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What emotion is driving the market now?

  • Fear & Greed Now: 89 (Extreme Greed)
  • Fear & Greed Previous Close: 89 (Extreme Greed)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Week Ago: 87 (Extreme Greed)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Month Ago: 42 (Fear)
  • Fear & Greed 1 Year Ago: 16 (Extreme Fear)
Last updated May 22 at 5:20pm

Seven Fear & Greed Indicators

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Safe Haven Demand
Extreme Greed

Stocks have outperformed bonds by 7.51 percentage points during the last 20 trading days. This is close to the strongest performance for stocks relative to bonds in the past two years and indicates investors are rotating into stocks from the relative safety of bonds.

Last changed May 10 from a Greed rating

Updated May 22 at 2:07pm

 
Stock Price Strength
Extreme Greed

The number of stocks hitting 52-week highs exceeds the number hitting lows and is at the upper end of its range, indicating extreme greed.

Last changed May 13 from a Greed rating

Updated May 22 at 4:03pm

 
Stock Price Breadth
Extreme Greed

The McClellan Volume Summation Index measures advancing and declining volume on the NYSE. During the last month, approximately 13.12% more of each day's volume has traded in advancing issues than in declining issues, pushing this indicator towards the upper end of its range for the last two years.

Last changed May 9 from a Greed rating

Updated May 22 at 2:06pm

 
Market Momentum
Extreme Greed

The S&P 500 is 9.53% above its 125-day average. This is further above the average than has been typical during the last two years and rapid increases like this often indicate extreme greed.

Last changed May 2 from a Greed rating

Updated May 22 at 4:42pm

 
Junk Bond Demand
Extreme Greed

Investors in low quality junk bonds are demanding 2.53 percentage points in additional yield over safer investment grade corporate bonds. This spread is much lower than what has been typical during the last two years and indicates that investors are pursuing higher risk strategies.

Last changed May 1 from a Greed rating

Updated May 22 at 2:07pm

 
Put and Call Options
Greed

During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 45.81% as investors make bullish bets in their portfolios. However, this among the lowest levels of put buying seen during the last two years, indicating greed on the part of investors.

Last changed May 20 from an Extreme Greed rating

Updated May 22 at 5:20pm

 
Market Volatility
Neutral

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 13.98. This is a neutral reading and indicates that market risks appear low.

Last changed Apr 18 from an Extreme Fear rating

Updated May 22 at 2:06pm

 

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