Bitcoin Market Sentiment - February 18, 2026: Greed (62/100)

Bitcoin market sentiment on February 18, 2026 was 62/100 (Greed), per Perception's analysis of 2,773 signals across 1,000+ media sources.

Fear & Greed Index

62
Greed

Based on analysis of 2,773 sources

Daily Sentiment Analysis

Markets showed greed with an optimistic score of 62/100. Bullish sentiment dominated with 818 positive signals from 2773 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 February 18, 2026, the market sentiment was classified as Greed.

Source Breakdown

818
Positive Signals
1449
Neutral Signals
493
Negative Signals

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