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).

PFE Pfizer Inc
LLY Lilly (Eli)
C Citigrp Inc
BMY Bristol-Myers SQUIBB
OXY Occidental Petro
USB US Bancorp
ABBV AbbVie Inc
MON Monsanto Co
INTC Intel Corp
ABT Abbott Laboratories
CSCO Cisco Systems
SLB Schlumberger Ltd
RTN Raytheon Co
UNH UnitedHealth Grp Inc
PG Procter & Gamble
AIG Amer Intl Grp
MCD McDonald's Corp
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
APA Apache Corp
APC Anadarko Petro
BA Boeing Co
CAT Caterpillar Inc
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
AMGN Amgen Inc
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co

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