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).

HON Honeywell Intl
UNP Union Pacific Corporation
AXP American Express Company
C Citigroup Inc
ORCL Oracle Corp
CAT Caterpillar Inc
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc
MET Metlife Inc
MCD McDonald's Corp
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
GD General Dynamics Corp
V Visa Inc
MON Monsanto Co
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
SBUX Starbucks Corp
OXY Occidental Petroleum
WMB Williams Companies
UPS United Parcel'B'
NSC Norfolk Southern
HPQ Hewlett-Packard
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
GOOG Google Inc Cl A
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
SLB Schlumberger Ltd
BK Bank Of New York
COF Capital One Financial
HAL Halliburton Co
NWSA News Corp Cl A
LMT Lockheed Martin
COST Costco Wholesale
NKE Nike, Inc'B'
EMC EMC Corp
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp
BAC Bank of America Corporation
SPG Simon Property Group
CSCO Cisco Systems
FCX Freeport-McMoRan Copper&Gold B
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
MA Mastercard Incorporated
DVN Devon Energy
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
MMM 3M Co
AIG Amer Intl Group
PG Procter & Gamble
BMY Bristol-Myers SQUIBB
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
EBAY Ebay Inc
COP ConocoPhillips
HD Home Depot Inc
QCOM Qualcomm Inc
DOW Dow Chemical

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