What the Greed Index Measures
The Greed Index is a composite sentiment score ranging from 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme greed). It is calculated from multiple market inputs including price momentum, breadth, volume patterns, and recent index direction. A single number summarises the overall emotional tone of the CSE for the current session.
Interpreting the Scale
Using Greed Index as a Supporting Indicator
The Greed Index is not a timing signal on its own. A reading of 80 does not mean the market will fall tomorrow. But it does add context to your alert decisions. If a price_above breakout alert fires when the Greed Index is at 85, the breakout is happening in an already elevated sentiment environment — the risk of a reversal is higher than if the same breakout occurred at a reading of 50.
Check the Greed Index trend over 5 to 7 consecutive sessions using the Calendar's EOD summary panels rather than a single day reading. A Greed Index that has moved from 40 to 75 over a week signals accelerating optimism. A reading falling from 70 to 45 signals fading momentum.
Greed Index in the EOD Summary
Each past trading day's Greed Index reading is stored and accessible via the Calendar EOD summary panel. Click any past trading day to see the reading recorded at that session's close. This lets you correlate sentiment readings with specific price events in your portfolio history.