{"id":5263,"date":"2023-02-22T11:06:47","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T09:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kriptomat.cash\/fear-and-greed-index\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:18:40","slug":"fear-and-greed-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kriptomat.hr\/en\/fear-and-greed-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear and Greed Index"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is the Fear and Greed Index?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Fear and Greed Index is one of the many indicators used in the\ntrying to determine the future price movement of an asset\n(bitcoin, stocks…). The index was originally created by CNNMoney to\nfollowed the two main emotions of investors in the stock market, fear and greed.\nThe idea behind the index is as follows, if there is too much greed on the market,\nand thus euphoria, people are more inclined to buy shares without first\nexplorations. This leads to an irrational increase in price, and it is often\nthe time when smart investors, who bought at lower prices,\nthey decide to sell their positions in order to make a profit, because they believe\nIrrational growth can’t continue for long. On the other hand\nwhen fear is visible in the market, average investors are not inclined to buy with\ngiven that they feel that the price is likely to go down. This is\nA time when smart investors get back into the game and buy\nrecord low prices. The latest example showing the accuracy of this\nthe indicator is the fear that existed while bitcoin was trading on\nthe price of about $16,000, and now, after the growth, the indicator shows\nA gradual transition to greed. If you are interested in\n\nwatching this indicator in the crypto market, you can do it on\nthe next link<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Source: https:\/\/alternative.me\/crypto\/fear-and-greed-index\/<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How does the Fear and Greed Index work?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs we have previously determined, the Fear and Greed Index is trying to\ndetermine the movement of the price of an asset based on the emotions that\nInvestors are on the market. The value of this index varies between 100\nand 0, where higher values indicate more greed, while lower values\nThey point to fear and lack of investor optimism. Some of the factors\nwhich are observed when calculating the index values are\nvolatility and market momentum. Here large fluctuations in price upwards\nindicate greed, while large downward fluctuations indicate fear\nInvestors. However, the two most important indicators are the mood of people on\nSocial media and Google Trends. If the investors are too\noptimistic and confident in price growth, and Google trends suggest\ngreat interest in cryptocurrencies, the index will show\nextreme greed. On the contrary, if there is a shortage of\ninterest and investors on social networks show\nuncertainty, the index will show the values of extreme fear.\n\nThe combination of all the above factors is used in\nthe index value, and it is updated every twenty-five\nfour hours. Alternative.me<\/a> uses the following indicators in its\nThe value of the index:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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