Fear and Greed moving from 16 to 25 means panic is cooling, not that confidence is back. That’s usually how bottoms form. Sentiment improves first, price follows later.

Extreme fear is where forced sellers get exhausted.

It’s where weak hands are already gone.

It’s where risk becomes asymmetric.

Most people are still scared to press buy.

That’s the point.

When the index moves from extreme fear into neutral, price is often already much higher. By the time greed shows up, the easy part is gone.

This isn’t a signal to ape.

It’s a signal that downside momentum is slowing while positioning is still very light.

Markets don’t reward comfort.

They reward patience during discomfort.