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).

HON Honeywell Intl
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
GD General Dynamics Corp
AXP American Express Co
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc
RTN Raytheon Co
USB US Bancorp
WFC Wells Fargo
MDT Medtronic plc
EMC EMC Corp
VZ Verizon Communications
TWX Time Warner
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
T AT&T Inc
F Ford Motor
LMT Lockheed Martin
PEP Pepsico Inc
XOM Exxon Mobil
DOW Dow Chemical
BA Boeing Co
MMM 3M Co
FDX FedEx Corp
HPQ Hewlett-Packard
MA Mastercard Inc
PFE Pfizer Inc
CVS CVS Health Corp
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co
AAPL Apple Inc
OXY Occidental Petro

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