Fear & Greed Index

What emotion is driving the market now?

  • Fear & Greed Now: 65 (Greed)
  • Fear & Greed Previous Close: 69 (Greed)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Week Ago: 77 (Extreme Greed)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Month Ago: 69 (Greed)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Year Ago: 87 (Extreme Greed)
Last updated Dec 17 at 5:00pm

Seven Fear & Greed Indicators

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Stock Price Strength
Extreme Greed

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

Last changed Nov 23 from a Greed rating

Updated Dec 17 at 4:01pm

 
Stock Price Breadth
Extreme Greed

The McClellan Volume Summation Index measures advancing and declining volume on the NYSE. During the last month, approximately 10.79% 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 Nov 19 from a Greed rating

Updated Dec 17 at 4:05pm

 
Market Momentum
Extreme Greed

The S&P 500 is 9.50% above its 125-day average. This is further above the average than has been typical during the last two years and rapid increases like this often indicate extreme greed.

Last changed Dec 14 from a Greed rating

Updated Dec 17 at 5:00pm

 
Safe Haven Demand
Greed

Stocks have outperformed bonds by 4.79 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 Dec 16 from a Fear rating

Updated Dec 16 at 7:00pm

 
Market Volatility
Neutral

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 21.93. This is a neutral reading and indicates that market risks appear low.

Last changed Nov 3 from an Extreme Fear rating

Updated Dec 16 at 7:00pm

 
Put and Call Options
Fear

During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 56.59% 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 15 from a Neutral rating

Updated Dec 17 at 4:00pm

 
Junk Bond Demand
Extreme Fear

Investors in low quality junk bonds are accepting 2.25 percentage points in additional yield over safer investment grade corporate bonds. While this spread is historically low, it is sharply higher than recent levels and suggests that investors are becoming more risk averse.

Last changed Dec 16 from a Greed rating

Updated Dec 16 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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