var fadeStart=0, // 100px scroll or less will equiv to 1 opacity
fadeUntil=500, // 200px scroll or more will equiv to 0 opacity
fading = $('.scroll-down');
$(window).bind('scroll', function(){
var offset = $(document).scrollTop(),opacity=0;
if( offset<=fadeStart ){
opacity=1;
}else if( offset<=fadeUntil ){
fading.show();
opacity=1-offset/fadeUntil;
}else if( offset > fadeUntil ){
fading.hide();
}
fading.css('opacity',opacity);
});
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