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).

ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
CVS CVS Health Corp
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
WAG Walgreen Co
MMM 3M Co
UNP Union Pacific Corp
ORCL Oracle Corp
MSFT Microsoft Corp
SBUX Starbucks Corp
HON Honeywell Intl
TXN Texas Instruments
HD Home Depot Inc
NSC Norfolk Southern
UPS United Parcel'B'
LOW Lowe's Cos
WMT Wal-Mart Stores
TGT Target Corp
HPQ Hewlett-Packard
BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp
PG Procter & Gamble
EBAY Ebay Inc
GS Goldman Sachs Grp

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