Sentiment slides into extreme fear as XRP ETF outflows mount and stablecoin supply shrinks
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell to 21 on November 15, 2026. That puts market mood firmly in extreme fear territory, while Ethereum and XRP sank to their weakest prices in months.
A week earlier, the same gauge sat at 39. Moods change fast in crypto, but an 18-point slide in seven days still qualifies as a lurch rather than a drift.
How bad is it, exactly
Readings vary slightly depending on who is doing the measuring. Across platforms such as alternative.me and CoinGecko, the index registered values between 10 and 21, with the weekly decline landing somewhere around 8 to 18 points.
The index blends several inputs into a…
