Crypto Fear & Greed Index Tracker (Historical + Trend)
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Crypto Fear & Greed Index Tracker (Historical + Trend)
Tracks the Alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index: historical time-series, regime detection (extreme fear/greed), 7d/30d rolling averages, streak counting, BTC price correlation, and Telegram alerts on extreme readings. No API key required.
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Crypto Fear & Greed Index Tracker
Track the Alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index with historical time-series, regime analysis, trend detection, and Telegram alerts — no API key required.
What You Get
Each data row includes:
- Date & timestamp — ISO 8601
- Value (0–100) and Classification (Extreme Fear / Fear / Neutral / Greed / Extreme Greed)
- Regime label —
extreme_fear,fear,neutral,greed,extreme_greed - BTC price (USD) — optional, correlates index with BTC spot price via CoinGecko
Plus a SUMMARY key in the key-value store with:
- Current value and regime
- Streak count — how many consecutive days in the current regime
- 7d / 30d rolling averages
- Trend —
improving,deteriorating, orstablevs 7 days ago - Regime breakdown — count of days in each regime over the lookback period
Use Cases
- Entry timing — Extreme Fear readings (< 25) historically correlate with BTC bottoms
- Exit signals — Extreme Greed (> 75) often precedes corrections
- Strategy backtesting — Historical F&G data going back to 2018
- Regime-aware trading bots — Adjust position sizing based on current sentiment
- Telegram alerts — Get notified when F&G crosses your threshold
Sample Output
{"date": "2025-09-10","timestamp": "2025-09-10T00:00:00+00:00","value": 22,"regime": "extreme_fear","classification": "Extreme Fear","btc_price_usd": 54320.50}
SUMMARY (key-value store):
{"current_value": 22,"current_regime": "extreme_fear","streak_days": 4,"trend_7d": "deteriorating","avg_7d": 28.4,"avg_30d": 41.2,"regime_breakdown": {"extreme_fear": 6,"fear": 12,"neutral": 8,"greed": 3,"extreme_greed": 1}}
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
lookbackDays | Integer | 30 | Days of history to fetch (1–365) |
includeBtcCorrelation | Boolean | true | Fetch BTC/USD price alongside index |
alertThreshold | Object | {} | Telegram alert trigger: {"below": 20} or {"above": 80} |
telegramBotToken | String | — | Bot token for alerts |
telegramChatId | String | — | Chat ID for alerts |
Pricing
Pay-Per-Event: $0.0005 per day returned
- 30 days → $0.015
- 90 days → $0.045
- 365 days → $0.18
No API Key Required
Data comes from alternative.me — a free, public API with no authentication needed.
Technical Details
- Runtime: Python 3.12 on Apify
- Data source: Alternative.me Fear & Greed API + CoinGecko (BTC price)
- Rate limiting: None — single API call per run
- Typical run time: < 5 seconds