S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-08-18, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 574.92 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 52.27% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
574.92/ 1100
Equivalent to 52.27% 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
70.83%
Strong
17 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
40.43%
Neutral
19 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
47.06%
Neutral
16 of 34 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
95.24%
Extreme Strength
20 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
59.21%
Neutral
45 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
81.36%
Extreme Strength
48 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
44.58%
Neutral
37 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
36.00%
Weak
9 of 25 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
23.33%
Weak
7 of 30 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
57.53%
Neutral
42 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
19.35%
Extreme Weakness
6 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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