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).

FDX FedEx Corp
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
AXP American Express Company
GS Goldman Sachs Group
MET Metlife Inc
MDT Medtronic, Inc
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
BK Bank Of New York
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
V Visa Inc
ABT Abbott Laboratories
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
GOOG Google Inc Cl A
F Ford Motor
TWX Time Warner
APA Apache Corp
LLY Lilly (Eli)
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
GM General Motors Company
CVX Chevron Corporation
WAG Walgreen Co
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
C Citigroup Inc
EMR Emerson Electric Co
TGT Target Corp
NSC Norfolk Southern
COF Capital One Financial
EMC EMC Corp
INTC Intel Corp
KO Coca-Cola Co
WFC Wells Fargo

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