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).

BA Boeing Co
V Visa Inc
MET Metlife Inc
HD Home Depot Inc
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
XOM Exxon Mobil
AXP American Express Co
COP ConocoPhillips
QCOM Qualcomm Inc
T AT&T Inc
LOW Lowe's Cos
WFC Wells Fargo
SBUX Starbucks Corp
DOW Dow Chemical
EXC Exelon Corp
CVS CVS Health Corp
MSFT Microsoft Corp
NSC Norfolk Southern
F Ford Motor
HON Honeywell Intl
AMGN Amgen Inc
FB Facebook Inc
MA Mastercard Inc
ABT Abbott Laboratories
VZ Verizon Communications
UPS United Parcel'B'
FOXA Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc
C Citigrp Inc
AAPL Apple Inc
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co
PG Procter & Gamble
MO Altria Grp
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
COST Costco Wholesale
NKE Nike, Inc'B'

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