The Crypto Fear and Greed Index reached 81 late Sunday evening, entering extreme greed territory for the first time since late 2024. A month ago the index was 36, a week ago it stood at 41, and it has climbed 45 points in the past 30 days. Notably, the reading broke above the green zone threshold that begins at 80.
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index reached 81 late Sunday evening and broke above the green zone threshold that begins at 80. A month earlier the index was 36 and a week earlier it was 41, representing a 45-point climb over 30 days. The reading remained at 81 the following day. The move placed the index in extreme greed territory for the first time since late 2024.
This rise is recorded as the fastest sentiment shift between two extremes and the only transition from extreme fear to extreme greed since CoinMarketCap began tracking the index. Alternative.me, which tracks sentiment over a longer period, places the index in greed mode but not yet in extreme greed; its methodology measures the index as 6% below the extreme greed threshold. These statements reflect the comparative readings reported by the trackers.
The numerical values above document the rapid change in the index and the differing classifications reported by two trackers. The section restricts itself to the reported metrics and comparative readings.
Bitcoin gained roughly 24% in a week while the broader crypto market grew by less over the same period. Bitcoin’s share of the total crypto market increased during that interval, reflecting the cryptocurrency’s relative outperformance. The rapid price movement coincided with a marked shift in market sentiment reported in recent tracking metrics. These points are reported as recorded market outcomes without further aggregation or interpretation.
A short squeeze liquidated more than $4 billion in crypto shorts over two to three days, as reported in market accounts. Bitcoin ETFs recorded their biggest single day of inflows since May, and combined inflows into Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs totaled approximately $2.3 billion. The inflows and the short-covering event are presented here as reported capital movements and liquidation figures.
The paragraphs above summarize recorded price moves, liquidations and ETF capital flows tied to the recent sentiment readings. They present reported market reactions without additional commentary or causal attribution.
The U.S. Treasury announced it would double long-bond buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion per operation starting September 9. That announcement is reported as weakening the dollar. The weaker dollar is reported as nudging investors toward Bitcoin as an inflation hedge. Those reported moves are identified in market accounts as tracing the breakout that coincided with the Crypto Fear and Greed Index rising into extreme greed.
These specific policy and currency developments are cited among the triggers tied to the rapid sentiment shift. The description confines itself to the reported linkage between the Treasury announcement, dollar weakening, investor flow toward Bitcoin, and the index move to extreme greed.
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index entered extreme greed territory. Market trackers characterized the move as the fastest shift between two extremes and the only transition from extreme fear to extreme greed in the index’s recorded history. Reported market indicators reflected a swift and pronounced reversal in investor sentiment across multiple measures and asset flows.
