Last updated 29 Jul 2026, 14:03 UTC · updates every 15 minutes
Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Today
The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index today is 48/100, showing Neutral. CFGI measures current Bitcoin market sentiment using live market data and proprietary behavioural models. It has been Neutral for 15 days. Get the next update by email, free
Live Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index
The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index today is 49/100 (Neutral), down from 51/100 (Neutral) yesterday and up 0 points from last week's reading of 49 (Neutral).
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Bitcoin price colored by CFGI fear and greed sentiment over the selected daily range.
This daily chart compares Bitcoin price movement with live fear, greed, neutral and extreme sentiment readings for the wider market trend.
During the last 730 days, Bitcoin sentiment ranged from 10 (Extreme Fear) to 88 (Extreme Greed), with the current reading sitting at 49.
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What Is the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Today?
The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index today shows whether the current Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Value
The current Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index value is measured from 0 to 100. Lower scores suggest fear, uncertainty or weak confidence in the Bitcoin market, while higher scores suggest greed, confidence or stronger risk appetite.
- Daily Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index: 48/100, showing Neutral for the wider market trend.
- 4-hour Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index: 57/100, showing Neutral for the medium-term market trend.
- 1-hour Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index: 53/100, showing Neutral for the short-term market trend.
- 15-minute Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index: 57/100, showing Neutral for the intraday and day trading.
These multi-timeframe readings help compare long-term, medium-term, short-term and intraday Bitcoin sentiment in one place.
What Does the Current Bitcoin Fear and Greed Score Mean?
Neutral on the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index reflects a market without a strong bias in either direction. Neither fear nor greed is dominating. Traders typically read a Neutral zone as a period of consolidation or indecision, a moment to wait for a clearer directional signal before committing to high-conviction trades.
Is the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index a Buy or Sell Signal?
The Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin Fear and Greed Timeframe Should I Use?
Use the daily reading for the wider Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Updated?
The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index is updated every 15 minutes. That means the live Bitcoin fear and greed reading can change as price action, impulse, volatility, volume, technicals, social sentiment, dominance, search interest, whale activity and order book pressure change.
How to Read the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Chart
The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index chart shows how Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index
CFGI combines live Bitcoin market signals into one fear and greed reading. The modules below show whether the current Bitcoin 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.
Bitcoin Fear and Greed Components
- Price Score: 52 (Neutral)
- Volatility Score: 35 (Fear)
- Volume Score: 33 (Fear)
- Impulse Score: 44 (Neutral)
- Technical Score: 50 (Neutral)
- Social Score: 71 (Greed)
- Dominance Score: 32 (Fear)
- Search Score: 45 (Neutral)
- Whale Score: 70 (Greed)
- Order Book Score: 22 (Fear)
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Bitcoin Market Sentiment Today
As of 14:03 UTC, Bitcoin scores 48/100 (Neutral) versus Ethereum at 56/100 (Neutral), indicating weaker sentiment than Ethereum.
Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin sentiment is changing throughout the day.
For wider context, compare this page with the live Crypto Fear and Greed Index and other major crypto sentiment pages including Ethereum, Solana, BNB, XRP and Dogecoin.
Bitcoin Price and Market Data
- Current Price
- $64,246.00
- All-Time High
- $126,080.00
- All-Time Low
- $67.81
- Market Cap
- $1.29T
- 24h Volume
- $24.70B
- Market Dominance
- 56.65%
- Circulating Supply
- 20.06M BTC
- Max Supply
- 21.00M BTC
What Is Bitcoin?
The anxious anchor.
Bitcoin is the first and largest cryptocurrency, launched in 2009 as a decentralised digital currency. On the CFGI Bitcoin fear and greed index it is the reference point the whole crypto market's sentiment is priced against, but not in the way most people assume. Bitcoin does not lead the crowd from the front so much as set the emotional weather everything else trades inside. When its crowd breaks, the break shows up everywhere at once. The market reprices emotion once, together, and Bitcoin is where that emotion is read first.
The CFGI read: Bitcoin's sentiment and price peaked within three days of each other in October 2025, the crowd topping at 82 out of 100 on 3 October 2025 with the price at $122,280, and the price itself cresting at $124,677 on 6 October 2025. The other bookend was harsher. Its deepest Extreme Fear reading, 10 out of 100 on 5 February 2026, printed with the price at $63,548.50 on a day when 98 of the 102 assets we then scored closed in Fear or worse. Three days later the crowd staged its biggest single-day recovery of the year, a 36-point jump from 24 to 60 on 8 February 2026. The panic was total, and so was the snap back.
Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index History
Q3 2026 breakdown. The table below updates daily.
The anchor is also one of the most nervous crowds we track. Between July 2025 and July 2026, BTC closed 10 days in Extreme Fear, the tenth highest count among the tokens we rank, against a single day in Extreme Greed. That nervousness tracked a brutal year for the price, which fell 45.6% from $119,222 to $64,819 and touched its low of $58,621.70 on 30 June 2026. The longest sulk ran 12 straight days in Fear or worse from 12 to 23 November 2025, and the deepest ran four consecutive days in Extreme Fear from 3 to 6 June 2026.
Yet the average tells a different story. The year's mean reading was 47 out of 100, 183 of 365 days closed in Neutral, and ranked by average fearfulness Bitcoin comes in 91st of 104. The ordinary days are calm and the bad days are violent, and that gap is exactly why the whole-market Fear and Greed Index is read through Bitcoin first. On 26 July 2026 the crowd sits at 50, dead centre, holding its breath.
Days by zone, the last 365 days (365 readings)
| Extreme Fear | Fear | Neutral | Greed | Extreme Greed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Fear: 10 | Fear: 101 | Neutral: 185 | Greed: 68 | Extreme Greed: 1 |
Source: CFGI dataset, 365 daily readings across the 365 days to 29 Jul 2026. Updates daily.
For the market Bitcoin trades in, see the crypto fear and greed index, which scores the whole market on the same 0 to 100 scale.
Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index FAQ
What is the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index today?
The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index today is 48/100 on the daily view, showing Neutral. It summarizes live Bitcoin market sentiment on a 0 to 100 scale.
How is the Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin fear and greed reading.
What is a good Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index?
It reads sentiment accurately and predicts price poorly, and those are two different things. The score reflects what the Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index measure?
It measures the emotional state of the Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index updated?
The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index is updated every 15 minutes, so the live reading can change as Bitcoin market conditions shift.
What does a low Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin market.
What does a high Bitcoin 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 Bitcoin market.
Can I get alerts when the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index changes?
Yes. CFGI alerts let you track Bitcoin sentiment across daily, 4-hour, 1-hour and 15-minute timeframes. Create alerts for fear, greed, extreme readings or specific Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index score changes.
Can I add the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index to my website?
Yes. The CFGI widget lets you embed a live Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index on your website, so visitors can see current Bitcoin sentiment, live scores and market conditions without you building the data system yourself.
Can I use Bitcoin Fear and Greed data in my own app or trading bot?
Yes. The CFGI API gives developers access to Bitcoin 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
The per-asset sentiment record.
CFGI is a market sentiment data company that scores crowd emotion from 0 to 100 across crypto and stock markets. Crypto readings cover the whole market and hundreds of individual assets across 15-minute, 1-hour, 4-hour and daily views. The stock index gives a live daily reading for wider stock market sentiment.
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.