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USA Fear & Greed Index — Thursday, 15 October 2026

On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the USA Fear & Greed Index read 24 out of 100 (Extreme Fear), down 1 point from 25 on Wed 14 Oct.

Why it read 24

The gauge sits at 24 mainly because of fear in the news and price signals: headlines about an escalating Iran conflict and damaged Gulf oil infrastructure score 3 out of 100, while stock momentum is at 0 and volatility at 5, and crash-insurance demand reads an extreme-fear 1 out of 100. Worries that pricier oil could push up inflation and dim rate-cut hopes coincided with the gloom, though neutral bond-market signals like junk-bond demand and safe-haven flows kept the reading from falling lower.

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.