01 / U.S. equitiesFull report ↗
66
Greed
4 points lower from the latest close
66 out of 100, Greed
Intraday U.S. stock composite · Source: FearGreedChart.com
SPY772.67-0.67%
QQQ729.87-0.30%
IWM304.06+0.18%
VIX15.95+11.93%
BTC$64,103+1.33%
Market sentiment reportUpdated 09:56 AM UTC
Fear and greed are
not one market.
One screen for U.S. equities, the broad crypto market, and Bitcoin. Each score keeps its own methodology, source, and context.
Read today’s tape ↓Today’s fear and greed scores
02 / Broad cryptoFull report ↗
40
Neutral
4 points higher today
40 out of 100, Neutral
Large-cap crypto composite · Source: CoinMarketCap
03 / BitcoinFull report ↗
41
Fear
10 points higher today
41 out of 100, Fear
Bitcoin-focused daily index · Source: Alternative.me
25
The divergence
Wall Street is greed. Bitcoin is fear.
There are 25 points between the two readings. Equity momentum and credit appetite are constructive, while the Bitcoin-focused index still reflects caution. That gap matters more than forcing both markets into one universal mood.
Inside the stock score
Five readings,
shown in full.
No invented AI signal and no hidden component values. The raw market comparison appears beside every normalized score.
VOLATILITY
VIX vs 20-day average
VIX 16 / MA20 16.5 · 25% weight 55 out of 100, VOLATILITY
MOMENTUM
S&P 500 vs 125-day MA
SPY 773 / MA125 719 · 25% weight 72 out of 100, MOMENTUM
PUT / CALL
Options sentiment (5-day avg)
VIX/VIX3M 0.84 · 20% weight 76 out of 100, PUT/CALL
SAFE HAVEN
Stocks vs bonds 20-day
SPY-TLT +6.8% · 15% weight 70 out of 100, SAFE HAVEN
JUNK BONDS
High yield vs investment grade
HYG-LQD +1% · 15% weight 58 out of 100, JUNK BONDS
History, side by side
Two cycles.
Two different stories.
A score without a time series is decoration. Compare the past twelve months before reading too much into today.
Field notes
Stocks / 8 min
What the stock market index actually measures
VIX, momentum, options, bonds, and the limits of combining them.
Read guide → Crypto / 8 minHow to use sentiment without turning it into a signal
Read the level, direction, duration, and the evidence that should come next.
Read guide → Research / 6 minWhy two websites can publish different labels
Asset universes and thresholds change the answer. Here is the exact comparison.
See methodology →