COINOTAG News reports that, on September 27, Alternative Data registered the fear and greed index rising to 33 from 28, keeping overall market sentiment in a “fear” band despite a weekly average of 48 last week. This sentiment metric — scaled 0–100 — aggregates risk indicators: Volatility (25%), Market Volume (25%), Social Media Hype (15%), Market Surveys (15%), Bitcoin’s Share of the Overall Market (10%) and Google Trends Analysis (10%). For crypto market participants, the index signals persistent conservative positioning and selective risk-taking across the cryptocurrency market, underscoring the utility of sentiment overlays when calibrating portfolio exposure and liquidity strategies.