Fear & Greed Index

What emotion is driving the market now?

  • Fear & Greed Now: 44 (Fear)
  • Fear & Greed Previous Close: 49 (Neutral)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Week Ago: 55 (Neutral)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Month Ago: 74 (Greed)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Year Ago: 68 (Greed)
Last updated Feb 21 at 5:16pm

Seven Fear & Greed Indicators

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Market Momentum
Greed

The S&P 500 is 6.98% above its 125-day average. This is further above the average than has been typical during the last two years and indicates greed on the part of investors.

Last changed Feb 20 from an Extreme Greed rating

Updated Feb 21 at 5:16pm

 
Stock Price Strength
Greed

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

Last changed Feb 14 from an Extreme Greed rating

Updated Feb 21 at 4:02pm

 
Junk Bond Demand
Greed

Investors in low quality junk bonds are accepting 1.77 percentage points in additional yield over safer investment grade corporate bonds. This spread is down from recent levels and indicates that investors are pursuing higher risk strategies.

Last changed Feb 13 from an Extreme Greed rating

Updated Feb 20 at 7:00pm

 
Market Volatility
Fear

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 17.08, 21.10% above its 50-day moving average and indicates that investors are concerned about the near-term values of their portfolios.

Last changed Feb 20 from a Neutral rating

Updated Feb 21 at 4:14pm

 
Stock Price Breadth
Fear

The McClellan Volume Summation Index measures advancing and declining volume on the NYSE. During the last month, approximately 1.26% 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 3 from a Neutral rating

Updated Feb 21 at 4:07pm

 
Put and Call Options
Extreme Fear

During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 25.69% as investors make bullish bets in their portfolios. However, this is still among the highest levels of put buying seen during the last two years, indicating extreme fear on the part of investors.

Last changed Feb 20 from a Fear rating

Updated Feb 21 at 4:00pm

 
Safe Haven Demand
Extreme Fear

Bonds have outperformed stocks by 1.58 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 Feb 19 from a Fear rating

Updated Feb 20 at 7:00pm

 

Fear & Greed Over Time

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