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Fear & Greed

This page does not bind itself to an external black-box score. It standardizes reviewable factors into percentiles and shows what is driving risk appetite.

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Explainability before the score

The point is not a mysterious number. It is seeing whether VIX, Put/Call, credit spreads, equity breadth, or momentum is driving the move.

Disclaimer: this page is for market observation only, not investment advice. Risk note: indicators help you observe market conditions. They are not trading advice. Always add context, events, and position risk.

Internal Fear & Greed

46.1

0 = fear, 100 = greed

Five factors

VIX percentile

Defensive factor: higher is more fearful

59%

Put/Call percentile

Protection demand: higher is more fearful

31%

HY OAS inverse percentile

Credit spread: wider is more fearful

17%

Equity breadth proxy

More stress breadth weakens risk appetite

72%

Momentum percentile

Stronger trend is more greedy

10%

Five factors

vix

VIX

Warming

Latest

17.84

September 10, 2026

1Y percentile

59%

Daily

5D +3.5220D +3.21
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put-call-ratio

Cboe Put/Call Ratio

Watch

Latest

0.83

September 10, 2026

1Y percentile

Fear & Greed factors

Defensive factors are inverted; breadth and momentum are used in the positive direction.

No history in this range yet. It will appear after sync or reviewed import.

Data update note

Charts use the latest processed readings. Daily indicators move faster; weekly indicators are better for confirming trends.

31%

Daily

5D -0.0120D -0.01
Open indicator

hy-oas

High Yield OAS

Calm

Latest

2.71

September 9, 2026

1Y percentile

17%

Daily

5D +0.0520D 0
Open indicator

vix-term-proxy

VIX/VXV Term Proxy

Under pressure

Latest

0.9

September 10, 2026

1Y percentile

72%

Daily

5D +0.0520D +0.12
Open indicator

momentum-proxy

S&P 500 Momentum Proxy

Calm

Latest

-2.02

September 10, 2026

1Y percentile

10%

Daily

5D -1.2920D -4.35
Open indicator

Explainability before the score

1

VIX percentile

Defensive factor: higher is more fearful

2

Put/Call percentile

Protection demand: higher is more fearful

3

HY OAS inverse percentile

Credit spread: wider is more fearful

4

Equity breadth proxy

More stress breadth weakens risk appetite

5

Momentum percentile

Stronger trend is more greedy

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