Fear & Greed Index — Crypto Market Sentiment Today
The index currently reads 9/100 (Extreme Fear).
Fear & Greed Chart
The market is in Extreme Fear at 9/100. Historically, readings below 25 have coincided with major local bottoms — investors are oversold and capitulation is high.
- Live value pulled hourly from Alternative.me
- Six inputs blended: volatility (25%) · momentum & volume (25%) · social media (15%) · surveys (15%) · BTC dominance (10%) · Google Trends (10%)
- Result rebased to a 0–100 scale, updated once per UTC day
- Bands: 0–25 Extreme Fear · 25–45 Fear · 45–55 Neutral · 55–75 Greed · 75–100 Extreme Greed
- Snapshot table: 3048 daily data points stored
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Fear & Greed Index?
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is a market sentiment indicator scored from 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme greed). It aggregates volatility, momentum, social signals, Bitcoin dominance, surveys and trends into a single number traders use to gauge crowd psychology.
How is the Fear & Greed Index calculated?
We surface the canonical reading from Alternative.me, which combines six inputs: volatility (25%), market momentum & volume (25%), social media (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin dominance (10%) and Google Trends (10%). The result is rebased to 0–100 daily.
What's the current Fear & Greed reading?
9/100 (Extreme Fear). Bands: 0–25 = Extreme Fear · 25–45 = Fear · 45–55 = Neutral · 55–75 = Greed · 75–100 = Extreme Greed.
When was Fear & Greed at extreme levels historically?
All-time high: 95/100 on Feb 17, 2021. All-time low: 5/100 on Feb 23, 2026. Use these as anchor points for evaluating today's reading.
How can I use Fear & Greed for trading decisions?
It's a contrarian indicator. Extreme Fear (<25) has historically signalled local bottoms — when most are selling, opportunity emerges. Extreme Greed (>75) has preceded pullbacks. It's not a precise timing tool, but a useful sanity check against your positioning.
Why does Fear & Greed matter for altcoins?
Altcoins amplify Bitcoin moves — when sentiment turns risk-on (Greed/Extreme Greed), small/mid-cap altcoins typically rally hardest. When sentiment collapses to Fear/Extreme Fear, altcoins draw down faster than BTC. Reading the index alongside BTC Dominance gives a clearer picture of when capital is rotating into the broader market.