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).

MET Metlife Inc
MMM 3M Co
GS Goldman Sachs Group
FDX FedEx Corp
UPS United Parcel'B'
V Visa Inc
MS Morgan Stanley
COP ConocoPhillips
TXN Texas Instruments
LLY Lilly (Eli)
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
GOOG Google Inc Cl A
APA Apache Corp
COF Capital One Financial
MA Mastercard Incorporated
PFE Pfizer Inc

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