The fear meter · last 5 years
How many S&P 500 stocks are scared, every day
today –
How to read it
Right now
Fear meter vs the VIX · last 5 years
Purple bars = % of S&P 500 stocks scared (left axis) · orange line = the VIX (right axis)
Fear and the VIX usually move together, but not always.
This describes the split between the two.
The fear meter on 4 candle sizes · last 5 years
Same rule — % of S&P 500 stocks scared — on daily, weekly, 2-week and monthly candles.
What changes
The fear meter on 4-hour candles · last 6 months
Same rule, two readings per trading day: 09:30–13:30 and 13:30–16:00 ET
How to read it
Right now
Uses today’s S&P 500 members back in time. Rebuilt from hourly bars once a day, after the US close.
Fear meter · KDJ
SPY price · fear bars · KDJ of the fear %, per candle size
Pinch to zoom · drag sideways to move · hold to read a day · double-tap for full screen · pick a range for all four blocks, or zoom each block on its own
Daily
Weekly
2-week
Monthly
KDJ of the fear meter describes the swing in fear.