Fear & Greed Index
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index (alternative.me) aggregates six market-sentiment inputs (volatility, volume, social media, BTC dominance, Google Trends, surveys) into a single daily value 0-100. 0 = extreme fear, 100 = extreme greed. The page shows three views: today's value (gauge), 7d/30d/1y comparison and history as bar chart over BTC price.
- Formula:
- Weighted aggregate: 25% volatility + 25% volume + 15% social + 15% surveys + 10% BTC.D + 10% Google Trends
- Originator:
- alternative.me (since February 2018)
- Data source:
- alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index API (server-side fetched, 1h cache)
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