12-4-2025 – The closely-watched Fear and Greed Index has markedly improved, climbing to 43 from its previous reading of 25, BlockBeats reports. Despite this uptick, the metric continues to signal cautious investor behaviour, remaining within the ‘fear’ territory.
This barometer of market psychology, which operates on a scale of 0 to 100, draws upon a sophisticated blend of market indicators. At its core, the index weighs market volatility and trading volumes most heavily, with each factor contributing 25% to the final calculation.
The remaining components paint a broader picture of market sentiment, incorporating social media engagement and regular market surveys, each weighted at 15%. Bitcoin’s market dominance and Google search trends round out the analysis, each accounting for 10% of the index.
Whilst the latest reading suggests easing anxieties amongst crypto investors, the figure’s position below the neutral 50-mark reflects ongoing market uncertainty.
