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).

HON Honeywell Intl
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
T AT&T Inc
BAX Baxter Intl
GOOGL Google Inc Cl A
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
COF Cap One Finl
GOOG Google Inc Cl C Cap Stock
EBAY Ebay Inc
NOV National Oilwell Varco Inc
APA Apache Corp
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
HAL Halliburton Co
DOW Dow Chemical
BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp
V Visa Inc
DVN Devon Energy
FOXA Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A
COP ConocoPhillips
ABBV AbbVie Inc
OXY Occidental Petro
EMC EMC Corp
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
HPQ Hewlett-Packard
APC Anadarko Petro
SLB Schlumberger Ltd
CSCO Cisco Systems
MRK Merck & Co
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
USB US Bancorp
CVX Chevron Corporation
MET Metlife Inc
FB Facebook Inc
GILD Gilead Sciences
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
MMM 3M Co
BAC Bank of America Corporation
TWX Time Warner
MA Mastercard Inc
BIIB Biogen Idec
WFC Wells Fargo
UPS United Parcel'B'
MS MS
LLY Lilly (Eli)
LOW Lowe's Cos
AMGN Amgen Inc
MDT Medtronic, Inc
VZ Verizon Communications
XOM Exxon Mobil
SBUX Starbucks Corp

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