Bitcoin market sentiment · daily since February 2018
Bitcoin market sentiment historical data
Monthly and daily Fear & Greed readings from thousands of sources. Browse any month since February 2018, open a single day, and see the mentions behind each score.
- Latest archive reading
- 57/100
- Reading
- Greed
- Date
- Oct 18, 2026
- Months in archive
- 105
For today’s reading, open the live Fear & Greed Index. To see how much of a sentiment index is just yesterday’s price, read the track record.
Every day since 1 Feb 2018
3,182 days of Bitcoin sentiment
One stripe per day, scored from media mentions. Hover any day for its reading, and open its report with a click.
- Extreme Fear2%
- Fear8%
- Neutral12%
- Greed55%
- Extreme Greed23%
Right column: the year's average readingPerception Index, 0 to 100 · last reading Sun 18 Oct 2026
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Browse all 105 monthly reports
- October 202662 · Greed
- September 202668 · Greed
- August 202665 · Greed
- July 202663 · Greed
- June 202664 · Greed
- May 202669 · Greed
- April 202666 · Greed
- March 202662 · Greed
- February 202654 · Neutral
- January 202665 · Greed
- December 202568 · Greed
- November 202567 · Greed
- October 202571 · Greed
- September 202568 · Greed
- August 202571 · Greed
- July 202576 · Extreme Greed
- June 202572 · Greed
- May 202570 · Greed
- April 202570 · Greed
- March 202569 · Greed
- February 202565 · Greed
- January 202568 · Greed
- December 202469 · Greed
- November 202470 · Greed
- October 202470 · Greed
- September 202472 · Greed
- August 202469 · Greed
- July 202476 · Extreme Greed
- June 202475 · Greed
- May 202478 · Extreme Greed
- April 202475 · Greed
- March 202479 · Extreme Greed
- February 202480 · Extreme Greed
- January 202470 · Greed
- December 202378 · Extreme Greed
- November 202370 · Greed
- October 202360 · Greed
- September 202359 · Greed
- August 202359 · Greed
- July 202364 · Greed
- June 202355 · Neutral
- May 202358 · Greed
- April 202361 · Greed
- March 202356 · Greed
- February 202363 · Greed
- January 202359 · Greed
- December 202243 · Fear
- November 202242 · Fear
- October 202264 · Greed
- September 202262 · Greed
- August 202257 · Greed
- July 202254 · Neutral
- June 202244 · Fear
- May 202249 · Neutral
- April 202270 · Greed
- March 202269 · Greed
- February 202261 · Greed
- January 202260 · Greed
- December 202169 · Greed
- November 202171 · Greed
- October 202180 · Extreme Greed
- September 202168 · Greed
- August 202178 · Extreme Greed
- July 202162 · Greed
- June 202157 · Greed
- May 202155 · Neutral
- April 202171 · Greed
- March 202180 · Extreme Greed
- February 202172 · Greed
- January 202166 · Greed
- December 202079 · Extreme Greed
- November 202078 · Extreme Greed
- October 202075 · Greed
- September 202072 · Greed
- August 202072 · Greed
- July 202061 · Greed
- June 202066 · Greed
- May 202072 · Greed
- April 202067 · Greed
- March 202056 · Greed
- February 202065 · Greed
- January 202070 · Greed
- December 201960 · Greed
- November 201959 · Greed
- October 201960 · Greed
- September 201963 · Greed
- August 201961 · Greed
- July 201955 · Neutral
- June 201966 · Greed
- May 201970 · Greed
- April 201967 · Greed
- March 201963 · Greed
- February 201964 · Greed
- January 201957 · Greed
- December 201853 · Neutral
- November 201850 · Neutral
- October 201865 · Greed
- September 201862 · Greed
- August 201854 · Neutral
- July 201854 · Neutral
- June 201857 · Greed
- May 201862 · Greed
- April 201851 · Neutral
- March 201842 · Fear
- February 201838 · Fear
October 2026 analysis
- Average score
- 62
- Fear days
- 0
- Greed days
- 1
- Neutral days
- 17
Daily sentiment
Share of mentions by day in October 2026
Monthly distribution
Average breakdown for October 2026
- Positive 19%
- Neutral 73%
- Negative 7%
What each month includes
Every monthly report is built from the same daily measurements.
Fear & Greed score
A daily score from 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme greed), averaged across the month.
Mention breakdown
The share of positive, neutral and negative Bitcoin mentions each day, with the monthly average.
A page for every day
Each day links to its own reading with the score and the number of mentions behind it.
Why compare monthly sentiment?
Historical sentiment context for market analysis and research.
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Every day since February 2018 gets its own analysis page: the measured score plus the mentions breakdown behind it.
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