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).

GE General Electric
MDT Medtronic, Inc
BMY Bristol-Myers SQUIBB
INTC Intel Corp
PEP Pepsico Inc
DVN Devon Energy
AXP American Express Co
TXN Texas Instruments
MA Mastercard Inc
AIG Amer Intl Grp
BA Boeing Co
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc
QCOM Qualcomm Inc
AMGN Amgen Inc
GD General Dynamics Corp
XOM Exxon Mobil
T AT&T Inc
TWX Time Warner
MMM 3M Co
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp
UNP Union Pacific Corp
LOW Lowe's Cos
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
BIIB Biogen Idec
HON Honeywell Intl
LLY Lilly (Eli)
UPS United Parcel'B'
CVS CVS Health Corp
COP ConocoPhillips
TGT Target Corp
LMT Lockheed Martin
RTN Raytheon Co
OXY Occidental Petro
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
PFE Pfizer Inc

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