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USA Fear & Greed Index — Wednesday, 14 October 2026

On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the USA Fear & Greed Index read 25 out of 100 (Fear), down 16 points from 41 on Tue 13 Oct.

Why it read 25

The gauge sits at 25 (fear) mainly because stock momentum and market volatility are both at or near their most fearful readings, with traders also paying heavily for crash insurance, while bond-market signals like junk-bond demand and safe-haven flows remain neutral. News coincided with the same mood: hotter inflation data lowered hopes for Fed rate cuts, an attack on Saudi Aramco lifted oil prices and Middle East worries, and a sell-off in AI infrastructure stocks weighed on the big tech names that dominate the index.

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.