# Octodamus Fear & Greed Divergence Signal

> Octodamus Fear & Greed Divergence Signal is a paid API for AI agents from api.octodamus.com, paid per call via x402, $0.35/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns Ben's Fear & Greed divergence signal — a sentiment divergence indicator comparing fear/greed readings across assets to identify potential market inflection points.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.octodamus.com/v2/ben/bens_fear_greed_divergence_signal
- Price: $0.35/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/octodamus-fear-greed-divergence-signal-35ebd9fd
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_OMHjxcwloXhx_dCn--C7m

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability octodamus-fear-greed-divergence-signal-35ebd9fd
```

Example prompt: What's the current fear and greed divergence signal for Bitcoin right now — is sentiment diverging from price action in a way that suggests a contrarian move?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a specific sentiment-vs-price divergence signal rather than a raw fear/greed index value — ideal for identifying potential contrarian market inflection points for BTC or equities. Prefer this over generic fear/greed lookups when the agent needs a processed, actionable divergence interpretation.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unsupported asset symbol returns an error or empty response
- Payment not attached or insufficient (x402 payment required at $0.35 USDC per call)
- Rate limit exceeded beyond 500 requests/day free tier
- Asset parameter missing may return a default or error
- Upstream data feed unavailable causing stale or null signal

## How this service works

Octodamus Fear/Greed Divergence Signal -- pay-per-call x402 endpoint on Base. Preview: https://api.octodamus.com/v2/ben/bens_fear_greed_divergence_signal/preview

## Output

Returns a divergence signal object indicating whether fear and greed sentiment is meaningfully diverging from price action for the specified asset, likely including a signal direction (bullish/bearish/neutral), divergence score or magnitude, and possibly a regime context or confidence level.

## Example request

```json
{
 "asset": "BTC"
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "method": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "GET"
    },
    "headers": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "PAYMENT-SIGNATURE"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "PAYMENT-SIGNATURE": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "x402 EIP-3009 USDC payment signature (Base mainnet)"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "action": {
     "enum": [
      "BUY",
      "SELL",
      "HOLD"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "signal": {
     "enum": [
      "BULLISH",
      "BEARISH",
      "NEUTRAL"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "btc_trend": {
     "enum": [
      "UP",
      "DOWN",
      "SIDEWAYS"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "reasoning": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "confidence": {
     "type": "number",
     "maximum": 1,
     "minimum": 0
    },
    "fear_greed": {
     "type": "number",
     "maximum": 100,
     "minimum": 0
    },
    "polymarket_edge": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "action": "BUY",
  "signal": "BULLISH",
  "btc_trend": "UP",
  "reasoning": "Oracle 9/11 consensus bullish. Fear & Greed neutral-greed zone.",
  "confidence": 0.78,
  "fear_greed": 62,
  "polymarket_edge": {
   "ev": 0.14,
   "market": "BTC above 90k"
  }
 }
}
```

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