S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-08-24, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 630.32 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 57.30% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
630.32/ 1100
Equivalent to 57.30% 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
51.06%
Neutral
24 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
82.35%
Extreme Strength
28 of 34 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
85.71%
Extreme Strength
18 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
56.58%
Neutral
43 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
77.97%
Strong
46 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
30.12%
Weak
25 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
64.00%
Strong
16 of 25 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
60.00%
Strong
18 of 30 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
39.73%
Weak
29 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
16.13%
Extreme Weakness
5 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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