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).

MMM 3M Co
EBAY Ebay Inc
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
MET Metlife Inc
WFC Wells Fargo
AXP American Express Co
GD General Dynamics Corp
COF Cap One Finl
DOW Dow Chemical
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
C Citigrp Inc
BAC Bank of America Corporation
ABBV AbbVie Inc
HON Honeywell Intl
AAPL Apple Inc
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
MON Monsanto Co
APA Apache Corp
COP ConocoPhillips

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