USA · Daily archive · 0–100

USA Fear & Greed Index — Thursday, 23 July 2026

On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the USA Fear & Greed Index read 44 out of 100 (Fear), down 4 points from 48 on Wed 22 Jul.

44
FEAR
2026-06-14 2026-07-23
Reading for 2026-07-23
Previous day
48
NEUTRAL
A week earlier
52
NEUTRAL

Why it read 44

News coverage skews heavily negative, dominated by oil price spikes and inflation worries that unsettle investors.

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

← Wed 22 Jul All of July 2026 Fri 24 Jul →

Today

This page is the archive for one day. The live reading, the signals behind it and how the gauge is built are on the USA Fear & Greed Index page.

See why, not just the number

The iPhone app carries this gauge on a lock-screen widget and explains every move in plain language, cited to source — the same day, not a week later.

Download on the App Store