[Guide] How to use the Fear & Greed Index — a framework for contrarian trades

when staring at charts wears you out, a sentiment gauge helps too. The Fear & Greed Index runs 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme greed), blending volatility, volume, social, dominance, etc. The point: it puts 'be fearful when others are greedy, greedy when others are fearful' into a number. - 80+ extreme greed: overheated, consider scaling out - 20- extreme fear: often near capitulation, watch for scaled buys but in strong trends the extremes persist, so 'buy just because it's low' can still bleed. It's a SECONDARY gauge — enter on your own plan.