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S&P 500 market breadth

Trading session ·

On 2026-03-09, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 414.77 out of 1100 (Weak), equivalent to 37.71% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.

Primary market state

Breadth Score

414.77/ 1100

Equivalent to 37.71% Sector Balanced Breadth.

Weak

Broad participation is weak 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

47.83%

Neutral

11 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Discretionary

29.17%

Weak

14 of 48 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Staples

13.89%

Extreme Weakness

5 of 36 eligible securities above SMA20

Energy

81.82%

Extreme Strength

18 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20

Financials

23.68%

Weak

18 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20

Health Care

21.67%

Weak

13 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20

Industrials

26.58%

Weak

21 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20

Materials

15.38%

Extreme Weakness

4 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20

Real Estate

32.26%

Weak

10 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20

Information Technology

45.07%

Neutral

32 of 71 eligible securities above SMA20

Utilities

77.42%

Strong

24 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.