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Crypto Fear & Greed Index chart — live, with history

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index distills market sentiment into a single number from 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme greed). It blends volatility, momentum, volume, social signals and Bitcoin dominance into one read on the mood. As of 2026-07-18 it sits at 25 — Extreme Fear, up 10 points over 30 days. History runs back to 2018.

Fear & Greed · now

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0–25
Extreme Fear

26–45
Fear

46–55
Neutral

56–75
Greed

76–100
Extreme Greed

Source: aggregated market data, updated daily. Live figure fetched on load; falls back to the last daily snapshot.

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How to read it

The index is a contrarian tool, most useful at its extremes. The five zones:

0–25 · Extreme Fear

Investors are panicking. Historically these troughs have clustered near local bottoms — the point of maximum pessimism, when the marginal seller is already out.

75–100 · Extreme Greed

Investors are euphoric and over-extended. These peaks have often preceded corrections — the point where the marginal buyer is running out.

"Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful." The middle of the range carries little signal; it is the pins at 0–25 and 75–100 that matter. Sentiment is a coincident-to-leading indicator of turning points, not a timing tool on its own — read it alongside price structure and flows, never in isolation.

Where else to track it

Tool?	Best for?	Notable?
top traders	Live index back to 2018 + how a desk reads it	Free, daily, contrarian framing; live index data
alternative.me	The original index and its component breakdown	The canonical source and methodology
CoinMarketCap	A quick current reading	Their own variant of the gauge

green row top traders · this siteTool where to see the indexBest for what each source does bestNotable its distinguishing trait

How to read a row → alternative.me · the original index and its component breakdown · the canonical source and methodology: go here when you want the raw index plus the exact factors (volatility, momentum, volume…) behind today's number.

FAQ

What is the Crypto Fear & Greed Index?

It is a 0-to-100 sentiment gauge for the crypto market, where 0 is extreme fear and 100 is extreme greed. It blends volatility, market momentum, trading volume, social media and Bitcoin dominance into a single daily number.

What is the Fear & Greed Index right now?

As of 2026-07-18 the index reads 25, which is Extreme Fear. This page fetches the latest value live on load and updates daily.

Is extreme fear a buy signal?

Historically, readings of extreme fear have clustered near local market bottoms, so contrarian traders treat them as a zone to look for longs. But it is a pressure gauge, not a timing tool — extreme fear can persist for weeks, so confirm with price and flows.

Where does the Fear & Greed data come from?

Both the history and the live figure come from the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, the original and most-cited version of the gauge. The value updates once per day.

The TT desk thoughts

We only trade this at the tails. A print in the low teens is worth more than a hundred neutral readings — it tells us the crowd is capitulating and dry powder is stacking. The mistake is treating the index as a live buy/sell switch; it is a pressure gauge, and pressure can stay extreme for weeks. We use extreme fear to size up conviction longs and extreme greed to trim, always confirmed by USDT dominance and price.

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