S&P 500 market breadth
Trading session ·
On 2026-10-16, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 805.50 out of 1100 (Strong), equivalent to 73.23% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.
Primary market state
Breadth Score
805.50/ 1100
Equivalent to 73.23% Sector Balanced Breadth.
Strong
Broad participation is strong 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
52.38%
Neutral
11 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
22 constituents · 1 exclusion · 95.45% coverage
Consumer Discretionary
78.72%
Strong
37 of 47 eligible securities above SMA20
Consumer Staples
90.91%
Extreme Strength
30 of 33 eligible securities above SMA20
34 constituents · 1 exclusion · 97.06% coverage
Energy
90.48%
Extreme Strength
19 of 21 eligible securities above SMA20
Financials
65.79%
Strong
50 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20
Health Care
88.33%
Extreme Strength
53 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20
Industrials
61.45%
Strong
51 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20
Materials
83.33%
Extreme Strength
20 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20
Real Estate
66.67%
Strong
20 of 30 eligible securities above SMA20
Information Technology
30.67%
Weak
23 of 75 eligible securities above SMA20
Utilities
96.77%
Extreme Strength
30 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20
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