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S&P 500 market breadth

Trading session ·

On 2025-10-20, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 566.82 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 51.53% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.

Primary market state

Breadth Score

566.82/ 1100

Equivalent to 51.53% 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

37.50%

Weak

9 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Discretionary

38.00%

Weak

19 of 50 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Staples

62.16%

Strong

23 of 37 eligible securities above SMA20

Energy

13.64%

Extreme Weakness

3 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20

Financials

26.67%

Weak

20 of 75 eligible securities above SMA20

Health Care

88.33%

Extreme Strength

53 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20

Industrials

55.70%

Neutral

44 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20

Materials

42.31%

Neutral

11 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20

Real Estate

48.39%

Neutral

15 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20

Information Technology

57.35%

Neutral

39 of 68 eligible securities above SMA20

Utilities

96.77%

Extreme Strength

30 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.