Index Fear & Greed
Search tracked indices for a dedicated 0–100 Fear & Greed reading and see the social and market context behind the current regime. S&P 500’s August 27, 2026 reading is currently 51 — Greed.
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Current SPX Fear & Greed51GreedA index-specific reading built from conversation and market behaviour.
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S&P 500—Index price change unavailable
Sentiment historySPX conversation over 7 days
LiveBearishNeutralBullish
Conversation breakdown363 classified posts
Bullish 38%Neutral 44%Bearish 18%
How to interpret index Fear & Greed
Use the score to identify fearful, neutral, or greedy regimes, then inspect its components and any disagreement with the underlying conversation.
A 0–100 emotional regime
Lower readings indicate fear, higher readings indicate greed, and the middle of the scale reflects a more balanced market regime.
More than conversation tone
The index-specific reading combines social evidence with market behaviour rather than relabelling sentiment as Fear & Greed.
Divergence can be informative
Improving conversation during a fearful regime—or weakening tone during greed—can reveal a shift hidden by the headline score.
Breadth changes the meaning
Compare index-level tone with constituent breadth and sector leadership to see whether the mood is broad or concentrated.
Put index Fear & Greed in context
Compare one benchmark with the S&P 500 sentiment tool and use the stock-index sentiment guide to investigate breadth, constituent tone, sector leadership, and concentration.
Frequently Asked Questions
It places social and market behaviour on a 0–100 scale, from extreme fear to extreme greed, for the selected index rather than the whole market.
No. The reading is attached to the selected index, which makes it possible to compare emotional regimes across individual assets without substituting one broad-market score.
Sentiment measures the stance of public conversation. Fear & Greed combines that evidence with market behaviour, so the two readings can move differently.
No. Extremes describe the current regime, not what price must do next. Use them to investigate positioning, catalysts, risk, and contrary evidence.
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