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).

EMR Emerson Electric Co
C Citigrp Inc
TXN Texas Instruments
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
EBAY Ebay Inc
AAPL Apple Inc
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
EXC Exelon Corp
CSCO Cisco Systems
MMM 3M Co
SO Southern Co Inc
DVN Devon Energy
COP ConocoPhillips

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