S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
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
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