67 · Greed on Thursday 22 Oct · +3 since yesterday · BTC $84,225
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index rose to 67 (greed) on , from 64 yesterday and 79 a month ago. Sentiment has been in greed for 4 days, and over the past year the index ranged from 5 on 7 Feb 2026 to 79 on 22 Sep 2026.
0 is extreme fear, 100 extreme greed
Share of the last 365 days in each zone
Daily reading coloured by zone, with the BTC price
Last 12 months: 285 days of fear, 60 of greed, 18 neutral
Median BTC return 7, 30 and 90 days after a day in each zone, over 3,164 days since Feb 2018. A record, not a forecast
| After a day of | Days | 7 days | 30 days | 90 days | Higher after 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme fear | 734 | +1.0% | +1.8% | −4.7% | 58% |
| Fear | 902 | −0.4% | −0.6% | +1.6% | 49% |
| Neutral | 411 | +0.1% | +6.2% | +7.3% | 59% |
| Greed | 835 | +0.8% | +1.8% | +7.1% | 55% |
| Extreme greed | 282 | +1.8% | +6.2% | +12.9% | 59% |
| All days | 3,164 | +0.5% | +1.8% | +3.7% | 55% |
Average reading, the year’s low and high, extreme days and BTC’s change
| Year | Average | Low | High | Ext. fear | Ext. greed | BTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 32 | 5 7 Feb | 79 22 Sep | 132 | 1 | −4% |
| 2025 | 48 | 9 16 Nov | 84 22 Jan | 66 | 10 | −6% |
| 2024 | 63 | 17 6 Aug | 94 22 Nov | 8 | 86 | +118% |
| 2023 | 55 | 25 9 Jan | 75 5 Dec | 3 | 0 | +156% |
| 2022 | 25 | 6 19 Jun | 60 28 Mar | 207 | 0 | −64% |
| 2021 | 55 | 10 21 Jul | 95 17 Feb | 72 | 84 | +64% |
| 2020 | 53 | 8 28 Mar | 95 31 Dec | 49 | 80 | +308% |
| 2019 | 45 | 5 22 Aug | 95 26 Jun | 59 | 21 | +96% |
| 2018 from 1 Feb | 31 | 8 6 Feb | 74 20 Feb | 138 | 0 | −62% |
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index is a daily score from 0 to 100 that sums up the mood of the crypto market. It was built on the idea that crypto traders act on emotion: fear pushes them to sell into falling prices, greed and fear of missing out push them to buy near the top. A low score says the market is fearful, a high one that it is greedy.
The score blends several measures of how the market is behaving, most of them taken from Bitcoin:
| Zone | Score | What it usually means |
|---|---|---|
| Extreme fear | 0–25 | Panic selling and capitulation. Often near local lows, but it can last for weeks. |
| Fear | 26–46 | Caution after a drop. Rallies are sold and volume is thin. |
| Neutral | 47–54 | No strong lean either way, often a range-bound market. |
| Greed | 55–75 | A steady uptrend with buyers in control. |
| Extreme greed | 76–100 | Euphoria and fear of missing out. Leverage builds up and a pullback grows more likely. |
One day’s reading is noise. The trend matters more: how long the index has stayed in a zone (the stat strip counts it), and whether it is rising or falling from there.
The index describes the mood; it does not forecast price. It is built mostly from Bitcoin data, so it says less about individual altcoins (the Altcoin Season Index covers those). It can stay in one zone through a long trend, and several inputs lean on past prices, so it often confirms a move rather than leading it. Use it as one input beside your own analysis and risk limits.
Coinperps records the Crypto Fear and Greed Index once a day, together with the Bitcoin price at that moment, back to February 2018. The zones follow the index’s own classification. The history chart, calendar and tables on this page are computed from that record; returns are Bitcoin’s price change from one reading to the reading 7, 30 or 90 days later.
Live answers use the latest reading · updated
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is 67 (greed) as of 22 October 2026. Yesterday it was 64 (greed), a week ago 52 and a month ago 79. The index updates once a day.
It turns the mood of the crypto market into one number from 0 to 100. Low readings mean investors are fearful: prices are volatile, volume is selling-heavy and money is hiding in Bitcoin. High readings mean greed: steady gains, strong buying and rising interest in altcoins. It is built mostly from Bitcoin data, so it doubles as the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index.
Since Feb 2018 the lowest reading is 5 on 7 February 2026, with Bitcoin at $70,103, and the highest is 95 on 17 February 2021, with Bitcoin at $49,525.
Not on its own. Since 2018, the median Bitcoin return 30 days after an extreme fear day was +1.8%, against +1.8% for all days, and Bitcoin was higher 30 days later 58% of the time. Extreme fear has often come near local lows, but it can last for weeks while prices keep falling. The What happened next table has every zone. Not investment advice.
Once a day. Each reading covers the previous 24 hours, so the value does not move during the day. This page records each day’s reading with the Bitcoin price at that time.
No. CNN’s Fear & Greed Index tracks the US stock market from inputs such as the VIX, put/call ratios and junk bond demand. The crypto index uses crypto market data: Bitcoin volatility, trading volume and momentum, social media, Bitcoin dominance and search trends. The two often move together in a sell-off but are separate measures.
The index is a measure of market mood, not a forecast. Past returns after each zone do not predict future ones. Not financial advice. Where the data comes from