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).

V Visa Inc
HON Honeywell Intl
WFC Wells Fargo
ALL Allstate Corp
GOOG Google Inc Cl C Cap Stock
GOOGL Google Inc Cl A
GE General Electric
UPS United Parcel'B'
C Citigrp Inc
USB US Bancorp
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
BA Boeing Co
UNP Union Pacific Corp
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
BMY Bristol-Myers SQUIBB
CAT Caterpillar Inc
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
GD General Dynamics Corp
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
MA Mastercard Inc
LMT Lockheed Martin
MON Monsanto Co
AIG Amer Intl Grp
FDX FedEx Corp
BAX Baxter Intl
FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc
FB Facebook Inc
NKE Nike, Inc'B'
TXN Texas Instruments

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