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Crypto Fear & Greed Index

The crypto Fear & Greed Index reads 73 today, in the Greed zone: a daily score of market sentiment from 0 to 100.

Greed+3 since yesterdayUpdated Oct 6, 2026 · 00:00 UTC · next update in 9h

Then and now

NowTodayGreed73

YesterdayOct 5, 2026Greed70

Last weekSep 29, 2026Greed73

Last monthSep 6, 2026Greed73

Last yearOct 6, 2025Greed71

History

Daily readings, shaded by mood.

30-day average67Greed

1-year high78Sep 22, 2026

1-year low5Feb 23, 2026

Days of greed14%51 of the past 365 days

Last 14 days

71Sep 2371Sep 2471Sep 2574Sep 2670Sep 2774Sep 2873Sep 2971Sep 3074Oct 172Oct 267Oct 365Oct 470Oct 573Today

What does today’s score mean?

Each range and what it usually says about the market. This describes sentiment — it is not a trading signal.

Extreme FearToday0–24Investors are very worried. Selling has been heavy and volatility is high. Some traders see extreme fear as a sign that selling may be overdone.

FearToday25–44The market is cautious. Prices have been weak or choppy and people are reluctant to buy.

NeutralToday45–54Sentiment is balanced. Neither buyers nor sellers are in clear control.

GreedToday55–74Investors are optimistic. Prices have been rising and demand is strong, which can also mean the market is getting stretched.

Extreme GreedToday75–100Buying is very enthusiastic. Periods of extreme greed often come before corrections, though they can last for weeks.

What goes into the index

Six inputs and their weights. The source publishes only the final score, not a score for each input.

Volatility25% of the score · Current swings compared with the 30- and 90-day averages. Unusually high volatility reads as fear.25%Current swings compared with the 30- and 90-day averages. Unusually high volatility reads as fear.

Momentum and volume25% of the score · Buying volume and price momentum against recent averages.25%Buying volume and price momentum against recent averages.

Social media15% of the score · How fast bitcoin posts and engagement are growing.15%How fast bitcoin posts and engagement are growing.

Derivatives15% of the score · Funding rates and open interest in futures markets.15%Funding rates and open interest in futures markets.

Bitcoin dominance10% of the score · A rising share for bitcoin suggests money is moving to the safest large coin.10%A rising share for bitcoin suggests money is moving to the safest large coin.

Search trends10% of the score · Search interest in bitcoin buying and price queries.10%Search interest in bitcoin buying and price queries.

About this page

The crypto Fear and Greed Index is a daily score of market sentiment from 0, extreme fear, to 100, extreme greed. Alternative.me publishes it from six inputs: volatility and momentum with volume count for 25% each, social media and derivatives for 15% each, and bitcoin dominance and search trends for 10% each. Only the final score is published, not the inputs.

This page sets today's reading against yesterday, last week, last month and last year, and charts the history over a week to a year. Next to the chart sit the 30-day average, the yearly high and low and the share of days spent in greed, so the current crypto market sentiment can be read in context instead of as one number.

Scores from 0 to 24 count as extreme fear, 25 to 44 as fear, 45 to 54 as neutral, 55 to 74 as greed and 75 to 100 as extreme greed. Some traders treat extreme fear as a sign that selling is overdone, and extreme greed as a warning of a stretched market. The index describes mood; it is not a trading signal.

Questions

Short answers to what people ask most.

Today's reading is 73, in the Greed zone of the 0 to 100 scale. It is updated once a day.

Alternative.me combines volatility (25%), momentum and volume (25%), social media (15%), derivatives (15%), bitcoin dominance (10%) and search trends (10%) into one score from 0 to 100.

A score below 25. Selling has been heavy and volatility high. Some traders read it as a sign that selling may be overdone, but fear can last for weeks.

Alternative.me publishes the index. World-Crypt stores each daily reading to build the history on this page.

Once a day. Each new reading is dated to midnight UTC.

The Then and now block lists yesterday, last week, last month and last year, and the history chart covers a week to a year with the 30-day average.

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