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
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