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).

MSFT Microsoft Corp
MA Mastercard Inc
MDT Medtronic, Inc
HD Home Depot Inc
SBUX Starbucks Corp
LMT Lockheed Martin
MET Metlife Inc
V Visa Inc
CSCO Cisco Systems
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co
UNP Union Pacific Corp
QCOM Qualcomm Inc
HON Honeywell Intl
TXN Texas Instruments
MMM 3M Co
UPS United Parcel'B'
AMGN Amgen Inc
EMR Emerson Electric Co
KO Coca-Cola Co
HPQ Hewlett-Packard
NOV National Oilwell Varco Inc
ORCL Oracle Corp
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
FB Facebook Inc

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