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).

MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
V Visa Inc
HON Honeywell Intl
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
MMM 3M Co
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
PG Procter & Gamble
EMR Emerson Electric Co
MSFT Microsoft Corp
SBUX Starbucks Corp
BAX Baxter Intl
LOW Lowe's Cos
KO Coca-Cola Co
SPG Simon Ppty Grp
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
MO Altria Grp
HPQ Hewlett-Packard
MRK Merck & Co
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc
UTX United Technologies
CVX Chevron Corporation
XOM Exxon Mobil
AXP American Express Co
ORCL Oracle Corp
LLY Lilly (Eli)
MON Monsanto Co
FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc
TXN Texas Instruments
GE General Electric
RTN Raytheon Co
CSCO Cisco Systems
GM General Motors Co
MDT Medtronic plc
ALL Allstate Corp
VZ Verizon Communications
UNP Union Pacific Corp
GD General Dynamics Corp
MCD McDonald's Corp
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co
CAT Caterpillar Inc

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