f 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).

MA Mastercard Incorporated
GM General Motors Company
EBAY Ebay Inc
F Ford Motor
NKE Nike, Inc'B'
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
GILD Gilead Sciences
AIG Amer Intl Group
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
C Citigroup Inc
AMGN Amgen Inc
ABT Abbott Laboratories
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
WFC Wells Fargo
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
USB US Bancorp
MS Morgan Stanley
LOW Lowe's Cos
CAT Caterpillar Inc
UPS United Parcel'B'
FDX FedEx Corp
V Visa Inc
COF Capital One Financial
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp
BAC Bank of America Corporation
SLB Schlumberger Ltd
HD Home Depot Inc
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
EMC EMC Corp
BK Bank Of New York
AXP American Express Company
TGT Target Corp
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
EMR Emerson Electric Co
TXN Texas Instruments
COST Costco Wholesale
QCOM Qualcomm Inc
NSC Norfolk Southern
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
WMB Williams Companies
MMM 3M Co
CSCO Cisco Systems

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