CNN's Fear & Greed Index blends 7 sentiment signals — momentum, breadth, options demand, volatility, junk-bond demand, and safe-haven demand — into a single 0-100 score.
Each of the 7 inputs is measured against its own recent trading range and converted to a 0-100 sub-score, then averaged into the composite reading CNN publishes daily — the index adapts across cycles instead of using one fixed cutoff forever.
It's contrarian context — extreme fear has historically coincided with oversold markets, but the index can stay there for weeks and says nothing about any one ticker.
Stock price momentum, price strength, market breadth, put/call demand, junk-bond demand, VIX, and safe-haven demand.
Browse all S&P 500 tickers to see this metric applied to individual companies.
Educational research only — not investment advice.