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).

BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp
APA Apache Corp
OXY Occidental Petro
CVS CVS Health Corp
COP ConocoPhillips
BAX Baxter Intl
HD Home Depot Inc
LOW Lowe's Cos
MET Metlife Inc
GD General Dynamics Corp
T AT&T Inc
HON Honeywell Intl
CVX Chevron Corporation
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
GOOGL Google Inc Cl A
MO Altria Grp
USB US Bancorp
LLY Lilly (Eli)
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
GOOG Google Inc Cl C Cap Stock
COF Cap One Finl
SLB Schlumberger Ltd
MCD McDonald's Corp
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
GM General Motors Co
EMC EMC Corp
DVN Devon Energy
ABT Abbott Laboratories
DOW Dow Chemical
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
SBUX Starbucks Corp
XOM Exxon Mobil
AAPL Apple Inc
BAC Bank of America Corporation
EXC Exelon Corp
MS MS
FB Facebook Inc
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
UTX United Technologies
FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc
BA Boeing Co

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