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).

ABT Abbott Laboratories
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
MS MS
GM General Motors Co
SBUX Starbucks Corp
ABBV AbbVie Inc
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
APA Apache Corp
LOW Lowe's Cos
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp
XOM Exxon Mobil
COF Cap One Finl

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