Last updated 31 Jul 2026, 19:51 UTC · updated through the trading day

American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index Today

The American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index today is 21/100, showing Fear. CFGI measures current American Electric Power market sentiment using live market data and proprietary behavioural models. It has been Fear for 3 days. Get the next update by email, free

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The American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index today is 21/100 (Fear), up from 21/100 (Fear) yesterday and down 53 points from last week's reading of 74 (Greed).

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CFGI.ioLast updated: 31 Jul 2026

Historical Scores

Recent American Electric Power sentiment snapshots

Now
Fear
21
Previous close
Fear
21
1 week ago
Greed
74
1 month ago
Greed
69

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Timeframe

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Broad daily American Electric Power market sentiment, not short-term moves.

Live American Electric Power Price and Sentiment Chart

American Electric Power price colored by CFGI fear and greed sentiment over the selected daily range.

This daily chart compares American Electric Power price movement with live fear, greed, neutral and extreme sentiment readings for the wider market trend.

During the last 894 days, American Electric Power sentiment ranged from 14 (Extreme Fear) to 90 (Extreme Greed), with the current reading sitting at 21.

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What Is the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index Today?

The American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index today shows whether the current American Electric Power market is being driven by fear, neutrality or greed. It gives a live sentiment reading so traders can understand whether conditions are cautious, balanced or risk-on.

Current American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index Value

The current American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index value is measured from 0 to 100. Lower scores suggest fear, uncertainty or weak confidence in the American Electric Power market, while higher scores suggest greed, confidence or stronger risk appetite.

These multi-timeframe readings help compare long-term, medium-term, short-term and intraday American Electric Power sentiment in one place.

What Does the Current American Electric Power Fear and Greed Score Mean?

Fear on the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index means the market is leaning cautious. Confidence is weak and participants are more risk-averse, which can signal hesitation or early-stage weakness.

Is the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index a Buy or Sell Signal?

The American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index is a market sentiment indicator, not a standalone buy or sell signal. Traders use it to understand whether fear, greed, neutral or extreme sentiment is present, then compare that reading with price action, liquidity and risk management.

Which American Electric Power Fear and Greed Timeframe Should I Use?

Use the daily reading for the wider American Electric Power market trend, the 4-hour reading for medium-term conditions, the 1-hour reading for short-term sentiment and the 15-minute reading for intraday moves. The best timeframe depends on how long you plan to hold or monitor the market.

How Often Is the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index Updated?

The American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index updates through the US trading day across four timeframes (15-minute, 1-hour, 4-hour and daily) while the market is open, recalculated from AEP's price action and nine other signals.

How to Read the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index Chart

The American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index chart shows how American Electric Power sentiment has moved through different conditions over time. Use it to compare the current reading with previous periods of fear, greed, neutrality and extreme market conditions.

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How CFGI Calculates the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index

CFGI combines live American Electric Power market signals into one fear and greed reading. The modules below show whether the current American Electric Power score is being driven by price action, impulse, volatility, volume, technicals, social sentiment, dominance, search interest, whale activity or order book pressure.

Ten signals, one number. Every signal is scored against this asset's own history, so a reading of greed means greedier than usual for this asset, never a raw comparison between one market and another.

Price Score

30% of score
40Fear

The price score measures American Electric Power price action and trend direction, showing whether the American Electric Power market is moving with strength, weakness or uncertainty.

Volatility Score

5% of score
4Extreme Fear

The volatility score looks at how aggressively the American Electric Power market is moving. Higher volatility can signal fear, panic, excitement or unstable market conditions.

Volume Score

5% of score
18Extreme Fear

The volume score measures American Electric Power market trading activity, showing whether participation is rising, falling or confirming the current move.

Impulse Score

30% of score
3Extreme Fear

The impulse score tracks the strength and speed of recent American Electric Power market movement to identify sudden changes in momentum.

Technical Score

5% of score
48Neutral

The technical score uses market indicators to assess whether the American Electric Power market is showing bullish, bearish or neutral trading conditions.

Social Score

5% of score
66Greed

The social score tracks how market participants are reacting to American Electric Power across social and community-driven signals.

Dominance Score

5% of score
21Fear

The dominance score measures how American Electric Power is performing relative to the wider crypto market, helping show where attention and capital are moving.

Search Score

5% of score
31Fear

The search score tracks interest and demand around American Electric Power by measuring changes in search behaviour and market attention.

Whale Score

5% of score
50Neutral

The whale score looks at larger participant activity to help identify whether major holders may be influencing American Electric Power market sentiment.

Order Book Score

5% of score
3Extreme Fear

The order book score measures buying and selling pressure to show whether American Electric Power market depth is leaning toward demand, supply or balanced conditions.

