Fear & Greed Index

What emotion is driving the market now?

  • Fear & Greed Now: 18 (Extreme Fear)
  • Fear & Greed Previous Close: 16 (Extreme Fear)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Week Ago: 13 (Extreme Fear)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Month Ago: 21 (Extreme Fear)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Year Ago: 60 (Greed)
Last updated Mar 15 at 1:46pm

Seven Fear & Greed Indicators

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Safe Haven Demand
Fear

Bonds have outperformed stocks by 2.74 percentage points during the last 20 trading days. This is close to the weakest performance for stocks relative to bonds in the past two years and indicates investors are fleeing risky stocks for the safety of bonds.

Last changed Mar 14 from an Extreme Fear rating

Updated Mar 15 at 1:46pm

 
Junk Bond Demand
Extreme Fear

Investors in low quality junk bonds are accepting 1.79 percentage points in additional yield over safer investment grade corporate bonds. This spread is higher than what has been typical for the last two years and indicates that investors are risk averse.

Last changed Mar 10 from a Fear rating

Updated Mar 15 at 1:40pm

 
Market Volatility
Extreme Fear

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 30.97, 18.47% above its 50-day moving average and indicates that investors are very concerned about a decline in the stock market.

Last changed Feb 25 from a Neutral rating

Updated Mar 15 at 1:40pm

 
Stock Price Strength
Extreme Fear

The number of stocks hitting 52-week lows exceeds the number hitting highs and is at the lower end of its range, indicating extreme fear.

Last changed Jan 20 from a Fear rating

Updated Mar 15 at 1:45pm

 
Stock Price Breadth
Extreme Fear

The McClellan Volume Summation Index measures advancing and declining volume on the NYSE. During the last month, approximately 7.67% more of each day's volume has traded in declining issues than in advancing issues, pushing this indicator towards the lower end of its range for the last two years.

Last changed Feb 22 from a Fear rating

Updated Mar 15 at 1:46pm

 
Market Momentum
Extreme Fear

The S&P 500 is 6.57% below its 125-day average. During the last two years, the S&P 500 has typically been above this average, so rapid declines like this indicate extreme levels of fear.

Last changed Jan 14 from a Fear rating

Updated Mar 15 at 1:40pm

 

Fear & Greed Over Time

 
How the Index works
CNN's Fear & Greed Index tracks seven indicators of investor sentiment.
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