S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-05-22, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 616.37 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 56.03% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
616.37/ 1100
Equivalent to 56.03% 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
17.39%
Extreme Weakness
4 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
50.00%
Neutral
24 of 48 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
63.89%
Strong
23 of 36 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
61.90%
Strong
13 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
60.53%
Strong
46 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
66.10%
Strong
39 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
36.71%
Weak
29 of 79 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
26.92%
Weak
7 of 26 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
80.65%
Extreme Strength
25 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
78.08%
Strong
57 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
74.19%
Strong
23 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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