What's the mood made of?
What holders are doingSitting in the middle · 25% of the scoreBuying & sellingLeaning greedy · 17% of the scoreNews & buzzLeaning greedy · 17% of the scoreSearch & buzzLeaning fearful · 15% of the scoresearch26of 100See morePrice & swingsLeaning greedy · 13% of the scoreMiner healthSitting in the middle · 13% of the scoreSo, is Bitcoin scared or greedy right now?
Bitcoin's mood sits in neutral territory, with steady fund interest and upbeat news headlines offset by notably quiet public curiosity and a coin-profit picture that leans cautious.
The read is split. Some parts look greedy while others look nervous, so the one number hides a real disagreement.
Removing the entire price-action bucket, which covers recent price momentum, how much the price has swung, and how far it sits from its peak, barely moves the needle at all, dropping the score just one point to 53, which means today's mood is coming almost entirely from the other five parts rather than from price behavior itself.
Some slower-moving data is still catching up.
What pushed the mood today?
Orange is pushing the mood toward greed; blue is pulling it toward fear. The bigger the move, the harder it pushed.
- searchVery few people are searching for Bitcoin online right now, a score of just 26 out of 100 that sits well into fearful territory and suggests the broader public is not paying much attention.
- ETF buyingThe amount of Bitcoin sitting inside funds that let everyday investors participate without handling the coins themselves is positioned at a fairly confident 66 out of 100, nudging the overall mood toward the hopeful side.
- Recent buyers selling at a lossPeople who bought Bitcoin relatively recently and have since sold are, on balance, doing so at a small gain rather than a loss, a reading of 91 out of 100 that sits firmly in hopeful territory.
- News moodThe tone of recent news articles about Bitcoin leans positive, with a score of 65 out of 100 placing this driver comfortably on the greedier side of the dial.
- Price trendNudging the mood toward greed right now.
How has the mood moved over time?
Usually daily0–100, rebuilt daily. Below the dashed 50 line the mood is fearful; above it, greedy.
Latest displayed reading: 54 on Aug 30, 2026. This view shows 973 dated readings from Jan 1, 2024 to Aug 30, 2026. The latest displayed reading is lower than the first. The displayed low is 29 on Jun 28, 2026. The displayed high is 88 on Mar 4, 2024. Every day in this range has a reading.
Pick two to four dates and read this chart's values side by side.
Where it stands today
Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index is 54 out of 100 neutral as of .
How we read Bitcoin's moodSix live parts, holders, money flows, news, price, miners, and search interest, each scored 0–100, then blended.
Maketo's Fear & Greed reading blends what holders are doing on the blockchain, how much money is flowing into Bitcoin funds, the tone of the latest news, how price is moving, how miners are faring, and how much the public is searching for Bitcoin. Each part is scored 0 to 100, 0 is deep fear, 100 is deep greed, then weighted into a single number, rebuilt every day. It describes the market's mood today. It isn't advice, and it isn't a prediction of where the price goes next.
The full method (version fg-v1.0), how we read Bitcoin's mood. This is a read on the market's mood, not advice to buy or sell.
How Maketo compares
Public fear and greed scores are useful, but they usually show one number. Maketo shows the number and what's driving it. We don't think anyone here is doing it badly. Here's what's different about ours.
| Reading | What it covers | Score | Since yesterday | Last two weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maketo | Bitcoin only | 54Neutral | -1 | Value. Latest displayed reading: 54.00. 120 ordered readings are displayed; exact dates for earlier points are not included. The latest is lower than the first displayed reading. Displayed low: 29.00. Displayed high: 65.00. |
| Alternative.me | Bitcoin | 69Greedvia Alternative.me | +1 | Value. Latest displayed reading: 69.00. 120 ordered readings are displayed; exact dates for earlier points are not included. The latest is higher than the first displayed reading. Displayed low: 8.00. Displayed high: 74.00. |
| CoinStats | Top cryptocurrencies | 78Greedvia CoinStats | 0 | Value. Latest displayed reading: 78.00. 120 ordered readings are displayed; exact dates for earlier points are not included. The latest is higher than the first displayed reading. Displayed low: 13.00. Displayed high: 82.00. |
Maketo reads 54, lower than Alternative.me's 69. Maketo also weighs what holders and miners are doing and the latest news, so when those pull a different way than price and social mood, the two numbers part ways.
| Reading | What goes into it | Best for | What it misses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maketo | Holder behavior, miner health, news mood, money flows, and price | Seeing what's driving the mood | It's newer than the long-running gauges |
| Alternative.me | Price swings, momentum, social media, Bitcoin's market share, and search trends | The long-running, widely-cited benchmark | Doesn't show what moved the number today |
| CoinStats | The same mix as the most-cited score, updated twice a day | A quick app-style market mood | Doesn't show the drivers either |
Common questions
Is this a buy or sell signal?
No. It's a read on the market's mood and what's driving it, not advice to buy or sell anything.
Why is this number different from the one I usually see?
Most scores lean on price, swings, and social media. Maketo also reads the blockchain, what holders and miners are doing, plus live news. Different ingredients, different number.
Does a fearful score mean Bitcoin is cheap?
Not on its own. A fearful score doesn't automatically mean cheap, and a greedy score doesn't automatically mean expensive. The useful part is seeing what's driving the mood.
How often does it update?
Once a day.