FUD Index
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FUD Index

A crypto market stress gauge tracking fear, leverage, volatility, liquidations, momentum, and risk-off behavior.

FUD Index tracks fear, leverage, volatility, liquidations, momentum, and market stress across crypto. Higher values mean higher stress, not higher greed.

41FUD Index

Current reading

Neutral

Crypto market stress is neutral with BTC near $75,893 and ETH near $2,071. This beta reading uses live CoinGecko spot-market data while derivatives integrations are prepared.

24-hour change
+5
Last updated
May 22, 2026, 3:51 PM CDT
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30-day history

Historical FUD Index

Score ranges from 0 to 100. Readings above 60 indicate elevated stress; readings above 80 indicate panic-like market conditions.

Indicator breakdown

What is driving market stress?

Volatility Stress

BTC/ETH 7-day realized volatility is at the 5th percentile of the recent range.

Low
5/100

Leverage Stress

CoinGecko beta proxy using volatility, trend pressure, and volume shock until funding data is connected.

Low
24/100

Liquidation Pressure

CoinGecko beta proxy using volatility, breadth weakness, and volume shock until liquidation data is connected.

Moderate
41/100

Market Momentum

Major assets are scored by 7-day and 30-day price momentum.

Moderate
49/100

Market Breadth

Top crypto assets are checked for broad 24-hour and 7-day weakness.

Extreme
90/100

BTC Dominance Stress

BTC dominance is 58.1%, a proxy for flight-to-relative-safety pressure.

Extreme
82/100

Stablecoin Risk-Off

Stablecoin market share is used as a beta proxy for risk-off positioning.

Extreme
88/100

Market read

Why the index moved

Volatility repriced

BTC and ETH realized volatility are contained versus their recent range.

Momentum shifted

Major crypto assets are holding up against short-term trend levels.

Stablecoin share rose

Stablecoin market share is elevated, suggesting more capital is parked in risk-off assets.

Methodology

Built as a crypto-native stress gauge.

FUD Index combines market stress indicators into a single 0-100 score. Unlike a standard greed-focused sentiment gauge, higher FUD Index values represent higher fear, volatility, leverage stress, and risk-off behavior.

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API coming soon

Prepared for live crypto market data.

The beta index uses live CoinGecko spot-market data today, with the scoring logic prepared for CoinGlass derivatives data, Deribit/DVOL-style volatility data, and scheduled snapshots.