Indicator notes

Financial anxiety in Armenia on September 10, 2023: 44.2 out of 100, in the “Below-usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on September 3, 2023, was 45.5 (“Usual interest”): the index fell slightly by 1.3 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Below-usual interest” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: searches on the topic are below usual. The index spent a single week in the “Usual interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about the dollar rate” at 26.6 versus 41.3 and “Searches about deposits” at 61.9 versus 49.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Belarus on September 10, 2023: 46.9 out of 100, in the “Usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on September 3, 2023, was 34.7 (“Below-usual interest”): the index rose sharply by 12.2 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Usual interest” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: searches on the topic are about at their usual level. The index spent a single week in the “Below-usual interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about devaluation” at 58.0 versus 15.7 and “Searches about the dollar rate” at 72.8 versus 76.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Georgia on September 10, 2023: 25.6 out of 100, in the “Below-usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on September 3, 2023, was 35.9: the index fell sharply by 10.3 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Below-usual interest” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: searches on the topic are below usual. The index has now spent 2 weeks in a row in this zone. The component that moved most: “Searches about the dollar rate” at 24.0 versus 44.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Kyrgyzstan on September 10, 2023: 39.7 out of 100, in the “Below-usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on September 3, 2023, was 52.6 (“Usual interest”): the index fell sharply by 12.9 points and crossed the 45 boundary. The “Below-usual interest” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: searches on the topic are below usual. The index spent a single week in the “Usual interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about deposits” at 10.6 versus 29.8 and “Searches about the dollar rate” at 68.9 versus 75.3. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Kazakhstan on September 10, 2023: 37.5 out of 100, in the “Below-usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on September 3, 2023, was 61.0 (“Elevated interest”): the index fell sharply by 23.5 points and crossed the 55 and 45 boundaries. The “Below-usual interest” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: searches on the topic are below usual. Before that the index had stayed in the “Elevated interest” zone for 3 weeks in a row. Biggest component moves: “Searches about devaluation” at 17.0 versus 72.8 and “Searches about the dollar rate” at 68.9 versus 82.4. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Russia on September 10, 2023: 62.9 out of 100, in the “Elevated interest” zone. The previous reading, on September 3, 2023, was 77.7 (“Surge of interest”): the index fell sharply by 14.8 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Elevated interest” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: searches on the topic are above usual. Before that the index had stayed in the “Surge of interest” zone for 2 weeks in a row. Biggest component moves: “Searches about devaluation” at 33.0 versus 63.1 and “Searches about the dollar rate” at 65.1 versus 74.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Ether fear and greed index on September 10, 2023: 43.9 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on September 9, 2023, was 51.3 (“Neutral”): the index fell by 7.4 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: “Funding rate” at 26.4 versus 41.2 and “Implied volatility” at 66.8 versus 78.2. 4 of 6 components were available. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on September 10, 2023: 74.3 out of 100, in the “Elevated interest” zone. The previous reading, on September 3, 2023, was 83.2 (“Surge of interest”): the index fell by 8.9 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Elevated interest” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: searches on the topic are above usual. Before that the index had stayed in the “Surge of interest” zone for 4 weeks in a row. Biggest component moves: “Searches about buying shares” at 63.1 versus 88.1 and “Searches about a brokerage account” at 93.3 versus 96.5. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Pressure on the Uzbekistani sum on September 9, 2023: 67.4 out of 100, in the “High pressure” zone. The previous reading, on September 8, 2023, was 84.9 (“Extreme pressure”): the indicator fell sharply by 17.5 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “High pressure” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: pressure on the currency is clearly above usual. Before that the indicator had stayed in the “Extreme pressure” zone for 4 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Exchange rate volatility” at 23.5 versus 92.8 and “Currency weakening” at 95.1 versus 95.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian chemicals and fertilizers sector fear and greed index on September 8, 2023: 34.9 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on September 7, 2023, was 45.0 (“Neutral”): the index fell sharply by 10.1 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. The index spent a single trading day in the “Neutral” zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 39.9 versus 79.7 and “Sector breadth” at 33.8 versus 34.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian electric utilities sector fear and greed index on September 8, 2023: 70.1 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 7, 2023, was 78.4 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell by 8.3 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: “Stock price strength” at 43.6 versus 74.9 and “Sector momentum” at 97.3 versus 98.1. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian oil and gas sector fear and greed index on September 8, 2023: 74.9 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 7, 2023, was 75.6 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell slightly by 0.7 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 5 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Sector momentum” at 92.4 versus 94.9 and “Sector breadth” at 99.3 versus 99.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian chemicals and fertilizers sector fear and greed index on September 7, 2023: 45.0 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on September 6, 2023, was 56.1 (“Greed”): the index fell sharply by 11.1 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: “Sector momentum” at 63.0 versus 84.6 and “Stock price strength” at 79.7 versus 99.9. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian consumer sector fear and greed index on September 7, 2023: 67.2 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 6, 2023, was 81.4 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell sharply by 14.2 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 10 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 45.0 versus 78.8 and “Sector volatility” at 39.4 versus 58.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian financial sector fear and greed index on September 7, 2023: 56.6 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 6, 2023, was 71.8: the index fell sharply by 15.2 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 9 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 41.8 versus 91.9 and “Sector momentum” at 71.7 versus 78.3. