Fear & Greed Index
Alternative.me's 0-100 gauge of market sentiment. We mirror it and blend it into our Retail Euphoria Index.
The crypto Fear & Greed Index today is 62 (Greed), down from 69 yesterday.
What happened after days like this?
Every recorded day is grouped by where this metric sat; each band shows the median BTC move that followed. Distribution, not prediction.
Today sits in the "High" band of 8 years of daily records. Days like this led to a median +0.6% BTC move over the next 7 days (n=633), about the same as any other day (+0.4%). No edge either way, and we say so.
| Band | Range | Days | Next 24h | Next 72h | Next 7d | Up next 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very low | 5 … 24 | 679 | +0.2% | +0.6% | +1.0% | 56% |
| Low | 24 … 37 | 585 | -0.1% | +0.0% | -0.2% | 49% |
| Mid | 37 … 51 | 637 | -0.1% | +0.0% | -0.1% | 49% |
| Hightoday | 51 … 70 | 633 | +0.1% | +0.3% | +0.6% | 55% |
| Very high | 70 … 95 | 588 | +0.1% | +0.5% | +0.8% | 54% |
| All days (base rate) | 3122 | +0.0% | +0.3% | +0.4% | 53% |
Median BTC move after each band. Records since 2018-02-01 (3129 days). History, not a forecast.
Alternative.me publishes a daily 0-100 composite combining volatility, volume, social mentions, BTC dominance, and Google Trends. 0-24 Extreme Fear, 25-44 Fear, 45-54 Neutral, 55-74 Greed, 75-100 Extreme Greed. The index is contrarian in the long run · Extreme Fear historically correlated with bottoms, Extreme Greed with local tops · but in choppy regimes it just measures what just happened. We mirror the history on /indices and feed the value into our own proprietary Retail Euphoria Index.
Alternative.me Fear & Greed Index: we mirror the daily value
The index itself is calculated and published once a day by Alternative.me; we are not affiliated with them. Our live tool shows that same daily value, unchanged, and adds Binance-data context around it: funding rates, open interest and our Pressure Score, so you can read sentiment against actual positioning.
Fear & Greed Index FAQ
What is the crypto Fear and Greed Index?
It is a daily score from 0 to 100 published by Alternative.me that measures crypto market sentiment. A low number means investors are fearful, a high number means they are greedy. 0 is extreme fear and 100 is extreme greed.
What is the Fear and Greed Index today?
Whenever fresh data is available, the current reading and its classification are shown live on this page and refresh throughout the day, alongside a 30-day history chart.
How is the Fear and Greed Index calculated?
Alternative.me blends several inputs into one composite: price volatility, market momentum and trading volume, social media activity, Bitcoin dominance, and Google Trends search interest.
Is a low Fear and Greed Index bullish or bearish?
Over the long run it behaves as a contrarian signal: extreme fear has historically aligned with market bottoms and extreme greed with local tops. In choppy markets it mostly reflects recent price action, so it works best alongside price, funding, and open interest.
What do the score ranges mean?
0 to 24 is Extreme Fear, 25 to 44 is Fear, 45 to 54 is Neutral, 55 to 74 is Greed, and 75 to 100 is Extreme Greed.
Is this the official Alternative.me Fear & Greed Index?
The value is Alternative.me's: we mirror their published daily index without modification, and we are not affiliated with them. What this page adds is context from Binance derivatives data, funding rates and open interest, so you can check whether sentiment matches positioning.