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USA Fear & Greed Index — Wednesday, 7 October 2026

On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the USA Fear & Greed Index read 45 out of 100 (Neutral), down 4 points from 49 on Tue 6 Oct.

Why it read 45

The gauge sits in the middle at 45 mainly because weak momentum (8, extreme fear) and fearful news about oil supply threats, stalled Iran talks, and global rate hikes are offset by strong safe-haven readings (82, extreme greed), meaning stocks are beating bonds. Smaller signals also lean greedy, including calm-looking volatility term structure (64) and crash-insurance demand (66), while market breadth (27) and volatility (34) stay fearful and credit demand is neutral at 45.

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.

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.