{"id":232,"date":"2026-05-04T14:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addingtowealth.com\/?p=232"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:17:08","slug":"cot-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addingtowealth.com\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"Fear and Greed Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first report that can help traders is called <\/strong><\/strong>Fear and Greed!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes \u2014 it <\/strong>is<\/em> actually called the <\/strong>Fear & Greed Index<\/em>, and the name is official.<\/strong>
The term comes directly from CNN<\/strong>, which publishes and maintains the widely used market sentiment gauge known as the CNN Fear & Greed Index<\/strong>. CNN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the official name is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The formal, published name is \u201cFear & Greed Index.\u201d<\/strong>
This is not a nickname or slang \u2014 it is the title CNN uses on its investor sentiment dashboard, which tracks how much fear<\/strong> or greed<\/strong> is driving the U.S. stock market at any given time. CNN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other platforms also reference \u201cFear & Greed Index\u201d when presenting real time sentiment data, but they are typically pulling from or inspired by CNN\u2019s original model. feargreedtracker.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who publishes it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The CNN Business<\/strong> team publishes and updates the index daily.
It is built from seven market indicators<\/strong>, including momentum, market breadth, volatility, and safe haven demand \u2014 all combined into a 0\u2013100 score representing extreme fear to extreme greed. CNN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are there other versions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes \u2014 but they are separate<\/em> products:<\/p>\n\n\n\n