Crypto Fear & Greed Index
Live market-sentiment gauge 0–100, updated every six hours from our pipeline. Based on the composite index published by alternative.me.
What does the index measure?
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index combines six inputs into a single 0–100 score:
- Volatility (25%) — current volatility vs 30- and 90-day averages.
- Market momentum & volume (25%) — recent trading volume vs 30- and 90-day averages.
- Social media (15%) — engagement on Twitter, Reddit and other platforms.
- Surveys (15%) — periodic crypto-specific polls (currently paused).
- Bitcoin dominance (10%) — rising dominance often indicates fear flight to BTC.
- Google Trends (10%) — shifts in search queries for fear- or greed-associated terms.
How to read the bands
- 0–24 Extreme Fear — historically coincides with local bottoms, but not reliable as a buy signal.
- 25–44 Fear — market participants are cautious.
- 45–54 Neutral — no strong directional sentiment.
- 55–74 Greed — optimism is growing.
- 75–100 Extreme Greed — historically coincides with local tops, but not reliable as a sell signal.
Why a single sentiment number is not enough
The Fear & Greed Index is useful as one input among many — but reading it alone leads to false conclusions. Extreme Fear often persists for weeks before a bottom; Extreme Greed can stretch for months before a peak. On CryptoRadar24 we combine it with on-chain activity, derivatives positioning and developer momentum in our CR24 Score, which is designed to surface cases where sentiment disagrees with the underlying fundamentals.