If the stock market can move sectors and stocks, which sectors and stocks are most likely to move in step with the stock market? Sectors and individual stocks most highly correlated to the overall market can use the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY) as a directional indicator.

The following individual stocks are most correlated the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY).

GS Goldman Sachs Group
BAC Bank of America Corporation
ALL Allstate Corp
WFC Wells Fargo
EXC Exelon Corp
CVS CVS Caremark Corporation
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
MDT Medtronic, Inc
MA Mastercard Incorporated
TWX Time Warner
SPG Simon Property Group
C Citigroup Inc
EMR Emerson Electric Co
SLB Schlumberger Ltd

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