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).

GOOG Google Inc Cl A
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
MDT Medtronic, Inc
WAG Walgreen Co
PFE Pfizer Inc
AMGN Amgen Inc
LLY Lilly (Eli)
TWX Time Warner
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
LOW Lowe's Cos
F Ford Motor
MRK Merck & Co
GS Goldman Sachs Group
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
HON Honeywell Intl
RTN Raytheon Co
EBAY Ebay Inc
COP ConocoPhillips
GD General Dynamics Corp
LMT Lockheed Martin
V Visa Inc

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