S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2025-12-18, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 582.51 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 52.96% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
582.51/ 1100
Equivalent to 52.96% 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
60.87%
Strong
14 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
77.55%
Strong
38 of 49 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
55.56%
Neutral
20 of 36 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
22.73%
Weak
5 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
85.53%
Extreme Strength
65 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
38.33%
Weak
23 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
63.29%
Strong
50 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
57.69%
Neutral
15 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
45.16%
Neutral
14 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
50.00%
Neutral
35 of 70 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
25.81%
Weak
8 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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