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).

AAPL Apple Inc
ALL Allstate Corp
V Visa Inc
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
MMM 3M Co
APC Anadarko Petro
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
GOOG Alphabet Inc Cl C Cap Stock
MDT Medtronic plc
MA Mastercard Inc
ABT Abbott Laboratories
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Cl A
GE General Electric Co
VZ Verizon Communications
GM General Motors Co
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
UPS United Parcel'B'
FOX Twenty-First Century Fox Inc B
UNH UnitedHealth Grp Inc
KMI Kinder Morgan Inc
FOXA Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A
SPG Simon Ppty Grp
HAL Halliburton Co

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