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USA Fear & Greed Index — Saturday, 12 September 2026

On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the USA Fear & Greed Index read 29 out of 100 (Fear), down 2 points from 31 on Fri 11 Sep.

29
FEAR
2026-08-04 2026-09-12
Reading for 2026-09-12
Previous day
31
FEAR
A week earlier
41
FEAR

Why it read 29

Fear grips the market mainly because of extremely negative news sentiment tied to Middle East oil-supply threats.

The opening line of the app's daily read for this day, published here 7 days later. The full read, with every claim tied to its sources, is in the app.

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