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).

MET Metlife Inc
ABT Abbott Laboratories
F Ford Motor
AXP American Express Company
GOOG Google Inc Cl C Capital Stock
CSCO Cisco Systems
FDX FedEx Corp
NSC Norfolk Southern
WFC Wells Fargo
USB US Bancorp
EBAY Ebay Inc
MA Mastercard Incorporated
UTX United Technologies
UNP Union Pacific Corporation
V Visa Inc
DIS Disney (Walt) Co
BK Bank Of New York

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