The S&P 500 Was Halted Again This Morning. Here Are the Circuit-Breaker Levels for Thursday. By Lisa Beilfuss Updated March 12, 2020 11:44 am ET / Original March 12, 2020 8:56 am ET Spencer Platt/Getty Images The S&P 500 was halted during regular trading for a second time this week as markets responded to the latest coronavirus news. Trading was also halted on Monday as steep selling triggered so-called circuit breakers during the regular trading session for the first time since 1997. Circuit-breaker levels are the thresholds at which exchanges halt or close market-wide trading due to extreme declines. These levels are calculated daily, based on the previous day’s close in the S&P 500. As the volatility on Wall Street continues, here are the levels to watch for further trading curbs. Level One Breach Is Already Triggered A 7% decline in the S&P 500 from the prior day’s close, which happened shortly after 9:30 a.m., the ordinary start of trading, has set off a level one breach, where trading is halted for 15 minutes. The Bull Market Is Over. How to Keep Calm. You may also like Up Next The Bull Market Is Over. How to Keep Calm. 3 things investors should know as the market roils. That level was 2549.48, a 192-point drop from Wednesday’s close of 2741.38. Level Two The next threshold is 13%. A decline in the S&P 500 by that much would similarly result in a 15-minute halt. To trigger a level two circuit breaker Thursday, the index would have to drop 356 points to 2385.00. Trading wouldn’t be interrupted if the drop came at or after 3:25 p.m. Level Three It takes a 20% drop in the S&P 500 to trigger a level three circuit breaker. If this happens at any point in the trading day, marketwide trading is halted for the rest of the day. To hit level three on Thursday, the S&P 500 would need to fall 548 points to 2193.10. Single Stocks A different rule covers single stocks, for which the Securities and Exchange Commission has price bands set by tier (Tier One covers members of the S&P 500, Russell 1000 and some exchange-traded products, while Tier Two covers other securities) and by price. Those levels can be found here. Write to Lisa Beilfuss at lisa.beilfuss@barrons.com https://www.barrons.com/articles/en...rgy-transfer-see-big-insider-buys-51583150443
Maybe another halt tomorrow... Or maybe the fed pumps in a few more trillion.... Dow 30 20,625.5 21:26:04 | Futures -459.5 -2.18% S&P 500 2,421.38 21:26:04 | Futures -47.62 -1.93% Nasdaq 7,018.38 21:26:03 | Futures -196.87 -2.73% SmallCap 2000 1,087.55 21:26:07 | Futures -9.75 -0.89% S&P 500 VIX 63.5
No price protection exists in the pre-market for stocks. no circuit breakers, no ban on short sales. NOTHING!!!!!!!!!