We’ve seen a lot of chatter from the Twitterati about the Crypto Fear & Greed Index in recent weeks.
We’ve already made our thoughts pretty clear on the traditional CNN Fear & Greed Index and how it likely does more harm than good to investors. So, we thought we’d compare the construction of the two indexes, focusing on why the updated Crypto Fear & Greed Index does a better job quantifying investor sentiment than the CNN equivalent in the stock market.
We’ve already broken down the CNN Fear & Greed Index in a previous post. Here’s a quick summary of how it’s constructed: