The stock market has recently plunged to an extreme fear level, with the Fear and Greed Index dropping to 14, marking the most fear experienced since 2022. This decline reflects a broader bearish sentiment among individual investors, with 60.6% expressing negative outlooks for the next six months, the second-highest level since the Great Financial Crisis. Hedge funds are also rapidly selling U.S. stocks, with institutional investors having sold stocks on net in four of the last five trading sessions, the largest sell-off in over a year, according to Goldman Sachs data. Additionally, the cash levels of institutional investors have fallen to 3.5%, the lowest in 15 years, amidst concerns that the market is overvalued. In the cryptocurrency sector, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index recently hit a historic low of 20, currently at 25, indicating extreme caution among investors.