Indicator notes

US market fear and greed index on May 30, 2018: 55.0 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on May 29, 2018, was 51.6 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 3.4 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index spent a single trading day in the “Neutral” zone. Biggest component moves: “Junk bond demand” at 37.2 versus 29.1 and “Market volatility” at 83.5 versus 76.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on May 29, 2018: 51.6 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on May 25, 2018, was 55.6 (“Greed”): the index fell by 4.0 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Greed” zone for 16 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 60.0 versus 41.2 and “Junk bond demand” at 29.1 versus 45.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on May 4, 2018: 61.7 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on May 3, 2018, was 53.4 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 8.3 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index spent a single trading day in the “Neutral” zone. Biggest component moves: “Safe haven demand” at 70.0 versus 47.9 and “52-week highs and lows” at 56.5 versus 36.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on May 3, 2018: 53.4 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on May 2, 2018, was 56.4 (“Greed”): the index fell by 3.0 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Greed” zone for 5 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Safe haven demand” at 47.9 versus 58.3 and “52-week highs and lows” at 36.0 versus 44.4. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on April 26, 2018: 60.5 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on April 25, 2018, was 54.8 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 5.7 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Neutral” zone for 2 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 46.4 versus 24.1 and “Junk bond demand” at 84.5 versus 78.3. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on April 24, 2018: 53.3 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on April 23, 2018, was 55.1 (“Greed”): the index fell slightly by 1.8 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Greed” zone for 2 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 45.8 versus 21.9 and “Safe haven demand” at 52.8 versus 72.8. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on April 20, 2018: 57.6 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on April 19, 2018, was 53.7 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 3.9 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Neutral” zone for 2 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Safe haven demand” at 62.5 versus 45.5 and “Junk bond demand” at 73.6 versus 58.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on April 18, 2018: 54.6 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on April 17, 2018, was 55.9 (“Greed”): the index fell slightly by 1.3 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. The index spent a single trading day in the “Greed” zone. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 50.0 versus 54.2 and “Put and call options” at 40.3 versus 44.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on April 17, 2018: 55.9 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on April 16, 2018, was 50.8 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 5.1 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Neutral” zone for 3 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 54.2 versus 40.0 and “Safe haven demand” at 41.1 versus 31.8. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on April 12, 2018: 48.1 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on April 11, 2018, was 42.4 (“Fear”): the index rose by 5.7 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Fear” zone for 14 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Junk bond demand” at 57.4 versus 41.1 and “Safe haven demand” at 32.9 versus 18.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on April 2, 2018: 32.4 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on March 29, 2018, was 43.8: the index fell sharply by 11.4 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Fear” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: investors are cautious and appetite for risk is below normal. The index has now spent 7 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Junk bond demand” at 24.0 versus 46.2 and “Safe haven demand” at 14.8 versus 32.3. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on March 22, 2018: 41.4 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on March 21, 2018, was 52.9 (“Neutral”): the index fell sharply by 11.5 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Fear” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: investors are cautious and appetite for risk is below normal. Before that the index had stayed in the “Neutral” zone for 3 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Market volatility” at 55.5 versus 73.8 and “52-week highs and lows” at 26.3 versus 44.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on March 19, 2018: 51.6 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on March 16, 2018, was 57.1 (“Greed”): the index fell by 5.5 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Greed” zone for 10 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Market volatility” at 69.9 versus 80.7 and “52-week highs and lows” at 37.9 versus 45.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on March 9, 2018: 72.1 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on March 8, 2018, was 61.4: the index rose sharply by 10.7 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index has now spent 5 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Safe haven demand” at 93.1 versus 61.2 and “Junk bond demand” at 88.6 versus 69.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on March 5, 2018: 57.9 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on March 2, 2018, was 52.1 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 5.8 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Neutral” zone for 3 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 53.8 versus 35.7 and “Safe haven demand” at 49.0 versus 36.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on February 28, 2018: 51.3 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on February 27, 2018, was 56.0 (“Greed”): the index fell by 4.7 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Greed” zone for 3 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 15.0 versus 23.1 and “Market momentum” at 65.9 versus 72.1. