Crypto Fear & Greed Index
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index distills the market's mood into a single number from 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme greed). Below is today's live reading, what it means, and how sentiment — the thing Sentari is built to read — moves crypto prices.
Last updated June 28, 2026
As of June 28, 2026 · Source: Alternative.me
What today's reading (Extreme Fear) means
Investors are very fearful. Historically, extreme fear has often coincided with oversold conditions — contrarian traders watch for opportunities here, though fear can also precede further declines.
Sentiment like this is exactly what moves crypto before the charts catch up. For the mechanics, see how news and sentiment move crypto prices.
What is the Crypto Fear & Greed Index?
The index is a single 0–100 number that summarizes how the crypto market feels. Readings toward 0 mean fear (investors are nervous and selling); readings toward 100 mean greed (investors are optimistic and buying). It blends inputs like volatility, market momentum, social media, and trends into one daily figure.
It is popular because emotion drives crypto more than most markets. The index is a quick read on that emotion — a context gauge, not a trading signal by itself.
How traders use fear and greed
A common framing is contrarian: be cautious when others are greedy, and look for opportunity when others are fearful. In practice, most traders treat the index as one input alongside the actual news and their own risk rules — not as a button to press. Extreme readings in either direction tend to draw the most attention.
How Sentari uses sentiment
The Fear & Greed Index is market-wide. Sentari goes a level deeper: it reads real-time news sentiment for each coin and renders a clear BUY, SELL, or HOLD verdict with a confidence score and the sources behind it. It can also adapt its conviction to the broader mood — leaning more cautious or more opportunistic as the market shifts. See signals by coin or how the verdicts are built.
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