S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-09-17, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 223.09 out of 1100 (Weak), equivalent to 20.28% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
223.09/ 1100
Equivalent to 20.28% 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
25.00%
Weak
6 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
10.64%
Extreme Weakness
5 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
20.59%
Weak
7 of 34 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
33.33%
Weak
7 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
10.53%
Extreme Weakness
8 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
40.68%
Neutral
24 of 59 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
7.23%
Extreme Weakness
6 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
16.00%
Extreme Weakness
4 of 25 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
3.33%
Extreme Weakness
1 of 30 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
49.32%
Neutral
36 of 73 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
6.45%
Extreme Weakness
2 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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