Korea Fear & Greed Index (K-FGI)

October 29, 2026

K-FGI measures how fearful or greedy the Korean stock market is, on a 0–100 scale. Updated every Korean trading day after the close.

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Last 5 trading days

Monthly average — past 12 months (latest first)

Today’s 7 components

How K-FGI works

Each component is ranked against its own last 3 years (a percentile from 0 to 100), and K-FGI is the average. 0–24 Extreme Fear · 25–44 Fear · 45–55 Neutral · 56–75 Greed · 76–100 Extreme Greed.

  • Market breadth — share of the top 1,000 KOSPI stocks above their 20- and 200-day averages
  • New highs vs lows — 52-week highs ÷ (highs + lows), last 10 trading days
  • KOSPI momentum — KOSPI vs its 125-day average
  • Volatility — 20-day KOSPI volatility vs its 50-day norm (higher = more fear)
  • Margin debt — 20-day change in stock-purchase loans (Korea Financial Investment Association; 2-day lag)
  • Foreign flows — 20-day foreign net buying of KOSPI stocks relative to market cap (1-day lag)
  • Safe-haven demand — 20-day change in the AA− corporate vs 3-year government bond spread (Bank of Korea)

K-FGI is calculated by K-Market Brief. It is a sentiment gauge, not a trading signal or investment advice.

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