Data through: Nov 7, 2026 · updated Nov 7 · Updates: Daily
WThe three bars show the last 3 weeks for this indicator, oldest left to newest right. Bar height reflects each reading relative to the other two — the tallest is the highest of the three, the shortest the lowest.
↑ 1.0 pp YoY
Historical context: Currently in the 21st percentile of all historical readings.
What this means right now: Crypto sentiment reads fear — the index is between 25 and 45. This is a common state: about 3 days in 10 since 2018 (29%). This site holds no Bitcoin price data, so it cannot say what prices did afterwards.
Crypto Fear & Greed Index · Daily · 2018–2026
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Monthly values
Crypto Fear & Greed Index — the last 12 months
Every month's reading, with the band the heatmap gives it. The chart above shows the same series in full.
Month
Value
Band
Nov 2026
25 - Fear
Healthy reading
Oct 2026
30 - Fear
Healthy reading
Sep 2026
71 - Greed
Concerning reading
Aug 2026
62 - Greed
Concerning reading
Jul 2026
25 - Fear
Healthy reading
Jun 2026
15 - Extreme Fear
Very strong reading
Month-end readings of the same series as the chart. Values are the current record, not point-in-time: a month that has since been revised shows its revised value.
What is the Crypto Fear & Greed?
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index measures the mood of the cryptocurrency market on a scale of 0 to 100. A score of 0 is the index's "Extreme Fear" end and 100 its "Extreme Greed" end; in this site's data, since 2018, it has ranged from 5 to 95.
The index is built from six inputs. Bitcoin's price swings and falls carry 25% of the weight, and Bitcoin trading volume relative to momentum another 25%. Social media activity carries 15%, Bitcoin's share of the whole crypto market (a sign of risk appetite) 10%, Google searches for Bitcoin 10%, and market surveys 15%. Like the AAII survey for stocks, the index is read as a contrarian gauge. This site holds no Bitcoin price data, so it cannot say what followed the index's extremes — only how long they lasted. Extreme fear has been the more common extreme. Since 2018 the index has read below 25 in 6 separate periods, the longest running from May 2021 to November 2022 with 257 readings below 25. It has read at 75 or above in 7 periods, the longest running from July 2020 to April 2021 with 162 readings at 75 or above.
How We Color-Code the Crypto Fear & Greed
Our heatmap colors this indicator against historically significant thresholds:
Below 25
Extreme fear — about 1 day in 5 since 2018 (21% of days), in 6 separate periods
25 – 45
Fear — about 3 days in 10 since 2018 (29%)
45 – 55
Neutral — rarer than fear or greed: about 1 day in 7 since 2018 (15%)
55 – 75
Greed — about 1 day in 4 since 2018 (25%)
75 or above
Extreme greed — about 1 day in 10 since 2018 (10% of days), in 7 separate periods
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Crypto Fear & Greed Index apply to all cryptocurrencies or just Bitcoin?
The index is built mainly from Bitcoin data — price, volume, price swings, Google searches — but it is meant to reflect the mood of the whole crypto market. Bitcoin is by far the largest cryptocurrency by market value, and the others usually follow its direction, so the index serves as a fair proxy for crypto sentiment overall.
How is the Crypto Fear & Greed Index different from the VIX?
The VIX is a calculation from options prices: how much the market expects the S&P 500 to move. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is a blend of several mood readings — price action, social media, surveys, search trends. The VIX is the more precise measure; the crypto index is more of a mood composite. Both are read the same contrarian way in their own markets.
Why does crypto sentiment reach such extreme levels?
Crypto markets are dominated by individual investors, more so than the stock market. They trade 24/7 with no circuit breakers, swing far more than stocks, and are heavily driven by social media and influencers. Together those produce bigger swings in mood than in established markets.
How correlated is crypto sentiment with stock market sentiment?
During broad sell-offs — market crashes, Fed tightening — crypto and stock sentiment tend to move together, because both reflect how much risk investors will take. During crypto-specific events — regulatory actions, exchange collapses, Bitcoin halving cycles — crypto sentiment can move on its own. In the site's data the link has grown stronger. Over the first half, from 2018 to mid-2022, the index's correlation with the VIX was a weak −0.14; since then it has been −0.53. With the AAII bull-bear spread it was 0.36, then 0.44.
Is crypto sentiment a useful signal for traditional equity investors?
Only loosely. Crypto sentiment moves with the stock market in the same week, but not ahead of it. Its weekly correlation with the S&P 500's return is +0.25, and with the change in the VIX −0.23. Shifted a week earlier or later, the link disappears. Extreme crypto greed has not been a warning for stocks: of its 7 periods since 2018, 6 have a full six months behind them, and a fall of 10% or more in the S&P 500 within six months followed only 1 of them.