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Crypto: sentiment, trend and volatility

Crypto assets are highly volatile and can lose most or all of their value. Everything here is ThetaGrade’s own derived reading for education; it is not financial advice and we do not quote prices.

ThetaGrade Crypto Fear & Greed reads 66 (Greed), -2 on the day.

Data as of .

Crypto Fear & Greed

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66

Greed

Daily change: -2 · Previous 68 · 1 week ago 68 · 1 month ago 67

1-year range of our score: 2–87 · as of

What’s driving it

Input (our derived signal)WeightReading
Trend: Bitcoin, Ether and Solana vs their 50- and 200-day averages30%Extreme Greed (~85)
Momentum: 30-day performance of Bitcoin, Ether and Solana vs the past year20%Greed (~65)
Volatility: 30-day realized volatility of Bitcoin and Ether (inverted)20%Greed (~75)
Breadth: share of our 10 large coins above their 50-day average15%Greed (~60)
Spot bitcoin/ether ETF up-day volume share (10 sessions)15%Fear (~30)

Crypto gauge: 1-year history

25-1025-1125-1226-0126-0226-0326-0426-0526-0626-0726-0826-0926-10
Bands: Extreme Fear 0–24 · Fear 25–44 · Neutral 45–55 · Greed 56–75 · Extreme Greed 76–100. Points before 2026-05-01 use a shorter look-back window (early estimate).

Large coins: trend, momentum, volatility

CoinTrendAbove 50-dayAbove 200-dayMomentum (vs own year)Volatility (vs own year)
Bitcoin BTCuptrendyesyesfirmnormal
Ether ETHmixednoyesneutrallow
Solana SOLmixednoyesfirmnormal
XRP XRPmixednoyesfirmnormal
Dogecoin DOGEmixednonofirmelevated
Cardano ADAmixednoyesstrongelevated
Chainlink LINKmixednoyesstrongelevated
Avalanche AVAXuptrendyesyesstronghigh
Litecoin LTCuptrendyesyesstrongelevated
Bitcoin Cash BCHmixedyesnostronghigh

Trend: uptrend = above a rising 50-day average that is above the 200-day; downtrend = the reverse; otherwise mixed. Momentum: 30-day performance ranked against the coin’s own past year (weak, soft, neutral, firm, strong). Volatility: 30-day realized volatility vs its own past year (low <25th percentile, normal, elevated ≥60th, high ≥85th).

This week’s crypto take

ThetaGrade Crypto Fear & Greed reads 66 (Greed), down 2 points from a week ago (68). Bitcoin is in an uptrend with firm momentum and normal volatility; Ether: mixed, neutral momentum, low volatility; Solana: mixed, firm momentum. Across our 10 large coins, 3 are in uptrends and 0 in downtrends, and 6 show elevated or high volatility versus their own past year. Sentiment sits away from the extremes. Educational context only, not financial advice; crypto is highly volatile and can lose most of its value.

Method: crypto methodology. Stocks and futures gauges: Fear & Greed.

FAQ

Is this a crypto price feed?
No. We publish only our own derived labels and scores, never prices.
Which coins are covered?
Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, Chainlink, Avalanche, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash (large, non-stablecoin coins), reviewed quarterly.
Is this financial advice?
No. It is educational context only. Crypto is highly risky.