S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-09-02, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 479.30 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 43.57% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
479.30/ 1100
Equivalent to 43.57% 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
29.79%
Weak
14 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
44.12%
Neutral
15 of 34 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
100.00%
Extreme Strength
21 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
28.95%
Weak
22 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
69.49%
Strong
41 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
9.64%
Extreme Weakness
8 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
56.00%
Neutral
14 of 25 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
23.33%
Weak
7 of 30 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
34.25%
Weak
25 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
12.90%
Extreme Weakness
4 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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