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on February 23, 2018: 62.2 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on February 22, 2018, was 53.7 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 8.5 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Neutral” zone for 4 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 47.4 versus 24.0 and “Junk bond demand” at 73.6 versus 60.9. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on February 16, 2018: 54.4 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on February 15, 2018, was 60.2 (“Greed”): the index fell by 5.8 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. The index spent a single trading day in the “Greed” zone. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 38.1 versus 70.0 and “Safe haven demand” at 53.8 versus 60.9. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on February 15, 2018: 60.2 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on February 14, 2018, was 54.3 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 5.9 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Neutral” zone for 3 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 70.0 versus 41.2 and “Market momentum” at 72.9 versus 67.1. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on February 12, 2018: 45.4 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on February 9, 2018, was 40.8 (“Fear”): the index rose by 4.6 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Fear” zone for 2 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Junk bond demand” at 60.8 versus 46.7 and “Market volatility” at 48.0 versus 36.5. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on February 8, 2018: 35.9 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on February 7, 2018, was 48.2 (“Neutral”): the index fell sharply by 12.3 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Fear” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: investors are cautious and appetite for risk is below normal. Before that the index had stayed in the “Neutral” zone for 2 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Market momentum” at 45.8 versus 65.4 and “Market volatility” at 21.8 versus 40.9. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on February 6, 2018: 49.5 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on February 5, 2018, was 38.4 (“Fear”): the index rose sharply by 11.1 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Neutral” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: neither fear nor greed dominates. The index spent a single trading day in the “Fear” zone. Biggest component moves: “Market volatility” at 33.4 versus 8.9 and “52-week highs and lows” at 37.0 versus 13.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on February 5, 2018: 38.4 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on February 2, 2018, was 63.3 (“Greed”): the index fell sharply by 24.9 points and crossed the 55 and 45 boundaries. The “Fear” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: investors are cautious and appetite for risk is below normal. Before that the index had stayed in the “Greed” zone for 4 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Market volatility” at 8.9 versus 75.6 and “Safe haven demand” at 52.7 versus 82.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on January 30, 2018: 71.9 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 29, 2018, was 75.1 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell by 3.2 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Extreme Greed” zone for 9 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 31.0 versus 42.9 and “Market momentum” at 95.1 versus 100.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on January 17, 2018: 79.3 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 16, 2018, was 71.2 (“Greed”): the index rose by 8.1 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Extreme Greed” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: optimism is close to its limit and risk is taken eagerly. The index spent a single trading day in the “Greed” zone. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 80.0 versus 42.3 and “Junk bond demand” at 72.5 versus 65.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on January 16, 2018: 71.2 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 12, 2018, was 77.0 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell by 5.8 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Extreme Greed” zone for 2 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 42.3 versus 80.8 and “Market volatility” at 94.5 versus 99.5. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on January 11, 2018: 76.5 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 10, 2018, was 73.7 (“Greed”): the index rose by 2.8 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Extreme Greed” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: optimism is close to its limit and risk is taken eagerly. The index spent a single trading day in the “Greed” zone. Biggest component moves: “52-week highs and lows” at 88.5 versus 72.7 and “Put and call options” at 51.3 versus 55.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on January 10, 2018: 73.7 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 9, 2018, was 75.8 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell by 2.1 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. Before that the index had stayed in the “Extreme Greed” zone for 4 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Put and call options” at 55.0 versus 59.3 and “Junk bond demand” at 58.9 versus 62.8. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on January 4, 2018: 75.2 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on January 3, 2018, was 72.4 (“Greed”): the index rose by 2.8 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Extreme Greed” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: optimism is close to its limit and risk is taken eagerly. Before that the index had stayed in the “Greed” zone for 32 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Junk bond demand” at 64.5 versus 57.0 and “Safe haven demand” at 72.6 versus 66.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on November 16, 2017: 59.5 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on November 15, 2017, was 51.4 (“Neutral”): the index rose by 8.1 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Greed” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: appetite for risk is above normal and buying dominates. The index spent a single trading day in the “Neutral” zone. Biggest component moves: “Junk bond demand” at 44.5 versus 24.3 and “52-week highs and lows” at 56.5 versus 37.5. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.