According to the source, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index reads 35 today, indicating a Fear regime for the crypto market (source: X post dated Oct 12, 2025). The index classifies 0–49 as Fear and presents Fear as a potential contrarian accumulation zone, while 50–100 denotes Greed and elevated correction risk (source: Alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index methodology). Traders often translate a Fear reading into cautious, staged entries focused on BTC and ETH rather than momentum-chasing, aligning with the index’s contrarian guidance and using sentiment to time risk-managed exposure rather than assuming an immediate trend reversal (source: Alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index methodology).

According to the source, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index reads 71 today, signaling Greed and up from 50 Neutral seven days ago, indicating a sharp bullish sentiment shift, source: Alternative.me. The index aggregates volatility, market momentum and volume, social media activity, Bitcoin BTC dominance, and Google Trends into a 0 to 100 score where higher values reflect greed, source: Alternative.me. Alternative.me cautions that when investors are getting too greedy the market may be due for a correction, while extreme fear can present buying opportunities, source: Alternative.me. For trading, a Greed reading above 70 flags sentiment overheating, so traders often tighten risk on momentum longs and watch BTC pairs for potential pullback volatility, source: Alternative.me.