S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-08-19, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 601.54 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 54.69% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
601.54/ 1100
Equivalent to 54.69% 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
66.67%
Strong
16 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
53.19%
Neutral
25 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
64.71%
Strong
22 of 34 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
95.24%
Extreme Strength
20 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
51.32%
Neutral
39 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
83.05%
Extreme Strength
49 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
38.55%
Weak
32 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
52.00%
Neutral
13 of 25 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
30.00%
Weak
9 of 30 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
50.68%
Neutral
37 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
16.13%
Extreme Weakness
5 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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