Data indicates that the Cryptocurrency Fear-Greed Index remains within the extreme fear zone despite the rebound in Bitcoin and other coins.
Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Still Points to “Extreme Fear”
the “Fear and Greed Index” is an indicator created by substitute This tells us about the average sentiment among traders in the Bitcoin and broader cryptocurrency markets. The index takes into account data on the following five factors to determine an investor’s mindset: trading volume, market cap dominance, volatility, social media sentiment, and Google trends.
To represent market sentiment, the gauge uses a numerical scale that runs from zero to one hundred. All values on this scale that fall below 47 correspond to a net feeling of fear, while values above 53 indicate the dominance of greed among investors. Of course, the values between these two extremes involve a neutral mindset.
Besides these three main zones, there are also two “extreme” zones called extreme fear (age 25 and under) and extreme greed (over age 75). Historically, these two have been important to the market as they are where major tops and bottoms tend to form.
The relationship between prices and sentiment was inverse One, with peaks occurring during extreme greed and troughs along with extreme fear.
Lately, the cryptocurrency sector has been stuck in the latter, as the chart below shows.
How the Fear & Greed Index has changed over the past year | Source: Alternative
The long stay in the extreme fear zone was a result of the downward movement that Bitcoin and other assets have experienced since the fourth quarter of 2025. In mid-March, Bitcoin’s recovery to $75,000 meant that the market saw a temporary respite from low sentiment, with the Fear and Greed Index rising to a peak of 28. However, after Bitcoin’s rally faded, sentiment also slowed back deep into the extreme fear zone again.
From the above chart, it is clear that in the last few days, the metric has made some recovery again. The rise in sentiment is due to Bitcoin pool Towards the $76,000 mark. Unlike the rally that occurred in mid-March, this rally has so far been unable to take the Fear and Greed Index out of extreme fear territory.
As can be seen on the counter, the indicator is at 23 at the moment, which is just within the limits of extreme fear.
The latest value of the Fear & Greed Index | Source: Alternative
It is likely that if the bullish momentum continues in the coming days, the Fear and Greed Index will exit the extreme fear zone. But for now, the market seems unconvinced by the rising prices.
Bitcoin price
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading around $74,800, up roughly 5% in the past seven days.
The price of the coin seems to have been moving sideways since its upward move earlier in the week | Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView
Featured image by Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
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