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S&P 500 market breadth

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On 2026-08-04, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 702.83 out of 1100 (Strong), equivalent to 63.89% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.

Primary market state

Breadth Score

702.83/ 1100

Equivalent to 63.89% 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

75.00%

Strong

18 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Discretionary

63.83%

Strong

30 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20

Consumer Staples

67.65%

Strong

23 of 34 eligible securities above SMA20

Energy

61.90%

Strong

13 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20

Financials

76.32%

Strong

58 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20

Health Care

69.49%

Strong

41 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20

Industrials

75.61%

Strong

62 of 82 eligible securities above SMA20

Materials

76.00%

Strong

19 of 25 eligible securities above SMA20

Real Estate

48.39%

Neutral

15 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20

Information Technology

82.19%

Extreme Strength

60 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20

Utilities

6.45%

Extreme Weakness

2 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.