Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index today
Last 7 days
| Date | Value | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | 54 | Neutral |
| 2026-10-24 | 51 | Neutral |
| 2026-10-23 | 50 | Neutral |
| 2026-10-22 | 68 | Greed |
| 2026-10-21 | 63 | Greed |
| 2026-10-20 | 55 | Greed |
| 2026-10-19 | 59 | Greed |
What is the Fear & Greed Index?
It is a 0-100 thermometer of Bitcoin market sentiment published daily by alternative.me: 0 is extreme fear (panic) and 100 is extreme greed (euphoria). It aggregates volatility, volume, social media activity and Bitcoin dominance into a single number.
How to read it
- 0-25 — Extreme fear: panic dominates. Historically, a zone of opportunity for patient accumulators (contrarian signal).
- 26-46 — Fear: pessimism without panic.
- 47-54 — Neutral: no clear signal.
- 55-75 — Greed: growing optimism.
- 76-100 — Extreme greed: euphoria. Historically associated with cycle tops.
How we use it
This index is one of the indicators feeding the NodeWitness cycle Score — read contrarian: extreme fear pushes towards accumulation, extreme greed towards distribution. It is never used alone: it is combined with on-chain valuation and network metrics, and with today's Bitcoin price.
Extreme readings have a track record of their own: why extreme fear tends to mark a bottom, not more downside, and how to combine it with on-chain data to check a capitulation. To see which phase the Score marked during each episode of fear or euphoria since 2018, browse the monthly cycle Score history.
See what the full cycle Score says today, free and without registration, on the NodeWitness cycle Score page.
Last updated: October 25, 2026