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S&P 500 market breadth

Trading session ·

On 2026-04-29, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 536.25 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 48.75% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.

Primary market state

Breadth Score

536.25/ 1100

Equivalent to 48.75% 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

43.48%

Neutral

10 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Discretionary

29.17%

Weak

14 of 48 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Staples

44.44%

Neutral

16 of 36 eligible securities above SMA20

Energy

95.45%

Extreme Strength

21 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20

Financials

57.89%

Neutral

44 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20

Health Care

20.69%

Weak

12 of 58 eligible securities above SMA20

Industrials

54.43%

Neutral

43 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20

Materials

34.62%

Weak

9 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20

Real Estate

70.97%

Strong

22 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20

Information Technology

65.75%

Strong

48 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20

Utilities

19.35%

Extreme Weakness

6 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.