S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-10-08, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 547.99 out of 1100 (Neutral), equivalent to 49.82% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
547.99/ 1100
Equivalent to 49.82% 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
47.62%
Neutral
10 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
22 constituents · 1 exclusion · 95.45% coverage
Consumer Discretionary
51.06%
Neutral
24 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
60.61%
Strong
20 of 33 eligible securities above SMA20
34 constituents · 1 exclusion · 97.06% coverage
Energy
80.95%
Extreme Strength
17 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
36.84%
Weak
28 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
46.67%
Neutral
28 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
43.37%
Neutral
36 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
25.00%
Weak
6 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
6.67%
Extreme Weakness
2 of 30 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
65.33%
Strong
49 of 75 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
83.87%
Extreme Strength
26 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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