American Electric Power Fear and Greed Components

  • Price Score: 40 (Fear)
  • Volatility Score: 4 (Extreme Fear)
  • Volume Score: 18 (Extreme Fear)
  • Impulse Score: 3 (Extreme Fear)
  • Technical Score: 48 (Neutral)
  • Social Score: 66 (Greed)
  • Dominance Score: 21 (Fear)
  • Search Score: 31 (Fear)
  • Whale Score: 50 (Neutral)
  • Order Book Score: 3 (Extreme Fear)

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American Electric Power Market Sentiment Today

American Electric Power market sentiment today is shaped by price action, volatility, trading volume, technical indicators, social activity and wider market behaviour. CFGI combines these signals to show how American Electric Power sentiment is changing throughout the day.

Compare American Electric Power with the whole-market reading on the Stock Market Fear and Greed Index, or every company on the stock fear and greed directory.

What Is American Electric Power?

Voltage without volatility.

American Electric Power is one of the largest electricity providers in the United States, founded in 1906, generating and delivering power across a sprawling multi-state grid and one of the country's biggest transmission networks. Utilities are meant to be the market's sleeping pill, and in a year when electricity demand became a growth story, AEP's crowd managed a rare trick: genuine excitement with barely a day of dread.

The CFGI read: Across 273 sessions between June 2025 and July 2026, AEP hardly ever closed a day in Extreme Fear, and its floor of 20 out of 100, on 15 May 2026 at $125.15, was largely weather blown in from elsewhere: 101 of 245 stocks were in Fear or worse that day, none in Extreme Fear. Meanwhile the price climbed 31.3%, from $103.31 to $135.63, an equity-like return from a defensive crowd whose average read was a warm 53.

American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index History

Q3 2026 breakdown. The table below updates daily.

The mood ran ahead of the meter more than once. A 33-point jump on 29 October 2025, from 41 to 74, was the sharpest single day of the window; the score's high of 84, Extreme Greed, printed on 17 February 2026 at $130.24; and a second Extreme Greed run from 24 to 26 June 2026 coincided with the price high of $138.69 on 26 June. The gloomier interludes stayed shallow, the longest just nine sessions of Fear or worse from 2 to 12 December 2025.

AEP closed the window at 74, in Greed, on 24 July 2026, with 95 of its 273 sessions spent in Greed or better against 60 in Fear. On the Fear and Greed Index the utility crowds are usually the flat line at the bottom of the chart; this one spent the year proving a regulated grid can carry a current of real appetite, and rarely tripped the fear breaker.

Days by zone, the last 365 days (250 readings)

American Electric Power Fear and Greed: days by zone, the last 365 days (250 readings)
Extreme FearFearNeutralGreedExtreme Greed
Extreme Fear: 0Fear: 63Neutral: 102Greed: 80Extreme Greed: 5

Source: CFGI dataset, 250 daily readings across the 365 days to 31 Jul 2026. Updates daily.

For the market American Electric Power trades in, see the stock fear and greed index, which scores the whole US market on the same 0 to 100 scale.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) Stock Fundamentals, Analyst Ratings & Financials

Beyond the sentiment score: the fundamentals, analyst views and financials for American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP), for context alongside the live Fear and Greed reading above. Company data via Financial Modeling Prep.

About American Electric Power Company, Inc.

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Regulated Electric
CEO
William J. Fehrman
Employees
17,581
Exchange
NASDAQ
Headquarters
Columbus, OH, US
Listed
Jan 2, 1962
Website
www.aep.com

Key Stats & Valuation

Market cap
$69.6B
P/E (TTM)
22.0
P/B
2.16
Net margin
13.95%
Beta
0.51
Dividend yield
2.96%
52-week range
$106 – $141
64% of range

Analyst Ratings & Price Target

What Wall Street thinks: the consensus rating and average price target from 36 independent equity analysts covering AEP.

Wall Street consensus
Buy
Based on 36 analysts: 22 buy · 14 hold · 0 sell
Analyst average target
$141.36
+11% implied vs current price
analyst range $130 to $150

Ratings and price targets are aggregated from independent Wall Street analysts (data via Financial Modeling Prep). They are not investment advice or a recommendation from CFGI.

Earnings

Next earnings: Oct 29, 2026 · EPS estimate $1.98 per share.

ReportedEPS actualEstimateSurprise
Jul 30, 2026$1.36$1.48-8%
May 5, 2026$1.64$1.57+4%
Feb 12, 2026$1.19$1.15+3%
Oct 29, 2025$1.80$1.81-1%

EPS figures are earnings per share (USD), not total company profit.

Financials

Annual revenue, net income and earnings per share. “Growth” is year-over-year revenue.

