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S&P 500 market breadth

Trading session ·

On 2025-10-17, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 451.23 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 41.02% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.

Primary market state

Breadth Score

451.23/ 1100

Equivalent to 41.02% 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

16.67%

Extreme Weakness

4 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Discretionary

32.00%

Weak

16 of 50 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Staples

64.86%

Strong

24 of 37 eligible securities above SMA20

Energy

4.55%

Extreme Weakness

1 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20

Financials

14.67%

Extreme Weakness

11 of 75 eligible securities above SMA20

Health Care

75.00%

Strong

45 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20

Industrials

31.65%

Weak

25 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20

Materials

34.62%

Weak

9 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20

Real Estate

48.39%

Neutral

15 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20

Information Technology

35.29%

Weak

24 of 68 eligible securities above SMA20

Utilities

93.55%

Extreme Strength

29 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20

This page shows the published result for this trading session. Read the calculation methodology for the formula, historical membership sources and eligibility rules.