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USA Fear & Greed Index — Sunday, 6 September 2026
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the USA Fear & Greed Index read 43 out of 100 (Fear), up 2 points from 41 on Sat 5 Sep.
43
FEAR
2026-07-29
2026-09-06
Reading for 2026-09-06
Previous day
41
FEARA week earlier
46
NEUTRALWhy it read 43
Negative news flow, especially escalation rhetoric out of Russia, coincided with the gauge sitting in fear territory alongside weak safe-haven demand for stocks over bonds. Demand for crash insurance is unusually low while the near-term volatility outlook stays calm, a split within an otherwise cautious reading.
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