S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-09-16, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 211.82 out of 1100 (Extreme Weakness), equivalent to 19.26% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
211.82/ 1100
Equivalent to 19.26% Sector Balanced Breadth.
Extreme Weakness
Broad participation is extremely 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
41.67%
Neutral
10 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
6.38%
Extreme Weakness
3 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
17.65%
Extreme Weakness
6 of 34 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
28.57%
Weak
6 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
13.16%
Extreme Weakness
10 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
33.90%
Weak
20 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
3.61%
Extreme Weakness
3 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
20.00%
Weak
5 of 25 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
6.67%
Extreme Weakness
2 of 30 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
36.99%
Weak
27 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
3.23%
Extreme Weakness
1 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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