Dow Jones Futures: ‘Rapid’ Fed Shift Hits Market Rally; Elon Musk

Dow Jones futures fell slightly early Wednesday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The stock market rally retreated and Treasury yields jumped Tuesday as a top Fed policymaker called for a “rapid” reduction in the Federal Reserve’s massive balance sheet.

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Solar power firm SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) and uranium ETFs North Shore Global Uranium (URNM) and Global X Uranium (URA) flashed buy signals Tuesday morning, but pared gains or reversed lower as broader markets retreated.

UnitedHealth (UNH) and Eli Lilly (LLY) are rising within buy zones.

As for megacaps, Apple stock, Tesla (TSLA), Microsoft (MSFT) and Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) all retreated Tuesday, though the charts look fine. Tesla stock fell back from a trendline entry, but could use a decent pause after a rapid run. Apple (AAPL) technically dipped below a buy point, but now has a proper handle, offering a new operative buy point. Microsoft and Google stock also now have handles and new buy points on their daily charts.

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The video embedded in this article discusses the market rally retreat and analyzes the URNM ETF, Google and LLY stock.

Musk Joins Twitter Board, Steals Trump Thunder

Meanwhile, Twitter (TWTR) gapped above its 200-day line Tuesday morning to 54.57 on news that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will join the social network’s board. TWTR pared gains to up 2% at 50.98. Twitter stock surged 27% on Monday as Musk disclosed a 9.2% stake.

Musk’s Twitter move appears to be stealing Donald Trump’s thunder as his Truth Social site faces challenges. Digital World Acceptance Corp. (DWAC), the SPAC merger partner with Truth Social parent Trump Media and Entertainment, plunged 16% to 48 on Tuesday, falling intraday to the lowest point since early December. DWAC stock skidded 10% on Monday.

Trump’s Truth Social network has been beset with technical problems, with key tech executives leaving Monday. App downloads have tumbled. Also, Former President Trump hasn’t been posting on his own site, removing Truth Social’s key value-add vs. Twitter and Facebook (FB).

All told, DWAC stock has lost more than half its value since hitting 101.87 on March 2.

Fed’s Brainard Wants ‘Rapid’ Balance Sheet Cut

Fed Gov. Lael Brainard said Tuesday that she wants the central bank to start to reduce its massive balance sheet soon and at a “rapid pace.” Brainard, who’s been nominated to become the Fed Vice Chair, added, “I expect the balance sheet to shrink considerably more rapidly than in the previous recovery.”

Fed chief Jerome Powell has signaled for some time that policymakers would start to reduce its balance sheet, but Brainard’s comments signaled that it’ll likely come soon. Brainard had been seen as slightly more dovish than Powell, but in…