S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-10-05, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 328.12 out of 1100 (Weak), equivalent to 29.83% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
328.12/ 1100
Equivalent to 29.83% 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
27.27%
Weak
6 of 22 eligible securities above SMA20
23 constituents · 1 exclusion · 95.65% coverage
Consumer Discretionary
31.91%
Weak
15 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
15.15%
Extreme Weakness
5 of 33 eligible securities above SMA20
Energy
33.33%
Weak
7 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
15.79%
Extreme Weakness
12 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
55.00%
Neutral
33 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
40.96%
Neutral
34 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
20.83%
Weak
5 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
71.62%
Strong
53 of 74 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
12.90%
Extreme Weakness
4 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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