S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-04-17, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 816.70 out of 1100 (Strong), equivalent to 74.25% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
816.70/ 1100
Equivalent to 74.25% Sector Balanced Breadth.
Strong
Broad participation is strong 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
78.26%
Strong
18 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
93.75%
Extreme Strength
45 of 48 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
66.67%
Strong
24 of 36 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
4.55%
Extreme Weakness
1 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
93.42%
Extreme Strength
71 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
72.41%
Strong
42 of 58 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
81.01%
Extreme Strength
64 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
73.08%
Strong
19 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
96.77%
Extreme Strength
30 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
89.04%
Extreme Strength
65 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
67.74%
Strong
21 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.