Crypto Fear and Greed Index reaches 74, highest since October 2025

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index reached 74 on August 25, its highest reading since October 5, 2025. Bitcoin set its all-time high the following day. Sentiment later eased to 65. Readings stayed below 50 for 106 consecutive days through August 19. The streak was the index's third-longest on record. Only the 2022 bear market lasted longer. A 107-day run this January also lasted longer. The index stayed below 50 on 213 of the 214 days from January 18. A neutral reading on May 5 was the only break. Alternative.me has published the index daily since February 2018. The index averaged 24.2 across 2026. It bottomed at 5 on February 12. It had not topped 60 since January 15. The US Treasury doubled its long-end debt buybacks on August 19. Each operation reached at least $4 billion. Short liquidations reached $2.74 billion on August 20. Those liquidations affected 172,202 traders. Short liquidations totaled a further $1.06 billion the next day. Long liquidations totaled $174.41 million that day. Bitcoin climbed 23% over the past week. Bitcoin traded near $78,880 on August 26. That price remained 37% below its record. Exchange-traded funds remained net sellers for 2026. Exchange-traded fund holdings fell by roughly 92,000 BTC. Coinbase premiums for Bitcoin and Ethereum stayed below zero. Both metrics improved through August. Neither metric crossed into positive territory.