S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-01-16, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 748.17 out of 1100 (Strong), equivalent to 68.02% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
748.17/ 1100
Equivalent to 68.02% Sector Balanced Breadth.
Strong
Broad participation is strong 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
17.39%
Extreme Weakness
4 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
58.33%
Neutral
28 of 48 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
77.78%
Strong
28 of 36 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
86.36%
Extreme Strength
19 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
39.47%
Weak
30 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
60.00%
Strong
36 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
86.25%
Extreme Strength
69 of 80 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
92.31%
Extreme Strength
24 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
93.55%
Extreme Strength
29 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
52.86%
Neutral
37 of 70 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
83.87%
Extreme Strength
26 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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