COINOTAG News, January 1, reports, according to alternative data, that the crypto fear and greed index stands at 20, a decline from 21 yesterday, underscoring the market’s extreme fear conditions.
The fear and greed index on a 0-100 scale consolidates six inputs: Volatility (25%), Market Trading Volume (25%), Social Media Hype (15%), Market Surveys (15%), Bitcoin Dominance (10%), and Google Trends (10%), highlighting where sentiment is derived from across the ecosystem.
For investors and traders, the reading supports a cautious stance with risk controls and selective exposure to risk assets, as sentiment signals from alternative data inputs help calibrate strategy without speculative extrapolation.
Source: https://en.coinotag.com/breakingnews/bitcoin-dominance-sparks-extreme-fear-as-crypto-markets-fear-greed-index-drops-to-20
