Bitcoin near $77,000; Fear & Greed 30

Alternative.me showed Bitcoin’s Crypto Fear & Greed Index at 30 on Monday, classifying market sentiment as “Fear,” while market trackers showed the token trading around $77,000. CoinMarketCap listed Bitcoin at $76,426.37 when checked, with a 24-hour high of $77,288.12 and a 24-hour low of $74,255.23. An X post from the BitcoinFear account cited Bitcoin in a roughly $77,000 to $77,062 range alongside the sentiment reading. Alternative.me’s public index page also showed the prior day at 25, labeled “Extreme Fear,” and last week at 28, labeled “Fear.” ### Why does a reading of 30 stand out? Alternative.me defines its scale from 0 to 100, with 0 meaning “Extreme Fear” and 100 meaning “Extreme Greed.” Monday’s reading of 30 kept the gauge in fear territory, though above the previous day’s 25. The same page showed last month’s reading at 31, also in fear territory. (alternative.me) The index is designed as a sentiment snapshot rather than a price target. Alternative.me says it analyzes “emotions and sentiments” from several inputs and converts them into a single number for Bitcoin and other large cryptocurrencies. ### What goes into the Fear & Greed Index? Alternative.me said the Bitcoin-focused index uses several components, including volatility, market momentum and volume, and social-media activity. (alternative.me) The site says volatility accounts for 25% of the measure, and market momentum and volume account for another 25%. Social-media signals make up 15% of the calculation, according to Alternative.me, which says it tracks interaction rates around Bitcoin-related hashtags. The company says unusually high volatility can signal a fearful market, while strong buying volume in a positive market can point to greed. ### How did Bitcoin trade alongside that sentiment reading? (alternative.me) CoinMarketCap showed Bitcoin at $76,426.37 when checked Monday, with a market capitalization of about $1.53 trillion and 24-hour trading volume of $29.98 billion. The same page showed the cryptocurrency remained below its Oct. 6, 2025 all-time high of $126,198.07. (alternative.me) The X post cited in the source material put Bitcoin between $77,000 and $77,062 on Monday. That range sits within CoinMarketCap’s reported 24-hour band, which extended as high as $77,288.12. ### Does “fear” mean Bitcoin was falling sharply? CoinMarketCap’s snapshot showed Bitcoin up 0.9% over 24 hours when checked, indicating the fear reading did not require a one-day price drop. (coinmarketcap.com) Alternative.me’s methodology notes that the gauge reflects a broader mix of volatility, momentum and social signals rather than a single intraday move. Alternative.me also describes the index as a measure intended to capture emotional market behavior. The site says investors can become fearful when they see red numbers and greedy when prices rise and fuel fear of missing out. ### When is the next update due? Alternative.me said on its index page that the next update would occur later Monday, with a countdown clock running on the site at the time it was checked. (coinmarketcap.com) The current reading, the prior day’s 25, and last week’s 28 remained visible on that page. (alternative.me)