S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2025-09-17, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 468.16 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 42.56% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
468.16/ 1100
Equivalent to 42.56% Sector Balanced Breadth.
Neutral
Broad participation is mixed across the S&P 500.
Market-state scale
Sector Balanced Breadth on a 0–1100 scale: 60% becomes 660 points. The same measure, expressed as a score.
How is the score calculated?
Find the share of eligible stocks above their 20-session moving average in each sector, then add the 11 sector percentages to get the Breadth Score. Every sector has equal weight. Divide the score by 11 to get Breadth Percent, also called Sector Balanced Breadth.
Across the index
Sector participation
Communication Services
62.50%
Strong
15 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
39.22%
Weak
20 of 51 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
27.03%
Weak
10 of 37 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
68.18%
Strong
15 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
48.00%
Neutral
36 of 75 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
31.67%
Weak
19 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
37.18%
Weak
29 of 78 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
26.92%
Weak
7 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
35.48%
Weak
11 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
66.18%
Strong
45 of 68 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
25.81%
Weak
8 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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