YearRevenueGrowthNet incomeEPS
2025$21.78B+9%$3.58B$6.66
2024$19.92B+3%$2.97B$5.60
2023$19.38B+0%$2.21B$4.26
2022$19.31B+16%$2.31B$4.51
2021$16.62B+12%$2.49B$4.97
2020$14.91B-4%$2.20B$4.44
2019$15.54B-4%$1.92B$3.89
2018$16.17B+5%$1.92B$3.90
2017$15.38B-6%$1.91B$3.89
2016$16.32B-0%$610.9M$1.24
2015$16.40B-3%$2.05B$4.17
2014$16.93B+11%$1.63B$3.34
2013$15.29B+3%$1.48B$3.04
2012$14.88B-1%$1.26B$2.60
2011$15.05B+5%$1.95B$4.02
2010$14.33B+8%$1.21B$2.53
2009$13.33B-8%$1.36B$2.96
2008$14.43B+8%$1.38B$3.43
2007$13.38B+6%$1.09B$2.73
2006$12.62B+4%$1.00B$2.54
2005$12.11B-15%$814.0M$2.09
2004$14.24B-4%$1.09B$2.75
2003$14.83B+10%$110.0M$0.29
2002$13.43B+5%$-519.0M$-1.56
2001$12.75B-65%$971.0M$3.01
2000$36.71B+48%$267.0M$0.83
1999$24.75B+109%$972.0M$3.03
1998$11.84B+101%$975.0M$5.10
1997$5.88B+1%$511.0M$2.70
1996$5.85B+3%$587.4M$3.14
1995$5.67B+3%$529.9M$2.85
1994$5.50B+4%$500.0M$2.71
1993$5.27B+4%$353.8M$1.92
1992$5.04B-0%$468.3M$2.54
1991$5.05B-2%$497.9M$2.70
1990$5.17B+1%$496.4M$2.65
1989$5.14B+6%$628.9M$3.25
1988$4.84B+1%$626.8M$3.24
1987$4.79B-1%$502.5M$2.60
1986$4.84B$507.2M$2.62
Revenue by year

Bar = revenue; green grew, red fell vs the prior year.

2025
+9%
2024
+3%
2023
+0%
2022
+16%
2021
+12%
2020
-4%
2019
-4%
2018
+5%
2017
-6%
2016
-0%

Dividends

Dividend yield
2.96%
Last dividend
$0.95
Ex-date
Aug 10, 2026

American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index FAQ

What is the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index today?

The American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index today is 21/100 on the daily view, showing Fear. It summarizes live American Electric Power market sentiment on a 0 to 100 scale.

How is the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index calculated?

CFGI combines price action, impulse, volatility, volume, technicals, social sentiment, dominance, search interest, whale activity and order book pressure into one American Electric Power fear and greed reading.

What is a good American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index reading?

There is no single good reading, because the index measures mood rather than value. Extreme Fear below 25 marks the points where sentiment is most washed out, and Extreme Greed above 75 the points carrying the most risk, so what counts as good depends on whether you are buying or selling.

How accurate is the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index?

It reads sentiment accurately and predicts price poorly, and those are two different things. The score reflects what the American Electric Power market feels right now across ten live inputs, so treat it as a risk gauge rather than a forecast: it tells you how one-sided the crowd has become, not what happens next.

What does the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index measure?

It measures the emotional state of the American Electric Power market on a 0 to 100 scale, from extreme fear at 0 to extreme greed at 100. CFGI builds that number from ten indicators including price action, volatility, volume, momentum, technicals and social sentiment, rather than from price alone.

How do I use the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index?

Most people use it to size risk rather than to time entries. The extreme readings are the useful ones: they flag when the crowd has become one-sided, which is when caution costs least and greed costs most. Read it alongside price and volume, never on its own.

How often is the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index updated?

The American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index is updated every 15 minutes, so the live reading can change as American Electric Power market conditions shift.

What does a low American Electric Power Fear and Greed score mean?

A low score (0 to 39) signals fear or extreme fear, where traders are cautious, risk-averse or pessimistic about the American Electric Power market.

What does a high American Electric Power Fear and Greed score mean?

A high score (60 to 100) signals greed or extreme greed, where confidence, risk appetite and bullish sentiment dominate the American Electric Power market.

Can I get alerts when the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index changes?

Yes. CFGI alerts let you track American Electric Power sentiment across daily, 4-hour, 1-hour and 15-minute timeframes. Create alerts for fear, greed, extreme readings or specific American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index score changes.

Can I add the American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index to my website?

Yes. The CFGI widget lets you embed a live American Electric Power Fear and Greed Index on your website, so visitors can see current American Electric Power sentiment, live scores and market conditions without you building the data system yourself.

Can I use American Electric Power Fear and Greed data in my own app or trading bot?

Yes. The CFGI API gives developers access to American Electric Power sentiment data, multi-timeframe fear and greed scores and market signals for dashboards, trading bots, apps and research tools.

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About CFGI

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Every CFGI score is built from 10 indicators: price, volatility, volume, impulse, technical analysis, social media, dominance, search interest, whale movements and order book pressure. The same data powers our API, alerts and embeddable widgets.