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).

GS Goldman Sachs Grp
COF Cap One Finl
BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp
MS Morgan Stanley
HON Honeywell Intl
C Citigrp Inc
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
EMR Emerson Electric Co
GM General Motors Co
BAC Bank of America Corporation
GE General Electric Co
CSCO Cisco Systems
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Cl A
USB US Bancorp
MRK Merck & Co
GOOG Alphabet Inc Cl C Cap Stock
MET Metlife Inc
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
NSC Norfolk Southern
FOX Twenty-First Century Fox Inc B
WFC Wells Fargo
PEP Pepsico Inc
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
UPS United Parcel'B'
UTX United Technologies
UNP Union Pacific Corp
F Ford Motor
CAT Caterpillar Inc
AXP American Express Co
V Visa Inc

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