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).

GD General Dynamics Corp
MMM 3M Co
EMR Emerson Electric Co
MA Mastercard Incorporated
LMT Lockheed Martin
WMB Williams Companies
GM General Motors Company
HON Honeywell Intl
GILD Gilead Sciences
CVX Chevron Corporation
MET Metlife Inc
LLY Lilly (Eli)
OXY Occidental Petroleum
DOW Dow Chemical
AIG Amer Intl Group
NKE Nike, Inc'B'
RTN Raytheon Co
AMGN Amgen Inc
ABBV AbbVie Inc
APA Apache Corp
UNP Union Pacific Corporation
MON Monsanto Co
FDX FedEx Corp
GS Goldman Sachs Group
EBAY Ebay Inc
MS Morgan Stanley
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
BMY Bristol-Myers SQUIBB
UPS United Parcel'B'
MRK Merck & Co
PFE Pfizer Inc
AAPL Apple Inc

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