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S&P 500 market breadth

Trading session ·

On 2026-03-31, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 446.10 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 40.55% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.

Primary market state

Breadth Score

446.10/ 1100

Equivalent to 40.55% 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

39.13%

Weak

9 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Discretionary

29.17%

Weak

14 of 48 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Staples

22.86%

Weak

8 of 35 eligible securities above SMA20

Energy

86.36%

Extreme Strength

19 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20

Financials

47.37%

Neutral

36 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20

Health Care

27.12%

Weak

16 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20

Industrials

15.19%

Extreme Weakness

12 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20

Materials

65.38%

Strong

17 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20

Real Estate

19.35%

Extreme Weakness

6 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20

Information Technology

32.88%

Weak

24 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20

Utilities

61.29%

Strong

19 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.