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Fear and Greed Index

A market sentiment indicator that gauges whether investors are fearful (potential buying opportunity) or greedy (potential correction ahead). Ranges from 0 to 100.

Example

When the Crypto Fear and Greed Index dropped to 12 (Extreme Fear) after a major sell-off, the contrarian investor started accumulating Bitcoin, knowing that historically such readings have preceded strong recoveries.