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).

MMM 3M Co
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
HON Honeywell Intl
T AT&T Inc
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
V Visa Inc
PEP Pepsico Inc
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
PG Procter & Gamble
GILD Gilead Sciences
MET Metlife Inc
AIG Amer Intl Grp
UTX United Technologies
MA Mastercard Inc
AAPL Apple Inc
FB Facebook Inc
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
CAT Caterpillar Inc
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
WMT Wal-Mart Stores
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc
MON Monsanto Co
FOXA Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A
RTN Raytheon Co

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