S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-09-01, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 402.04 out of 1100 (Weak), equivalent to 36.55% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
402.04/ 1100
Equivalent to 36.55% Sector Balanced Breadth.
Weak
Broad participation is weak 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
45.83%
Neutral
11 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
14.89%
Extreme Weakness
7 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
38.24%
Weak
13 of 34 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
100.00%
Extreme Strength
21 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
22.37%
Weak
17 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
54.24%
Neutral
32 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
13.25%
Extreme Weakness
11 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
40.00%
Neutral
10 of 25 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
23.33%
Weak
7 of 30 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
36.99%
Weak
27 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
12.90%
Extreme Weakness
4 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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