Crypto Fear & Greed Index
The daily 0 to 100 crypto sentiment reading published by alternative.me: 0 is extreme fear, 100 extreme greed. This is alternative.me's Crypto Fear & Greed Index, shown with their data and credit; it is not made by swolecharts and we are not affiliated with alternative.me. Our own index, built only from futures data we record, is the Derivatives Fear & Greed Index.
On 18 Oct 2026 alternative.me's Crypto Fear & Greed Index reads 53 (Neutral). It was 55 (Greed) the day before and 61 (Greed) a week earlier. Since 1 Feb 2018 it peaked at 95 on 26 Jun 2019 and bottomed at 5 on 22 Aug 2019. Our own Derivatives Fear & Greed Index read 40 (Fear) on 17 Oct 2026.
Crypto Fear & Greed Index history
1 Feb 2018 – 18 Oct 2026 · daily · Source: alternative.meCrypto Fear & Greed Index (alternative.me), 0–100
Data: alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index, one value per UTC day. Shaded: extreme greed (above 75, top) and extreme fear (below 25, bottom). Record high 95 on 26 Jun 2019, record low 5 on 22 Aug 2019. The chart plots every 7th day to stay light. Not financial advice: the index describes sentiment that already happened and predicts nothing.
Days in each band
3178 days since 1 Feb 2018 · Source: alternative.me| Band | Range | Days | Share of days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Fear | 0–25 | 739 | 23.3% |
| Fear | 26–46 | 909 | 28.6% |
| Neutral | 47–54 | 403 | 12.7% |
| Greed | 55–75 | 845 | 26.6% |
| Extreme Greed | 76–100 | 282 | 8.9% |
Compared with our Derivatives Fear & Greed Index
| Index | Latest | Reading | Day (UTC) | Built from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto Fear & Greed Source: alternative.me | 53 | Neutral | 18 Oct 2026 | volatility, momentum and volume, social media, dominance, search trends |
| Derivatives Fear & Greed swolecharts, our own | 40 | Fear | 17 Oct 2026 | BTC and ETH perpetuals: funding, open interest change, top traders' long/short, liquidations |
The two use different inputs and band cut-offs, so they can disagree: ours reads only how futures traders are positioned. This is alternative.me's Crypto Fear & Greed Index, shown with their data and credit; it is not made by swolecharts and we are not affiliated with alternative.me.
Crypto Fear & Greed Index FAQ
What is the Crypto Fear & Greed Index?
A daily number from 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme greed) that alternative.me publishes for the crypto market, mostly Bitcoin. alternative.me builds it from volatility, market momentum and volume, social media, Bitcoin dominance and search trends, and has published it every day since February 2018. This page shows their values with credit; the method and the index are theirs.
What do the readings mean?
alternative.me's bands are 0–25 extreme fear, 26–46 fear, 47–54 neutral, 55–75 greed and 76–100 extreme greed. The band table on this page counts how many days the index has spent in each since 2018.
How is it different from the Derivatives Fear & Greed Index?
The Derivatives Fear & Greed Index is our own: it uses only Bitcoin and Ether perpetual futures data this site records (funding rates, open interest change, top traders' long/short positions and liquidations) and publishes its formula. The two often agree on direction but can split when futures traders and the wider market disagree.
When does the index update?
alternative.me publishes one value per day at 00:00 UTC. This page checks for a new value at most once an hour, so it shows the new day's value soon after it appears.
Is it a trading signal?
Not financial advice: the index describes sentiment that already happened and predicts nothing.