S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-05-08, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 446.25 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 40.57% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
446.25/ 1100
Equivalent to 40.57% 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
47.83%
Neutral
11 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
18.75%
Extreme Weakness
9 of 48 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
55.56%
Neutral
20 of 36 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
23.81%
Weak
5 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
30.26%
Weak
23 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
33.90%
Weak
20 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
44.30%
Neutral
35 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
42.31%
Neutral
11 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
67.74%
Strong
21 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
75.34%
Strong
55 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
6.45%
Extreme Weakness
2 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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