CNN FEAR & GREED INDEX
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Home / Market sentimentTHE MOOD OF THE MARKETFear or greed?
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Fear or greed?
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SENTIMENT OVER TIME
How the mood has changed
2026-09-08 — 2026-10-16
SEVEN PIECES OF THE PICTURE
What’s driving sentiment?
0124 · Extreme fear
Market momentum
How the S&P 500 compares with its recent trend.
0212 · Extreme fear
Stock price strength
The balance between stocks reaching new highs and new lows.
0312 · Extreme fear
Market breadth
Trading activity in advancing versus declining stocks.
0416 · Extreme fear
Put and call options
The balance of put and call option activity.
054 · Extreme fear
Market volatility
Expected market volatility, measured with the VIX.
0615 · Extreme fear
Safe-haven demand
Stock performance compared with Treasury bonds.
0743 · Fear
Junk-bond demand
Demand for riskier debt relative to safer bonds.
Read the mood. Then look underneath.
CNN combines seven indicators into a score from 0 to 100. Lower readings indicate fear; higher readings indicate greed. Compare the score with market breadth, sector performance and upcoming events. Sentiment can remain extreme, so the index alone is not a timing signal.
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