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
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