S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-03-05, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 508.64 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 46.24% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
508.64/ 1100
Equivalent to 46.24% 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
73.91%
Strong
17 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
31.25%
Weak
15 of 48 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
8.33%
Extreme Weakness
3 of 36 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
86.36%
Extreme Strength
19 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
38.16%
Weak
29 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
23.33%
Weak
14 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
30.38%
Weak
24 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
19.23%
Extreme Weakness
5 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
67.74%
Strong
21 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
49.30%
Neutral
35 of 71 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
80.65%
Extreme Strength
25 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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