Sentiment recovers slightly — but still near cycle

Sentiment recovers slightly — but still near cycle lows

The index hit a yearly low of 10 on 22 November, marking the most fearful market environment of 2025. Since then, the metric has climbed back to 20, but the trend remains firmly negative.

Historical values from CMC show:

• Yesterday: 18 [Extreme Fear]
• Last week: 11 [Extreme Fear]
• Last Month: 42 [Neutral]
• Yearly low: 10 [Extreme Fear, 22 November]
• Yearly high: 84 [Extreme Greed, 28 November 2024]

While sentiment is improving from last week’s shock levels, the market remains far from optimism.