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S&P 500 market breadth

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On 2026-10-19, the S&P 500 Breadth Score was 754.95 out of 1100 (Strong), equivalent to 68.63% sector-balanced Breadth Percent. Each of the 11 GICS sectors has equal weight.

Primary market state

Breadth Score

754.95/ 1100

Equivalent to 68.63% 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

47.62%

Neutral

10 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

84.85%

Extreme Strength

28 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

60.53%

Strong

46 of 76 eligible securities above SMA20

Health Care

80.00%

Extreme Strength

48 of 60 eligible securities above SMA20

Industrials

56.63%

Neutral

47 of 83 eligible securities above SMA20

Materials

83.33%

Extreme Strength

20 of 24 eligible securities above SMA20

Real Estate

60.00%

Strong

18 of 30 eligible securities above SMA20

Information Technology

32.00%

Weak

24 of 75 eligible securities above SMA20

Utilities

90.32%

Extreme Strength

28 of 31 eligible securities above SMA20

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