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian IT and telecom sector fear and greed index on September 7, 2023: 63.1 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 6, 2023, was 76.3 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell sharply by 13.2 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 8 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 44.9 versus 88.3 and “Sector volatility” at 12.2 versus 17.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian metals and mining sector fear and greed index on September 7, 2023: 58.1 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 6, 2023, was 71.4: the index fell sharply by 13.3 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 2 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 40.8 versus 83.4 and “Sector momentum” at 88.0 versus 95.9. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Ether fear and greed index on September 7, 2023: 51.4 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on September 6, 2023, was 42.1 (“Fear”): the index rose by 9.3 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 7 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Funding rate” at 51.4 versus 25.6 and “Implied volatility” at 66.8 versus 58.8. 4 of 6 components were available. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

US market fear and greed index on September 7, 2023: 54.1 out of 100, in the “Neutral” zone. The previous reading, on September 6, 2023, was 55.0 (“Greed”): the index fell slightly by 0.9 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: “Put and call options” at 20.0 versus 29.7 and “52-week highs and lows” at 31.8 versus 27.8. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian chemicals and fertilizers sector fear and greed index on September 6, 2023: 56.1 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 5, 2023, was 50.3 (“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: “Sector momentum” at 84.6 versus 52.9 and “Sector volatility” at 3.7 versus 22.1. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian metals and mining sector fear and greed index on September 6, 2023: 71.4 out of 100, in the “Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 5, 2023, was 77.3 (“Extreme Greed”): the index fell by 5.9 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 3 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Stock price strength” at 83.4 versus 98.3 and “Sector volatility” at 18.9 versus 25.3. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Bitcoin fear and greed index on September 5, 2023: 31.3 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on September 4, 2023, was 20.2 (“Extreme Fear”): the index rose sharply by 11.1 points and crossed the 25 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 “Extreme Fear” zone for 3 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “Funding rate” at 17.4 versus 12.5 and “Volatility” at 33.6 versus 33.3. 4 of 6 components were available. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Ether fear and greed index on September 5, 2023: 44.1 out of 100, in the “Fear” zone. The previous reading, on September 4, 2023, was 31.8: the index rose sharply by 12.3 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 6 trading days in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Funding rate” at 24.0 versus 10.8 and “Volatility” at 62.3 versus 63.4. 4 of 6 components were available. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Pressure on the Kyrgyzstani som on September 5, 2023: 52.3 out of 100, in the “Moderate pressure” zone. The previous reading, on September 2, 2023, was 60.3 (“High pressure”): the indicator fell by 8.0 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Moderate pressure” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: pressure on the currency is close to what is usual for its history. Before that the indicator had stayed in the “High pressure” zone for 45 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “International reserves” at 66.4 versus 97.7 and “Currency weakening” at 58.8 versus 59.5. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Pressure on the Uzbekistani sum on September 5, 2023: 85.4 out of 100, in the “Extreme pressure” zone. The previous reading, on September 2, 2023, was 72.6 (“High pressure”): the indicator rose sharply by 12.8 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Extreme pressure” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: pressure on the currency is close to the highest in its history. Before that the indicator had stayed in the “High pressure” zone for 16 trading days in a row. Biggest component moves: “International reserves” at 92.4 versus 41.5 and “Currency weakening” at 95.0 versus 94.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Russian electric utilities sector fear and greed index on September 4, 2023: 76.5 out of 100, in the “Extreme Greed” zone. The previous reading, on September 1, 2023, was 74.7 (“Greed”): the index rose slightly by 1.8 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: “Stock price strength” at 93.9 versus 89.2 and “Sector breadth” at 99.7 versus 98.1. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Armenia on September 3, 2023: 45.5 out of 100, in the “Usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on August 27, 2023, was 90.7 (“Surge of interest”): the index fell sharply by 45.2 points and crossed the 75 and 55 boundaries. The “Usual interest” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: searches on the topic are about at their usual level. The index spent a single week in the “Surge of interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about deposits” at 49.7 versus 97.1 and “Searches about the dollar rate” at 41.3 versus 84.3. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Belarus on September 3, 2023: 34.7 out of 100, in the “Below-usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on August 27, 2023, was 74.7 (“Elevated interest”): the index fell sharply by 40.0 points and crossed the 55 and 45 boundaries. The “Below-usual interest” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: searches on the topic are below usual. Before that the index had stayed in the “Elevated interest” zone for 3 weeks in a row. Biggest component moves: “Searches about devaluation” at 15.7 versus 83.0 and “Searches about deposits” at 11.9 versus 53.5. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Georgia on September 3, 2023: 35.9 out of 100, in the “Below-usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on August 27, 2023, was 89.1 (“Surge of interest”): the index fell sharply by 53.2 points and crossed the 75, 55 and 45 boundaries. The “Below-usual interest” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: searches on the topic are below usual. The index spent a single week in the “Surge of interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about deposits” at 27.2 versus 93.9 and “Searches about the dollar rate” at 44.6 versus 84.3. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Financial anxiety in Kyrgyzstan on September 3, 2023: 52.6 out of 100, in the “Usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on August 27, 2023, was 58.7 (“Elevated interest”): the index fell by 6.1 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Usual interest” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: searches on the topic are about at their usual level. The index spent a single week in the “Elevated interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about the dollar rate” at 75.3 versus 84.9 and “Searches about deposits” at 29.8 versus 32.4. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.