Feel the Pulse of the Crypto Market in Real-Time
If you’ve ever felt like you’re just staring at price charts while the real story of the market happens somewhere else, you’re not alone. Price is just one piece of the puzzle. The other, more elusive piece is market sentiment—the collective emotion of fear, greed, and neutrality that truly drives short-term movements.
We built this dashboard to bridge that gap. It combines a dynamic market heatmap with the classic Fear & Greed Index to give you a clear, instant, and actionable view of market psychology. Our goal is to help you move from reactive trading to proactive analysis, spotting trends and managing risk with greater confidence.
created by Lyra Valerius
checked byKaelen Monroe
Crypto Heatmap Dashboard with Sentiment Gauge
Crypto Market Sentiment (Fear & Greed)
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index aggregates various data points (volatility, market momentum/volume, social media, dominance, trends) into a single number to represent current crypto market sentiment. It ranges from 0 (Extreme Fear) to 100 (Extreme Greed).
- Extreme Fear (0-24): Indicates investors are overly worried. This could be a sign that the market is oversold and might present a buying opportunity for contrarian investors.
- Fear (25-49): General cautiousness in the market.
- Neutral (50): Market sentiment is balanced.
- Greed (51-74): Investors are becoming optimistic.
- Extreme Greed (75-100): Indicates investors are overly bullish. This could be a sign that the market is overbought and might be due for a correction.
How to Use: While not a direct trading signal, the index can be a useful tool for gauging market psychology. Extreme readings often coincide with market turning points. However, it's crucial to use it in conjunction with other forms of analysis.
Data Source: Index data is sourced from alternative.me via an API.
Heatmap Configuration
Crypto Market Heatmap
The Crypto Market Heatmap visually represents the performance of various cryptocurrencies. It allows for a quick scan of market trends, identifying strong performers and laggards.
- Colors: Typically, green indicates a positive price change over the selected period, while red signifies a negative change. The intensity of the color often reflects the magnitude of the change (e.g., bright green for significant gains, dark red for substantial losses).
- Block Size: The size of each rectangle usually corresponds to the cryptocurrency's market capitalization or trading volume relative to others in the displayed set. Larger blocks represent coins with higher market caps or volumes.
- Data Source & Grouping: You can use the filters above the heatmap to change the set of cryptocurrencies (e.g., "All Crypto", "DeFi"), the period for calculating performance ("Change Period"), and how the blocks are sized ("Size By").
How to Use:
- Quickly identify broad market sentiment (e.g., mostly green suggests a bullish day/period).
- Spot outperforming or underperforming sectors or individual cryptocurrencies.
- Hover over a block for specific details like the symbol, price change percentage, and market cap/volume.
- Clicking on a block will usually navigate you to a more detailed chart or information page for that cryptocurrency on TradingView.
This tool is useful for getting a bird's-eye view of the crypto market's current state and for discovering coins that are experiencing significant price movements.
Live Crypto Prices
How to Use This Crypto Heatmap Dashboard
This dashboard is an all-in-one tool designed to give you a quick yet powerful overview of the crypto market's current state. It combines three key visual components:
- Crypto Heatmap: Displays cryptocurrencies as colored blocks. The color indicates price performance, and the size corresponds to market cap or volume, allowing you to quickly identify major market players and their current trends.
- Fear & Greed Index Gauge: Provides a snapshot of overall market sentiment, where lower scores indicate fear (potentially oversold) and higher scores indicate greed (potentially overbought).
- Live Crypto Price Ticker: A scrolling tape of real-time prices for major cryptocurrencies.
To get the most out of the dashboard, use the "Heatmap Configuration" controls to filter the heatmap by different timeframes (e.g., 1 Hour, 24 Hours) and data sources (e.g., All Crypto, DeFi) to find actionable insights.
A Real-World Example: Finding a Momentum Trade
Let's say a trader, Alex, is looking for a short-term momentum trade. It's the middle of the trading day, and the market seems bullish.
- Check Sentiment: Alex first looks at the Fear & Greed Index. It reads "72 - Greed," confirming the bullish sentiment.
- Configure Heatmap: He sets the Heatmap "Change Period" to 1 Hour and "Size By" to Volume. He clicks "Apply Heatmap Filters."
- Analyze the Visuals: The heatmap refreshes and shows a sea of green. He notices a particularly large, bright green block for Solana (SOL), indicating it has both high trading volume and strong positive price action in the last hour.
The Insight: The dashboard has allowed Alex to instantly confirm the broad market sentiment and then drill down to identify a specific, high-momentum asset (SOL) that warrants a closer look on the charts for a potential trade setup. This entire process takes less than a minute.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the Fear & Greed Index calculated?
The Fear & Greed Index, sourced from alternative.me, is a composite score based on multiple market factors. It includes data from market volatility, trading volume, social media sentiment, market dominance, and Google trends. By weighing these different sources, it aims to produce a single, easy-to-understand number that represents the emotional state of the crypto market.
What do the colors and sizes on the heatmap mean?
Color represents price performance over the selected period: green for a price increase and red for a price decrease. The intensity of the color (bright vs. dark) indicates the magnitude of the change. Size represents the relative weight of a cryptocurrency. You can choose to size the blocks by "Market Cap" (total value of all coins) or "Volume" (how much has been traded recently).
How often is the data on this dashboard updated?
The different components update at different rates. The Crypto Heatmap and Ticker Tape, which are powered by TradingView, aim for near real-time price updates. The Fear & Greed Index is typically updated once every 24 hours, as it is designed to be a measure of daily sentiment.
For more experienced users, consider these advanced applications:
- Correlate with Key Economic Events: Observe how the dashboard reacts to major news (e.g., CPI data, FOMC) to understand market sensitivity.
- Sector Rotation Analysis: Switch the heatmap's "Data Source" to visually track capital flow between crypto niches like DeFi.
- Volume vs. Market Cap Sizing: Toggle the heatmap's "Size By" filter. A small-cap coin with a large block when sized by volume might indicate unusual trading activity.
Why is the Heatmap/Ticker Tape not loading?
These widgets are from TradingView. Temporary issues with their service or your connection can occur. Try refreshing the page.
Why is the Fear & Greed Index showing an error?
Data is fetched from an external API (alternative.me). API downtime or network issues can cause loading problems. This is usually temporary.
Join the Discussion
How do you use market heatmaps or sentiment indicators in your crypto analysis? Share your insights, strategies, and how this dashboard helps you navigate the crypto markets in the comments section below!