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).

TXN Texas Instruments
MRK Merck & Co
HPQ Hewlett-Packard
COP ConocoPhillips
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
GOOG Google Inc Cl C Cap Stock
USB US Bancorp
GOOGL Google Inc Cl A
XOM Exxon Mobil
LLY Lilly (Eli)
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
F Ford Motor
CSCO Cisco Systems
MET Metlife Inc
MS MS
MMM 3M Co
COF Cap One Finl
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp
SBUX Starbucks Corp
HAL Halliburton Co
MDT Medtronic, Inc
AMGN Amgen Inc
MA Mastercard Inc
NKE Nike, Inc'B'
BIIB Biogen Idec
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
OXY Occidental Petro
APA Apache Corp
SLB Schlumberger Ltd
CVX Chevron Corporation
QCOM Qualcomm Inc
UPS United Parcel'B'
CVS CVS Caremark Corporation
V Visa Inc
TGT Target Corp

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