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Hello, my friends!
📉 A new month kicks off with a risk-off tone after the long weekend.
🛡️ The question: is this a healthy rotation into strong demand - or the start of a deeper leg lower?
Vol Index: Bearish
VIX: +30% at the monthly open
Nasdaq: −2%
Concerns: frothy mega-cap tech, stretched fiscal backdrop, and a market still waiting on clear Fed cut confirmation
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Today’s key impulses
European Bond sales top over €49.6 billion in a record-breaking day.
TSMC: U.S. revokes VEU authorization for TSMC Nanjing effective Dec 31.
Chips to China: U.S. pulls TSMC’s waiver for China-bound chip supplies.
Legal ruling: Judge rules Trump’s LA troop deployment violated federal law.
When the tape struggles with its bullish routine, I like double down on mine!
Pre-Market Routine
6 am Routine
Today’s ritual was a clear, simple win - 2,000 steps outdoors to oxygenate, de-stress, and prime decision-making before the bell.
Why it works (Stats)
Mood & focus in minutes: even a short brisk walk lifts mood and reduces anxiety versus sitting.
Creativity pop: walking boosts idea generation by ~60% compared to sitting.
Sleep & circadian sync: morning daylight exposure aligns your body clock; office workers with more natural light sleep ~46 minutes longer on average.
Real daylight > indoor light: outdoor light delivers orders of magnitude more lux than offices - stronger signal to wake the brain.
Longevity signal: hitting ~8,000 steps/day is linked with ~50% lower all-cause mortality vs. 4,000 steps/day.
Stress resilience: a single exercise bout can blunt blood-pressure reactivity to mental stress.
10-20 Min Playbook
Get outside within 60 minutes of waking. Walk at a conversational pace.
Eyes to natural light (skip sunglasses if safe) for 5–10 minutes; double on overcast days.
Stack steps: add a quick lap at lunch and mid-afternoon to trend toward 8k+.
A short outdoor walk before work stacks mood, sleep alignment, and long-term health - fast, free, scalable.
Next letter’s goal: 4,000 steps. Locked in - let’s go!
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Key notes
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Until next time,
Steve B
Founder, The Daily Impulse
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