LemonTradesCrypto fear and greed index
A daily 0-to-100 reading of the mood in crypto: 0 is extreme fear, 100 extreme greed. Here’s today’s, and how it has moved.
- Yesterday
- 63 Greed
- Last week
- 53 Neutral
- Last month
- 78 Extreme greed
- Year high / low
- 78 / 5
- Bitcoin
- $81,168 −4.25%
- Ether
- $2,379.02 −4.75%
The last year
What the index measures
It combines several signals into one number each day, mostly about bitcoin: how volatile prices are against their recent average (25%), momentum and trading volume (25%), social media activity (15%), bitcoin’s share of the whole crypto market (10%) and search trends (10%); a survey component (15%) has been paused. It’s published by alternative.me.
How traders use it
- As a contrarian signal: extreme fear has often come near lows, and extreme greed near tops, in line with “be fearful when others are greedy.”
- As context, not timing: it can sit in extreme readings for weeks while prices keep moving the same way.
- Alongside the news: see what’s moving bitcoin right now on why bitcoin is falling.
What the numbers mean
- 0–24: extreme fear
- 25–44: fear
- 45–55: neutral
- 56–75: greed
- 76–100: extreme greed
Data: alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index, updated once a day.
Questions
What is the crypto fear and greed index today?
68, which counts as greed.
Is extreme fear a good time to buy crypto?
Historically it has often been near bottoms, but not always, and crypto can keep falling in fear for a long time. It isn’t advice to buy or sell.
Is there a fear and greed index for stocks?
Yes, CNN publishes one for the US stock market, built from different inputs such as market breadth and the VIX.
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