CNN Lowers Market Emotion Rating To Neutral From 'Extreme Greed' Just A Week Ago

CNN Money tracks the emotion driving the market each week. This week, traders and investors seem pretty balanced, rating a “Neutral” on the CNNMoney Fear & Greed Index.

The index considers the following factors:

• Stock price strength
• Junk bond demand
• Stock price breadth of volume
• Market momentum
• Safe haven demand (appetite for bonds as opposed to stocks)
• Put and call options
• Market volatility

The index measures a scale of emotions from “extreme fear” to “extreme greed.” A week ago, the index showed “greed” driving market activity; a year ago at this time it was “fear.”