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).

AMZN Amazon.com Inc
GOOGL Google Inc Cl A
MRK Merck & Co
MS MS
UPS United Parcel'B'
BMY Bristol-Myers SQUIBB
EBAY Ebay Inc
RTN Raytheon Co
ABT Abbott Laboratories
BIIB Biogen Idec
GD General Dynamics Corp
NSC Norfolk Southern
VZ Verizon Communications
MA Mastercard Inc
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
FOXA Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A
V Visa Inc
USB US Bancorp
INTC Intel Corp
BA Boeing Co
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc
UTX United Technologies
NKE Nike, Inc'B'
FB Facebook Inc

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