Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index
Market sentiment gauge: extreme fear has historically marked cycle lows, extreme greed marks cycle highs
Current Index
30 / 100DAILY
Fear
7-Day Average
27Fear
30-Day Average
27Extreme Fear
90-Day Split
0G / 90F0 Ext Greed · 42 Ext Fear days
Fear · 30
Market is in fear territory. Elevated risk-off sentiment. Watch for potential buying opportunities.
BTC Price & Fear / Greed Index
Daily · log scale · hover for synchronized crosshair
Extreme Greed (75–100)Greed (50–74)Fear (25–49)Extreme Fear (0–24)
All-Time Low
5
2019-08-22 · Record fear
All-Time High
95
2019-06-26 · Peak greed
Last Extreme Fear
25d ago
2026-07-14 · 22
Last Extreme Greed
359d ago
2025-08-14 · 75
Historical Zone Distribution
3107 days of data · 2018-02-01 → 2026-08-08
| Zone | Range | Total Days | % of History | Typical Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Greed | 75–100 | 330 | 10.6% | Late-cycle euphoria: prior BTC ATHs have occurred here |
| Greed | 50–74 | 1002 | 32.2% | Positive sentiment, uptrend intact |
| Fear | 25–49 | 1096 | 35.3% | Elevated uncertainty, risk-off behavior |
| Extreme Fear | 0–24 | 679 | 21.9% | Capitulation zone: historically strongest long-term entry |
Reading the Fear & Greed Index
What it measuresThe Alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index aggregates volatility, market momentum, social media sentiment, surveys, Bitcoin dominance, and Google Trends data into a 0–100 score. 0 = maximum fear, 100 = maximum greed.
The contrarian signalBitcoin historically reaches cycle lows when the F&G index is in Extreme Fear (0–24). The Nov 2022 bottom coincided with readings of 6. This is a mean-reversion indicator: extreme sentiment tends to precede directional reversals.
What it does NOT tell youThe F&G index measures current sentiment, not forward price. Fear can stay elevated for months (2022 bear market), and greed can persist through an entire bull run. It signals regime, not timing.
Best used withDrawdown from ATH (where in the bear cycle?), MVRV Z-Score (on-chain valuation), and the Power Law model (log-scale structural position). When all three align at historical extremes, the combined signal is strongest.
SourceAlternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index · api.alternative.me/fng · Updated daily