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Crypto Fear and Greed Index Hits 'Greed' for the First Time in 4 Months

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On March 28, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index has jumped back to the โ€œgreedโ€ position for the first time in four months. The last time the index reached the current position was when bitcoin reached a high of $69K per unit last year on November 10.

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Crypto Fear and Greed Index Hits 'Greed' for the First Time in 4 Months

Crypto Index Dedicated to Emotions and Sentiments Reaches โ€˜Greedโ€™ for the First Time in Months

  • The crypto economy has surged in value during the last day jumping 5.4% in value to $2.26 trillion. The price of bitcoin (BTC) reached a high of $48,234 at roughly 3:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday afternoon.
  • Ethereum (ETH) tapped a high of $3,431 per unit roughly around the same time frame as BTCโ€™s daily high. Presently, bitcoin (BTC) has a dominance of around 40.3% of the $2.26 trillion, while ethereum (ETH) commands 18.1%.
Crypto Fear and Greed Index Hits 'Greed' for the First Time in 4 Months
At 3:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday afternoon, bitcoin ( BTC) tapped a high of $48,234.
  • For the first time since November 16, 2021, and the week that preceded that date, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index has once again reached the โ€œgreedโ€ position. On a daily basis, the index analyzes the โ€œemotions and sentiments from different sources and crunch them into one simple number.โ€
Crypto Fear and Greed Index Hits 'Greed' for the First Time in 4 Months
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index on Monday, March 28, 2022.
  • Today, on March 28, 2022, that number is 60 which is the position of โ€œgreed.โ€ Yesterday, the index had a โ€œneutralโ€ reading and the score was 49. Last week the index had a โ€œfearโ€ ranking at 30 and another โ€œfearโ€ ranking the month prior at 26.
  • The index has been on the rise since March 14 but on March 2, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index reached 52 and settled back down. It had a brief spike to 28 on March 10, had another lull, and started the rise 14 days ago.
  • In addition to the Crypto Fear and Greed Index data, cryptocurrency exchange volume on March 28, jumped over the $100 billion mark and it currently hovers around $131.9 billion in 24-hour global trade volume.
  • Furthermore, while only three months have passed in 2022, the Bitcoin Obituaries list shows that there have been six obituaries this year so far. The last so-called bitcoin death was recorded on February 17, 2022, when bitcoin (BTC) was exchanging hands for $40,538.01 per unit.
  • Bitcoin has been declared dead more than 400 times since 2010, according to 99bitcoins.com stats.

What do you think about todayโ€™s Crypto Fear and Greed Index data reaching โ€œgreedโ€ for the first time in months? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.