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S&P 500 market breadth

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On 2026-05-15, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 381.84 out of 1100 (Weak), equivalent to 34.71% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.

Primary market state

Breadth Score

381.84/ 1100

Equivalent to 34.71% 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

34.78%

Weak

8 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Discretionary

10.42%

Extreme Weakness

5 of 48 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Staples

38.89%

Weak

14 of 36 eligible securities above SMA20

Energy

80.95%

Extreme Strength

17 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20

Financials

35.53%

Weak

27 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20

Health Care

32.20%

Weak

19 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20

Industrials

27.85%

Weak

22 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20

Materials

26.92%

Weak

7 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20

Real Estate

22.58%

Weak

7 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20

Information Technology

68.49%

Strong

50 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20

Utilities

3.23%

Extreme Weakness

1 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.