S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-10-02, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 231.89 out of 1100 (Weak), equivalent to 21.08% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
231.89/ 1100
Equivalent to 21.08% 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
21.74%
Weak
5 of 23 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Discretionary
23.40%
Weak
11 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
6.06%
Extreme Weakness
2 of 33 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
19.05%
Extreme Weakness
4 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
0.00%
Extreme Weakness
0 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
31.67%
Weak
19 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
46.99%
Neutral
39 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
8.33%
Extreme Weakness
2 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20
26 constituents · 2 exclusions · 92.31% coverage
Real Estate
3.33%
Extreme Weakness
1 of 30 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
64.86%
Strong
48 of 74 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
6.45%
Extreme Weakness
2 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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