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
MA Mastercard Incorporated
CSCO Cisco Systems
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
MET Metlife Inc
COF Capital One Financial
EBAY Ebay Inc
UTX United Technologies
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
V Visa Inc
UNP Union Pacific Corporation
HON Honeywell Intl
INTC Intel Corp
ABT Abbott Laboratories
GOOG Google Inc Cl C Capital Stock
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
USB US Bancorp
MS Morgan Stanley
C Citigroup Inc
BMY Bristol-Myers SQUIBB
UPS United Parcel'B'
MON Monsanto Co
F Ford Motor
NKE Nike, Inc'B'
NSC Norfolk Southern
GS Goldman Sachs Group
AXP American Express Company
MRK Merck & Co
WFC Wells Fargo
LOW Lowe's Cos
AMGN Amgen Inc
SLB Schlumberger Ltd
EMR Emerson Electric Co
DOW Dow Chemical
EMC EMC Corp

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