Crypto Fear & Greed Index
What is the Crypto Fear & Greed Index?
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is a sentiment indicator that distills the emotions driving the cryptocurrency market into one number from 0 to 100. A low score means investors are fearful; a high score means they are greedy. It exists because markets are driven by emotion as much as by fundamentals — fear can push prices below fair value, and greed can inflate them well above it.
Current volatility and drawdowns measured against recent averages. Sharp spikes signal fear.
Buying volume and price momentum relative to the 30- and 90-day baseline.
Post volume and interaction rates across crypto hashtags and communities.
Periodic polls asking market participants how they feel about the market.
A rising Bitcoin share often reflects fear and a flight to relative safety.
Search interest and query trends for crypto-related terms over time.
The index runs from 0 to 100. Readings near 0 mean investors are gripped by extreme fear; readings near 100 mean the market is greedy and possibly overheated.
It is most often read as a contrarian signal — be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Deep fear can mark a local bottom, while euphoria can precede a correction.
Treat it as one input among many, not a trade signal on its own. Combine it with your own research, risk management and time horizon.
The index is recalculated every day from the latest market and sentiment data.
Not on its own. Extreme fear has historically aligned with local bottoms, but the index is a sentiment gauge, not financial advice.
Index values are sourced from alternative.me and market prices from CoinGecko, refreshed throughout the day.