Crypto Fear & Greed Index

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index condenses several market signals into a single number from 0 to 100. A reading near zero means investors are gripped by fear — they are selling, hedging, and sitting on the sidelines. A reading near 100 means greed dominates: buyers are chasing price, leverage is rising, and caution is in short supply. The index is recalculated every day, which is why we treat it as a fresh sentiment snapshot rather than a precise trading trigger.

The score blends inputs such as price volatility, market momentum and volume, social media activity, and the relative dominance of Bitcoin. When volatility spikes and momentum turns negative, the index slides toward fear. When the market grinds higher on heavy volume and bullish chatter, it climbs toward greed. No single input dominates — the value you see is a weighted composite designed to summarise the crowd’s emotional state at a glance.

Traders use the index as a contrarian lens. The old adage “be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful” maps directly onto these readings: extreme fear can mark a point of capitulation where assets are oversold, while extreme greed can warn that a move is overextended and due for a pullback. That said, sentiment can stay extreme for long stretches during strong trends, so the index is best used alongside your own analysis — as confirmation or a caution flag, never as a standalone buy or sell signal.

On this page the gauge shows today’s value and classification, the line chart traces how sentiment has moved over your selected range, and the tiles compare today against yesterday, last week, and last month so you can see whether the mood is shifting or stuck.