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).

V Visa Inc
MMM 3M Co
MRK Merck & Co
GS Goldman Sachs Group
BAC Bank of America Corporation
AXP American Express Company
FB Facebook Inc
APC Anadarko Petroleum
C Citigroup Inc
GD General Dynamics Corp
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
MET Metlife Inc
MA Mastercard Incorporated
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc
WFC Wells Fargo
TXN Texas Instruments
NKE Nike, Inc'B'
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
FOXA Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A
HPQ Hewlett-Packard
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
BMY Bristol-Myers SQUIBB
QCOM Qualcomm Inc
COF Capital One Financial
HON Honeywell Intl
COP ConocoPhillips
MS Morgan Stanley
AIG Amer Intl Group
XOM Exxon Mobil
BA Boeing Co
AMGN Amgen Inc

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