50 US Market Sentiment Indicators


1. Volatility / Fear Indicators

  1. VIX (CBOE Volatility Index)
    👉 https://www.cboe.com/tradable_products/vix/
  2. VIX Term Structure
    👉 https://www.cboe.com/tradable_products/vix/vix_futures/
  3. VVIX (Volatility of VIX)
    👉 https://www.cboe.com/us/indices/dashboard/vvix/
  4. MOVE Index (Bond Volatility)
    👉 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MOVE
  5. SKEW Index
    👉 https://www.cboe.com/tradable_products/vix/vix_skew/

2. Options Sentiment (VERY important)

  1. Total Put/Call Ratio
    👉 https://www.cboe.com/us/options/market_statistics/daily/
  2. Equity Put/Call Ratio
    👉 https://www.cboe.com/us/options/market_statistics/daily/
  3. Index Put/Call Ratio
    👉 same as above
  4. SPX Put/Call Ratio
    👉 same as above
  5. VIX Put/Call Ratio
    👉 same as above
  6. CBOE Options Volume
    👉 https://www.cboe.com/us/options/market_statistics/
  7. Open Interest Put/Call
    👉 https://www.cboe.com/us/options/market_statistics/

➡️ Why it matters: measures bullish vs bearish positioning


3. Investor Surveys (Contrarian gold)

  1. AAII Sentiment Survey
    👉 https://www.aaii.com/sentimentsurvey
  2. Investors Intelligence Survey
    👉 https://www.investorsintelligence.com
  3. NAAIM Exposure Index
    👉 https://www.naaim.org/programs/naaim-exposure-index/
  4. State Street Investor Confidence Index
    👉 https://www.statestreet.com
  5. Yale Crash Confidence Index
    👉 http://som.yale.edu

4. Market Breadth (Internal strength)

  1. Advance/Decline Line (NYSE)
    👉 https://indexmood.com/breadth/advance-decline
  2. Advance/Decline Ratio
    👉 same as above
  3. NYSE New Highs / New Lows
    👉 https://www.barchart.com/stocks/market-performance
  4. McClellan Oscillator
    👉 https://stockcharts.com
  5. McClellan Summation Index
    👉 https://stockcharts.com
  6. % of Stocks Above 50 MA
    👉 https://stockcharts.com
  7. % of Stocks Above 200 MA
    👉 https://stockcharts.com
  8. High-Low Index
    👉 https://stockcharts.com

➡️ Breadth shows participation — key for real sentiment


5. Momentum & Technical Sentiment

  1. RSI (S&P 500)
    👉 https://stockcharts.com
  2. MACD (SPX)
    👉 https://stockcharts.com
  3. 50/200 MA Cross (Golden/Death Cross)
    👉 https://stockcharts.com
  4. Bullish Percent Index (BPI)
    👉 https://stockcharts.com
  5. Trend Model (various dashboards)
    👉 https://indexmood.com

6. Composite Sentiment Indices

  1. CNN Fear & Greed Index
    👉 https://edition.cnn.com/markets/fear-and-greed
  2. Market Indicators Dashboard
    👉 https://www.marketindicators.net/
  3. IndexMood Sentiment Dashboard
    👉 https://indexmood.com
  4. Goldman Sachs Sentiment Indicator
    👉 (via GS reports)
  5. Citi Panic/Euphoria Model
    👉 (via Citi research)

7. Positioning & Flow Data

  1. CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT)
    👉 https://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders
  2. Equity Fund Flows
    👉 https://www.ici.org
  3. ETF Flows (SPY, QQQ)
    👉 https://www.etf.com
  4. Margin Debt
    👉 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MARGIN
  5. Short Interest (NYSE/NASDAQ)
    👉 https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/short-interest

8. Liquidity & Risk Appetite

  1. Credit Spreads (HY vs IG)
    👉 https://fred.stlouisfed.org
  2. TED Spread
    👉 https://fred.stlouisfed.org
  3. Dollar Index (DXY)
    👉 https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/TVC-DXY/
  4. Gold vs Stocks Ratio
    👉 https://www.tradingview.com
  5. Oil Prices (WTI)
    👉 https://www.eia.gov

9. Market Internals (Advanced / Pro)

  1. TRIN (Arms Index)
    👉 https://stockcharts.com
  2. TICK Index (NYSE TICK)
    👉 https://stockcharts.com
  3. Up Volume vs Down Volume (NYSE)
    👉 https://stockcharts.com
  4. Smart Money vs Dumb Money Index
    👉 https://sentimentrader.com
  5. Volatility Risk Premium (VIX vs realized vol)
    👉 https://www.cboe.com

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