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).

MSFT Microsoft Corp
MS Morgan Stanley
HAL Halliburton Co
PYPL PayPal Hldgs Inc
UTX United Technologies
NSC Norfolk Southern
SLB Schlumberger Ltd
AIG Amer Intl Grp
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
FOX Twenty-First Century Fox Inc B
SBUX Starbucks Corp
EMR Emerson Electric Co
AXP American Express Co
LOW Lowe's Cos

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