The Fear and Greed Index is an investment tool by CNN Money used to measure the emotions driving the market. It uses various market indicators to report a value representing investor sentiment. Lower values indicate fear (Bear Market) while higher values indicate greed (Bull Market). This can help predict when the market may swing in a given direction.
The FGI Tracker is a web application that handles the aggregation of the Fear and Greed Index data and delivers it in a RESTful API. For information on the API and its usage, please see the FGI API Documentation.
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