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  <title id="t">Best market sentiment indicator</title>
  <desc id="d">Diagram of market sentiment indicators: a Fear and Greed Index, the VIX, RSI and surveys, each reading a different slice.</desc>
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  <text x="44" y="60" font-size="25" font-weight="800" fill="#0F172A">Best Market Sentiment Indicator</text>
  <text x="44" y="92" font-size="14.5" fill="#5A6578">Fear and Greed Indexes, the VIX, RSI and surveys all read market sentiment differently.</text>
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  <text x="68" y="155" font-size="15" font-weight="800" fill="#0F172A">VIX</text>
  <text x="320" y="155" font-size="13" fill="#5A6578">Expected volatility, fear only</text>
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  <text x="68" y="211" font-size="15" font-weight="800" fill="#0F172A">Put-call ratio</text>
  <text x="320" y="211" font-size="13" fill="#5A6578">Options hedging demand</text>
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  <text x="68" y="267" font-size="15" font-weight="800" fill="#0F172A">AAII survey</text>
  <text x="320" y="267" font-size="13" fill="#5A6578">Weekly retail poll</text>
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  <text x="68" y="323" font-size="15" font-weight="800" fill="#0284C7">Fear and Greed Index</text>
  <text x="320" y="323" font-size="13" fill="#5A6578">Blends 10 signals into one score</text>
  <text x="752" y="323" font-size="11" font-weight="800" fill="#0284C7" text-anchor="end">OUR PICK</text>
  <text x="410" y="374" font-size="13.5" fill="#334155" text-anchor="middle">Each reads one slice; a Fear and Greed Index blends many into a single mood score.</text>
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  <text x="44" y="422" font-size="12.5" fill="#5A6578">Source: <tspan font-weight="700" fill="#0F172A">CFGI</tspan></text>
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