Bitcoin Market Sentiment - May 5, 2022: Greed (65/100)

Bitcoin market sentiment on May 5, 2022 was 65/100 (Greed), per Perception's analysis of 544 signals across 1,000+ media sources.

Fear & Greed Index

65
Greed

Based on analysis of 544 sources

Daily Sentiment Analysis

Markets showed greed with an optimistic score of 65/100. Bullish sentiment dominated with 213 positive signals from 544 sources.

The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index measures investor sentiment on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents extreme fear and 100 represents extreme greed. On May 5, 2022, the market sentiment was classified as Greed.

Source Breakdown

213
Positive Signals
200
Neutral Signals
130
Negative Signals

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