S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-03-17, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 336.91 out of 1100 (Weak), equivalent to 30.63% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
336.91/ 1100
Equivalent to 30.63% 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
39.13%
Weak
9 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
16.67%
Extreme Weakness
8 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
15.79%
Extreme Weakness
12 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
6.67%
Extreme Weakness
4 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
10.13%
Extreme Weakness
8 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
23.08%
Weak
6 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
16.13%
Extreme Weakness
5 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
43.66%
Neutral
31 of 71 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
70.97%
Strong
22 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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