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USA Fear & Greed Index — Thursday, 16 July 2026

On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the USA Fear & Greed Index read 52 out of 100 (Neutral), unchanged from Wed 15 Jul.

52
NEUTRAL
2026-06-07 2026-07-16
Reading for 2026-07-16
Previous day
52
NEUTRAL
A week earlier
53
NEUTRAL

Why it read 52

Broad market strength, from small caps to big tech and healthy earnings, is offsetting fears from Gulf conflict headlines.

Written after the fact from this day's scored news, to fill the archive — the app did not show it on the day.

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