Crypto Fear and Greed Index rises to 40, signaling modest sentiment improvement

Crypto Fear and Greed Index rises to 40, signaling modest sentiment improvement CoinMarketCap’s in-house Crypto Fear and Greed Index came in at 40 today, up four points from yesterday, while remaining in the fear zone. The index indicates more extreme fear as it moves closer to zero and more extreme optimism as it approaches 100. According to CoinMarketCap, the gauge is calculated based on price movements in the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, market volatility, derivatives-market indicators such as the put/call ratio, the Stablecoin Supply Ratio, or SSR, and CoinMarketCap’s own search data.