Fear and Greed Index vs Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence measures how households feel about the economy; the Fear and Greed Index measures
how the market feels about prices. Different surveys, different speeds.
Consumer Confidence
Survey · monthly
pessimistic
optimistic
A slow survey of household mood.
Fear and Greed Index
Whole market · sentiment
Fear
Greed
Reads the crowd’s mood across a whole
market.
The key difference: confidence is monthly and lagging; the index updates in real time.
Source: CFGI
Markets