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).

AAPL Apple Inc
MMM 3M Co
GOOGL Google Inc Cl A
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
MO Altria Grp
UTX United Technologies
PG Procter & Gamble
LMT Lockheed Martin
ORCL Oracle Corp
RTN Raytheon Co
ABBV AbbVie Inc
UNH UnitedHealth Grp Inc
WMT Wal-Mart Stores
LLY Lilly (Eli)
FB Facebook Inc
SPG Simon Ppty Grp
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
COST Costco Wholesale
EMC EMC Corp
UPS United Parcel'B'
LOW Lowe's Cos
PFE Pfizer Inc
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
GILD Gilead Sciences
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
EBAY Ebay Inc
HD Home Depot Inc
CVS CVS Caremark Corporation
SO Southern Co Inc
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc
TGT Target Corp
NOV National Oilwell Varco Inc

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