Fear & Greed Index

What emotion is driving the market now?

  • Fear & Greed Now: 55 (Neutral)
  • Fear & Greed Previous Close: 51 (Neutral)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Week Ago: 53 (Neutral)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Month Ago: 34 (Fear)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Year Ago: 67 (Greed)
Last updated Jan 14 at 5:16pm

Seven Fear & Greed Indicators

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Stock Price Breadth
Extreme Greed

The McClellan Volume Summation Index measures advancing and declining volume on the NYSE. During the last month, approximately 7.34% more of each day's volume has traded in advancing issues than in declining issues, pushing this indicator towards the upper end of its range for the last two years.

Last changed Jan 7 from a Greed rating

Updated Jan 14 at 4:07pm

 
Junk Bond Demand
Extreme Greed

Investors in low quality junk bonds are accepting 1.70 percentage points in additional yield over safer investment grade corporate bonds. While this spread is historically high, it is sharply lower than recent prices and suggests that investors are pursuing higher risk strategies.

Last changed Dec 3 from a Greed rating

Updated Jan 13 at 7:00pm

 
Safe Haven Demand
Greed

Stocks have outperformed bonds by 2.74 percentage points during the last 20 trading days. This is close to the strongest performance for stocks relative to bonds in the past two years and indicates investors are rotating into stocks from the relative safety of bonds.

Last changed Jan 13 from a Fear rating

Updated Jan 13 at 7:00pm

 
Market Volatility
Neutral

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 19.19. This is a neutral reading and indicates that market risks appear low.

Last changed Dec 6 from an Extreme Fear rating

Updated Jan 14 at 4:15pm

 
Stock Price Strength
Fear

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

Last changed Jan 10 from an Extreme Fear rating

Updated Jan 14 at 4:01pm

 
Market Momentum
Fear

The S&P 500 is 2.59% above its 125-day average. During the last two years, the S&P 500 has typically been further above this average than it is now, indicating that investors are committing capital to the market at a slower rate than they had been previously.

Last changed Jan 12 from a Neutral rating

Updated Jan 14 at 5:16pm

 
Put and Call Options
Fear

During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 48.98% 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 fear on the part of investors.

Last changed Dec 29 from an Extreme Fear rating

Updated Jan 9 at 11:59pm

 

Fear & Greed Over Time

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