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).

NKE Nike, Inc'B'
TWX Time Warner
MRK Merck & Co
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
HAL Halliburton Co
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc
AAPL Apple Inc
GS Goldman Sachs Group
APC Anadarko Petroleum
FB Facebook Inc
F Ford Motor
GD General Dynamics Corp
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
UPS United Parcel'B'
MS Morgan Stanley
CVS CVS Caremark Corporation
COF Capital One Financial

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