Bitcoin & Crypto Fear & Greed Index
A 0–100 sentiment score combining market volatility, momentum, social media activity, dominance, and Google Trends signals. Updated daily by alternative.me; cached locally on STNews.
What this number means right now
Extreme Fear (12). Traders are very pessimistic. Historically, readings under 25 have marked attractive longer-term accumulation zones — but only with the discipline to weather further drawdown. Volatility is typically elevated.
The index works best as one input among many: pair it with volume, on-chain flows, derivatives funding, and a fundamental view. It is not a standalone trading signal.
90-day history
How the index is calculated
The Fear & Greed Index aggregates five signals into a single 0–100 score, then publishes one number per day:
- Volatility (25%) — current price moves vs. 30-day and 90-day averages. Spikes flag fear.
- Market momentum (25%) — current volume and price vs. 30/90-day averages. Strong inflow signals greed.
- Social media (15%) — sentiment of crypto-related Twitter posts.
- Dominance (10%) — BTC dominance changes. Rising dominance in a downtrend = fear; falling dominance during a rally = greed (capital rotating into riskier alts).
- Trends (10%) — Google search volume for crypto-related terms.
The remaining 15% used to come from a survey, which was discontinued. The composite is reduced to a 0–100 score, classified as Extreme Fear (0–24), Fear (25–44), Neutral (45–54), Greed (55–74), Extreme Greed (75–100).
Historical context
- All-time high reading95 (Nov 2021 cycle top)
- All-time low reading5 (Aug 2019 capitulation)
- Multi-month low examples6 — May 2022 (Terra collapse)
- Multi-month high examples92 — Mar 2024 (BTC ATH cycle)
Past readings are not predictive of future market direction. The index is sentiment data, not a trading system.
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