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).

BA Boeing Co
HON Honeywell Intl
AXP American Express Company
MMM 3M Co
GD General Dynamics Corp
RTN Raytheon Co
GE General Electric
MS Morgan Stanley
LMT Lockheed Martin
NKE Nike, Inc'B'
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
EMR Emerson Electric Co
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
COF Capital One Financial
MSFT Microsoft Corp
UTX United Technologies
GS Goldman Sachs Group
FDX FedEx Corp
GM General Motors Company
DOW Dow Chemical
V Visa Inc
AIG Amer Intl Group
UNP Union Pacific Corporation
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
COST Costco Wholesale
ORCL Oracle Corp
TWX Time Warner
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
MA Mastercard Incorporated
CAT Caterpillar Inc
TGT Target Corp
GOOG Google Inc Cl C Capital Stock
WMB Williams Companies
SBUX Starbucks Corp
NSC Norfolk Southern
EBAY Ebay Inc
MET Metlife Inc
F Ford Motor

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