Crypto Market Sentiment Plunges to Extreme Fear Level

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has reached an all-time high of 8, signifying extreme fear in the cryptocurrency market.

This reading is confirmed by alternative metrics on Alternative.me's sentiment page, which compresses market inputs into a 0–100 score. The single-digit rating indicates that the market is trading with heightened anxiety and increased sensitivity to leverage events.

The index combines several observable factors, including price volatility, market momentum and volume, social signals, Bitcoin dominance, and search interest. This methodology aims to summarize the day's sentiment regime rather than provide an intraday trading signal.

When the index prints a single-digit value, it often indicates that the market is pricing a short-term liquidity problem rather than just a valuation issue.