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).

BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
ALL Allstate Corp
MMM 3M Co
MA Mastercard Inc
AXP American Express Co
HPQ Hewlett-Packard
HD Home Depot Inc
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
MSFT Microsoft Corp
LOW Lowe's Cos
V Visa Inc
TXN Texas Instruments
QCOM Qualcomm Inc
UNH UnitedHealth Grp Inc
AAPL Apple Inc
PEP Pepsico Inc
INTC Intel Corp
LMT Lockheed Martin
BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
XOM Exxon Mobil
FB Facebook Inc
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
EBAY Ebay Inc
MS MS
COST Costco Wholesale
WFC Wells Fargo
APC Anadarko Petro
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
MCD McDonald's Corp
SBUX Starbucks Corp
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp
MET Metlife Inc

Dave Mecklenburg is the Publisher of TigerSharkTrading.com.