Crypto Fear & Greed Index
One number from 0 to 100 for the mood of the crypto market. Fear pushes people to sell at the bottom, greed to buy at the top; this gauge shows which one is in charge today.
Updated 31 Oct 2026. The index is recalculated once a day (00:00 UTC).
History, next to the Bitcoin price
The line changes color with the zone. The bar above shows how many days of the chosen period the market spent in each zone. Hover or tap the chart to see any day. A Bitcoin cycle runs from one cycle low to the next: the lowest daily close of 2022 and of 2026 (so far).
What Bitcoin did next
For every day since 2018, we looked at Bitcoin’s price 30 and 90 days later. The answer surprises many people: buying on fearful days did not reliably beat buying on greedy ones. The index tells you how the market feels today, not what happens next.
| Zone | Days | BTC after 30 days median · how often up | BTC after 90 days median · how often up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Fear 0–25 | 742 | +1% · up 57% of the time | -4% · up 46% of the time |
| Fear 26–46 | 911 | 0% · up 49% of the time | +4% · up 53% of the time |
| Neutral 47–54 | 410 | +3% · up 54% of the time | +7% · up 60% of the time |
| Greed 55–75 | 850 | +2% · up 54% of the time | +5% · up 58% of the time |
| Extreme Greed 76–100 | 282 | +6% · up 60% of the time | +10% · up 60% of the time |
Past results, not a forecast. Not financial advice.
How to read it
- 0–25 Extreme Fear. People are panicking and selling. This is when it is hardest, and often least wise, to sell in a hurry.
- 47–54 Neutral. No strong mood either way.
- 76–100 Extreme Greed. Everyone is excited and buying. This is when FOMO is strongest and people take risks they later regret.
Use it as a check on your own emotions, not as a buy or sell signal. The index can stay in extreme fear or greed for weeks, and markets often keep rising while people are greedy. Read more in The FOMO trap,Herd mentality andLoss aversion.
What goes into it
The index measures Bitcoin, the largest coin, and combines:
- Volatility25%Sudden big price swings and drops mean fear.
- Momentum and volume25%Strong buying in a rising market means greed.
- Social media15%Unusually busy posts about Bitcoin mean greed.
- Bitcoin dominance10%Money moving from altcoins to Bitcoin means fear.
- Google searches10%Changes in Bitcoin-related search interest.
- Surveys15%Weekly polls; currently paused.
Index data: Crypto Fear & Greed Index by Alternative.me. Bitcoin price: CoinMarketCap (daily close, USD).