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).

LMT Lockheed Martin
MA Mastercard Inc
GD General Dynamics Corp
WFC Wells Fargo
MSFT Microsoft Corp
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp
SO Southern Co Inc
VZ Verizon Communications
SPG Simon Ppty Grp
KO Coca-Cola Co
PG Procter & Gamble
PEP Pepsico Inc
MMM 3M Co
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
UNP Union Pacific Corp
DOW Dow Chemical
BA Boeing Co
MON Monsanto Co
OXY Occidental Petro
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
V Visa Inc
GM General Motors Co
UTX United Technologies
PFE Pfizer Inc
ALL Allstate Corp
NSC Norfolk Southern
AAPL Apple Inc

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