With U.S. inflation data due Tuesday, Alternative.me classified Bitcoin (BTC) market sentiment as Fear despite a three-point rise in its Crypto Fear & Greed Index to 32.
The previous reading was 29 and carried the same classification. EconoTimes covered that earlier score of 29, following a Nov. 7 reading of 25 that Alternative.me classified as Extreme Fear.
Alternative.me describes the index as a measure of Bitcoin-market sentiment on a scale from zero to 100. Volatility and a measure combining market momentum with trading volume each carry a 25% weight. Bitcoin dominance and search trends each carry 10%.
Bitcoin stood at $74,636 as of 4 a.m. ET (09:00 UTC), up 0.19% over the preceding 24 hours.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has scheduled its October 2026 consumer price index report for 8:30 a.m. ET (13:30 UTC) Tuesday.
