The Crypto Fear & Greed Index rose to 73 on Aug. 24 from 66 a day earlier, placing market sentiment in the Greed category and bringing it close to levels recorded before the 1011 market plunge. The index reached 74 on Oct. 5, 2025, its highest level in the past year. The latest reading follows levels of 31 to 36 last week, representing a 35- to 37-point weekly recovery, among the fastest sentiment rebounds of 2026. Bitcoin moved back above $77,000, while total cryptocurrency market capitalization rose 5.6% to approximately $2.6 trillion. Similar readings across other tracking platforms pointed to a broad shift in market outlook. The index is calculated on a 0-to-100 scale using volatility and market trading volume at 25% each, social-media interest and market surveys at 15% each, Bitcoin's share of the overall market at 10%, and Google search-term analysis at 10%.