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angrychair

(10,517 posts) Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:40 PM Apr 4

Stock market Monday

Futures are still showing down and the S&P closed down 6 points. It's possible we could see the first circuit breaker threshold of 7% Monday, if it opens the same way it closed today .
That would trigger a 15 minute pause on the market.
The last time the market was paused due to sell offs was December 1st, 2008.

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Stock market Monday (Original Post) angrychair Apr 4 OP

Tomorrow is Saturday. I'm assuming you mean this following Monday... SWBTATTReg Apr 4 #1

Yep angrychair Apr 4 #4

I think the circuit breaker threshold drray23 Apr 4 #2

That is true angrychair Apr 4 #5

Valid points and good post angry....but to me democratsruletheday Apr 4 #9

Purely psychological angrychair Apr 4 #10

Do you mean monday? Tomorrow is saturday Demovictory9 Apr 4 #3

I did and updated my OP. N/T angrychair Apr 4 #6

Fear versus trust. Frasier Balzov Apr 4 #7

There's a whole weekend ahead for the trusting magats to notice what is happening and panic, so they Scrivener7 Apr 4 #8

SWBTATTReg

(25,119 posts)

1. Tomorrow is Saturday. I'm assuming you mean this following Monday...

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:42 PM

Apr 4

angrychair

(10,517 posts)

4. Yep

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:43 PM

Apr 4

I knew what meant in my head....lol

drray23

(8,198 posts)

2. I think the circuit breaker threshold

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:42 PM

Apr 4

Is only calculated relative to the previous trading day.
So,it would have to drop by 7 % relative to today's close.

angrychair

(10,517 posts)

5. That is true

Reply to drray23 (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:45 PM

Apr 4

But my assumption would be that each day is building of the fear and uncertainty of the day before, which is why the circuit breakers exist to slow the feeding frenzy and let people take a breath.

democratsruletheday

(1,268 posts)

9. Valid points and good post angry....but to me

Reply to angrychair (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 08:08 PM

Apr 4

it's just symbolic. I don't see what pausing the free fall for 15 minutes can actually do to stem the blood letting.

angrychair

(10,517 posts)

10. Purely psychological

Reply to democratsruletheday (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 08:51 PM

Apr 4

By creating that break the hope is to break the sell cycle just long enough that the buys take over and start pushing things back through other way because the stock is cheaper now.