Based on investors are driven by two emotions: fear and greed. Too much fear can sink stocks well below where they should be. When investors get greedy, they can bid up stock prices way too far. CNN Money developed an index to measure people's emotions using 7 indicators.
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Stock Price Momentum: The S&P 500 (SPX) versus its 125-day moving average
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Stock Price Strength: The number of stocks hitting 52-week highs and lows on the New York Stock Exchange
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Stock Price Breadth: The volume of shares trading in stocks on the rise versus those declining.
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Put and Call Options: The put/call ratio, which compares the trading volume of bullish call options relative to the trading volume of bearish put options
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Junk Bond Demand: The spread between yields on investment grade bonds and junk bonds
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Market Volatility: The VIX (VIX), which measures volatility
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Safe Haven Demand: The difference in returns for stocks versus Treasuries
FGI-Notifier is a web application that collects data from Fear Greed Index and notifies the users by email of emotion changes.
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