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Fear & Greed: reading sentiment

The Fear & Greed index sums up market mood on a scale from 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme greed). It blends inputs such as volatility, momentum, volumes and social activity into one number.

The index describes how participants behave, not where prices will go. Extreme readings show that the crowd leans heavily one way. Markets can stay in extreme fear or extreme greed for weeks.

The change matters as much as the level. A move from 45 to 25 in a few days says sentiment deteriorated quickly. Qubo shows today’s value next to yesterday, last week and last month for that reason.

Sentiment is one input among others. It is most useful as context: for example, checking whether a headline lands in a calm market or in an already nervous one.

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On Home, note today’s Fear & Greed value and last month’s. Write one sentence describing how sentiment has changed.

Educational content only. Not investment advice. Past data does not predict future results. Risk disclosure