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The Fear & Greed Index May 24th 2012, 14:31 Whether we're talking about economic confidence or investor optimism, emotions drive the marketplace. On Wall Street, however, the feelings that drive decisions are even more primal. CNN has devised a new index to gauge the Street's lizard brain: the Fear and Greed Index. It factors in seven market indicators — ranging from junk bond demand and market volatility to stock price momentum — to determine how far they deviate from the normal. Read full article >>

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