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The Market Mood Index shows whether investors are feeling fearful or greedy right now. It reads market emotion on a scale from Extreme Fear to Extreme Greed, so you can gauge sentiment at a glance before you trade.
The index sits in one of four zones. Here is what each one says about how the market is feeling.
Below 30
Investors are very cautious and selling heavily. Prices may be oversold, which some traders read as a possible opportunity.
30 to 50
Caution dominates. Buying is subdued and investors are waiting for more clarity before committing.
50 to 70
Optimism is building. Investors are buying and pushing prices higher across the market.
Above 70
Investors are very bullish and buying aggressively. Markets may be overbought, which some treat as a caution signal.
Sentiment often moves markets before fundamentals do. When fear takes over, investors sell and prices can fall faster than the news justifies. When greed builds, buying can push valuations well ahead of earnings. The Market Mood Index puts that emotion on a single scale so you can read it quickly.
It rarely moves in isolation. A shift in mood usually shows up first in India’s most tracked benchmarks, so it helps to read the index alongside live levels of NIFTY 50, SENSEX and Bank Nifty. Extreme readings are best treated as a prompt to review your plan, not as a signal to act on their own.
Whatever the mood, opportunities exist across the market. Explore upcoming IPOs or dive into individual stocks to find your next idea.
Common questions about the Market Mood Index and how to read it.
The Market Mood Index is a single number, from 0 to 100, that summarises how investors are feeling. Low readings point to fear and high readings point to greed, so you can gauge overall sentiment at a glance.
The scale is split into four zones: Extreme Fear (below 30), Fear (30 to 50), Greed (50 to 70) and Extreme Greed (above 70).
Treat it as one input among many. Extreme fear can flag oversold conditions and extreme greed can flag overbought ones, but the index works best alongside your own research and risk plan, not as a standalone buy or sell signal.
The value updates periodically rather than tick by tick, and the page shows when it was last updated.
Not on its own. A high score means sentiment is greedy, which some read as a caution sign, but sentiment can stay elevated for a while. Always combine it with your own analysis and risk tolerance.
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Last updated: 17 hours ago
Fear zone indicates investors are fearful in market