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
GOOGL Google Inc Cl A
GOOG Google Inc Cl C Cap Stock
TXN Texas Instruments
INTC Intel Corp
FDX FedEx Corp
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co
MO Altria Grp
MCD McDonald's Corp
COF Cap One Finl
C CitiGrp Inc
HD Home Depot Inc
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
NSC Norfolk Southern
GILD Gilead Sciences
UNP Union Pacific Corp
CSCO Cisco Systems
MA Mastercard Inc
TWX Time Warner
UPS United Parcel'B'
PFE Pfizer Inc
APC Anadarko Petro
CVS CVS Health Corp
PG Procter & Gamble
EMR Emerson Electric Co
USB US Bancorp
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
SBUX Starbucks Corp
LOW Lowe's Cos
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
MSFT Microsoft Corp

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