.4: the index fell sharply by 11.8 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index has now spent 22 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 36.8 versus 70.1 and “Sector momentum” at 85.2 versus 91.8. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on February 19, 2021: 73.5 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on February 18, 2021, was 58.6: the index rose sharply by 14.9 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index has now spent 13 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 93.0 versus 37.9 and “Sector momentum” at 93.9 versus 86.4. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on February 15, 2021: 74.0 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on February 12, 2021, was 58.7: the index rose sharply by 15.3 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index has now spent 9 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 97.1 versus 38.3 and “Sector volatility” at 39.0 versus 44.5. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on February 3, 2021: 58.7 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on February 2, 2021, was 50.5 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 8.2 points and crossed the 55 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 “Neutral” zone for 3 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 72.0 versus 38.8 and “Sector breadth” at 55.5 versus 57.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on January 29, 2021: 50.1 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on January 28, 2021, was 56.4 (“Greed”): the index fell by 6.3 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 8 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Sector momentum” at 74.1 versus 86.0 and “Sector volatility” at 27.1 versus 36.4. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on January 20, 2021: 73.8 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 19, 2021, was 61.7: the index rose sharply by 12.1 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index has now spent 2 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 76.1 versus 38.3 and “Sector volatility” at 39.0 versus 29.1. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on January 19, 2021: 61.7 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 18, 2021, was 76.4 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell sharply by 14.7 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index spent a single trading day in the “Extreme Greed” zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 38.3 versus 94.9 and “Sector momentum” at 96.5 versus 97.5. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on January 18, 2021: 76.4 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 15, 2021, was 71.5 (“Greed”): the index rose by 4.9 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. The index spent a single trading day in the “Greed” zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 94.9 versus 76.4 and “Sector breadth” at 83.4 versus 82.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on January 15, 2021: 71.5 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 14, 2021, was 77.1 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell by 5.6 points and crossed the 75 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 “Extreme Greed” zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 76.4 versus 95.0 and “Sector volatility” at 30.7 versus 32.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on January 14, 2021: 77.1 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 13, 2021, was 61.6 (“Greed”): the index rose sharply by 15.5 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 95.0 versus 38.6 and “Sector volatility” at 32.6 versus 29.1. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on January 13, 2021: 61.6 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 12, 2021, was 77.2 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell sharply by 15.6 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 6 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 38.6 versus 95.1 and “Sector volatility” at 29.1 versus 33.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on January 4, 2021: 84.0 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on December 30, 2020, was 69.7 (“Greed”): the index rose sharply by 14.3 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 9 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 95.6 versus 39.3 and “Sector momentum” at 94.9 versus 93.4. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on December 18, 2020: 72.8 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on December 17, 2020, was 79.3 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell by 6.5 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 13 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Sector volatility” at 67.8 versus 89.8 and “Sector breadth” at 87.2 versus 89.4. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on December 14, 2020: 77.1 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on December 11, 2020, was 92.4: the index fell sharply by 15.3 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Extreme Greed” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: optimism is close to its limit and risk is taken eagerly. The index has now spent 10 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 39.6 versus 95.5 and “Sector volatility” at 81.3 versus 87.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on December 1, 2020: 78.4 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on November 30, 2020, was 64.6 (“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. Before that the index had stayed in the “Greed” zone for 4 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 98.8 versus 40.7 and “Sector volatility” at 52.9 versus 59.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on November 25, 2020: 57.4 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on November 24, 2020, was 54.9 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 2.5 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 volatility” at 33.2 versus 27.3 and “Sector breadth” at 58.0 versus 55.3. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on November 24, 2020: 54.9 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on November 23, 2020, was 63.8 (“Greed”): the index fell by 8.9 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 2 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 40.7 versus 89.6 and “Sector momentum” at 96.7 versus 89.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on November 20, 2020: 63.4 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on November 19, 2020, was 50.4 (“Neutral”): the index rose sharply by 13.0 points and crossed the 55 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 “Neutral” zone for 4 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 89.7 versus 41.1 and “Sector momentum” at 90.2 versus 88.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on November 16, 2020: 50.0 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on November 13, 2020, was 58.6 (“Greed”): the index fell by 8.6 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 3 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 41.1 versus 89.8 and “Sector breadth” at 45.3 versus 39.8. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on November 11, 2020: 55.2 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on November 10, 2020, was 50.3 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 4.9 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 88.4 versus 75.5 and “Sector breadth” at 33.6 versus 27.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on November 10, 2020: 50.3 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on November 9, 2020, was 44.9 (“Fear”): the index rose by 5.4 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 2 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Sector momentum” at 75.5 versus 61.4 and “Sector breadth” at 27.7 versus 19.9. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on November 6, 2020: 37.9 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on November 5, 2020, was 24.4 (“Extreme Fear”): the index rose sharply by 13.5 points and crossed the 25 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 “Extreme Fear” zone for 8 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 89.8 versus 41.3 and “Sector breadth” at 14.0 versus 10.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on October 26, 2020: 23.3 out of 100, in the “Extreme Fear” zone. The previous reading, on October 23, 2020, was 25.1 (“Fear”): the index fell slightly by 1.8 points and crossed the 25 boundary. The “Extreme Fear” zone covers readings from 0 to 25: investors are avoiding risk and selling dominates. The index spent a single trading day in the “Fear” zone. Biggest component moves: “Sector momentum” at 29.7 versus 36.4 and “Sector volatility” at 11.4 versus 12.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on October 23, 2020: 25.1 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on October 22, 2020, was 23.7 (“Extreme Fear”): the index rose slightly by 1.4 points and crossed the 25 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 “Extreme Fear” zone for 6 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Sector momentum” at 36.4 versus 31.6 and “Sector breadth” at 11.4 versus 9.8. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on October 15, 2020: 24.9 out of 100, in the “Extreme Fear” zone. The previous reading, on October 14, 2020, was 38.7 (“Fear”): the index fell sharply by 13.8 points and crossed the 25 boundary. The “Extreme Fear” zone covers readings from 0 to 25: investors are avoiding risk and selling dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Fear” zone for 9 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 40.6 versus 88.3 and “Sector momentum” at 28.3 versus 33.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on October 12, 2020: 38.8 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on October 9, 2020, was 25.8: the index rose sharply by 13.0 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Fear” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: investors are cautious and appetite for risk is below normal. The index has now spent 7 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 88.5 versus 40.9 and “Sector volatility” at 20.5 versus 16.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on October 9, 2020: 25.8 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on October 8, 2020, was 39.1: the index fell sharply by 13.3 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Fear” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: investors are cautious and appetite for risk is below normal. The index has now spent 6 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 40.9 versus 88.5 and “Sector breadth” at 16.6 versus 19.5. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on October 7, 2020: 40.8 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on October 6, 2020, was 30.0: the index rose sharply by 10.8 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Fear” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: investors are cautious and appetite for risk is below normal. The index has now spent 4 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 88.5 versus 40.8 and “Sector momentum” at 36.4 versus 40.8. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on October 6, 2020: 30.0 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on October 5, 2020, was 40.8: the index fell sharply by 10.8 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Fear” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: investors are cautious and appetite for risk is below normal. The index has now spent 3 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 40.8 versus 88.3 and “Sector momentum” at 40.8 versus 39.4. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.